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When to know depression requires professional treatment with a registered psychologist?

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  Everyone wakes up feeling flat, sad, moody from time to time. Depression, however, is a more consistent feeling of flat affect that does not budge. Often individuals with depression have described feeling extreme sadness, flat or low mood, or a sense of ‘emptiness’ for a prolonged period of time – sometimes lasting weeks, other times depression episodes may last months or years. Depression isn’t just about ‘feeling down’ as a response of an environmental trigger. Depression is presents with a number of other symptoms and has been found to significantly interfere with daily life and relationships. What are the symptoms of depression?   An individual may be depressed if, for more than two weeks, they have experienced either (or both) of the following symptoms: a sense of sadness, emptiness, or low mood for most of the day, nearly every day a loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities, even ones usually enjoyed   For a diagnosis and treatment of depression, a psychologist is
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How to find the Best Melbourne Psychologist suited for you?

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Author  Emily Burton  Principle Psychologist and Clinical Director  Positive Wellbeing Psychology In this blog, our principle psychologist at Positive Wellbeing Psychology discusses research and clinical experience in finding the best suited psychologist for your individual needs. This is not a thorough review, however may provide some guidance in selecting a psychologist that suits your therapy goals and individual needs.  Firstly, research has found that finding the best Melbourne psychologist or best online psychologist largely comes down to the therapeutic relationship . This refers to the therapeutic alliance – the relationship between the therapist and the client. Yes, this means that research has found that selecting a prospective psychologist often comes down to your emotional impression more so than their practised therapeutic treatment approach.   What is the first step to finding the best suited Melbourne psychologist beneficial for me and my individual needs?   A good pl
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Anxiety Psychologist in Melbourne – Are you Feeling Restless? Irritable? Experiencing Difficulty Breathing?

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It is important to understand what anxiety symptoms can look like as often these can be mistaken by other medical concerns such as heart pain and difficulties with breathing. Anxiety is a mental health disorder that is characterized by feelings of excessive worry, anxiety or fear that results in disruption to daily activities. There are a range of anxiety disorders including panic disorder, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is important to speak to a qualified psychologist that is experienced in anxiety treatment. What are common triggers of anxiety at the moment? It has been an extremely stressful time for many individuals with the changes and various adjustments due to Covid-19. With the Covid-19 pandemic many people found their usual coping strategies had been removed or paused for a period of time. This has resulted in isolation from family and friends, ceasing gym and yoga c
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Talk To An Online Psychologist Anywhere in Australia

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Online Psychologist anywhere in Australia   at Positive Wellbeing Psychology   Why do I feel this way in the most recent Lockdown - what do I feel more okay? It makes so much more sense why understand each lockdown feels so much harder... Now with lockdown #6 extended in Melbourne, we are having to absorb more covid trauma. With each lockdown, stress from the trauma can build if you don't release it. What needs releasing is the fight, flight, and freeze response within your nervous system. What are some of the impacts of Covid-19 on mental health?  At Positive Wellbeing Psychology, our psychologist explore in session with clients why this lockdown feels different to earlier lockdowns. Our clients can access support with one of our warm and compassionate Melbourne based psychologist anywhere within Australia.  The lockdown has seemed to have an impact on individuals in terms of mood, energy levels, motivation, hope, interest in usual activities, increased feelings of frustration and
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Anxiety Psychologist in Melbourne – Are you Feeling Restless? Irritable? Experiencing Difficulty Breathing?

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How do psychologists trained in the treatment of anxiety define anxiety disorders?   It is important to understand what anxiety symptoms can look like as often these can be mistaken by other medical concerns such as heart pain and difficulties with breathing. Anxiety is a mental health disorder that is  characterized  by feelings of excessive worry, anxiety or fear that results in disruption to daily activities.   There are a range of anxiety disorders including panic disorder, specific phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is important to speak to a qualified psychologist that is experienced in anxiety treatment.   What are common triggers of anxiety at the moment?   It has been an extremely stressful time for many individuals with the changes and various adjustments due to Covid-19. With the Covid-19 pandemic many people found their usual coping strategies had been removed or paused for a p
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Why do I feel this way in the most recent COVID-19 Lockdown - what do I feel more okay?

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It makes so much more sense now understand each lockdown feels so much harder... Now with lockdown #6 extended, we are having to absorb more covid trauma. With each lockdown, stress from the trauma can build if you don't release it. What needs releasing is the fight, flight, and freeze response within your nervous system. We explore why this lockdown feels different to earlier lockdowns in terms of mood, energy levels, motivation, hope, interest in usual activities, increased feelings of frustration and anger and thoughts to include “what is the point” … people are finding themselves feeling burnout with increased levels of fatigue to stick to their daily tasks. We need to adopt a range of activities to help discharge our stress fully. We have incorporated the Polyvagal Theory to make sense of this, including the fight, flight, and freeze response within your nervous system. We’ve drawn on the autonomic nervous system in attempt to help re-pattern the nervous systems, build ca
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