People are strong, but some kinds of trauma can be overwhelming. After a traumatic event like a car accident or crime, some people continue to relive the experience through flashbacks and other challenges. It can impact their lives in a big way. This is called post-traumatic distress disorder, and it’s […]Continue readingPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Mental Illnesses
Mental illnesses are health problems that affect the mind—your thoughts, your emotions, your behaviours. There are many different mental illnesses, and they affect people in different ways. In this section, learn more about the different mental illnesses, learn more about treatment and recovery, and find help in your community.
Postpartum Depression
You’ve just had a new baby and this is supposed to be the happiest time of your life. But what if that joy doesn’t come so easily? What if you feel scared and overwhelmed by all these new responsibilities? What you may be experiencing is postpartum depression.Continue readingPostpartum Depression
Prévenir le suicide
Le suicide est un sujet difficile à aborder. Mais quand quelquun parle de suicide ou fait part de ses inquiétudes pour une personne proche, il est important dagir et de demander de laide rapidement.Continue readingPrévenir le suicide
Preventing Suicide
Suicide. It’s a difficult topic to bring up. However, when someone talks about suicide or brings up concern for a loved one, it’s important to take action and seek help quickly.Continue readingPreventing Suicide
Psychosis
Psychosis is often described as a “loss of reality” or a “break from reality” because it makes you experience or believe things that aren’t real. Psychosis is a serious and disabling mental health condition—but it is treatable and many people recover after only one episode when they get proper treatment.Continue readingPsychosis
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental illness. It causes people to lose touch with reality and sometimes makes it difficult for them to think and speak in an organized way. While it can often be misunderstood, many people learn how to manage schizophrenia with the right tools and supports.Continue readingSchizophrenia
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Everyone’s mood can be affected by the weather. But when the seasons change, some people are affected in other ways. If you find that you feel like a completely different person depending on the season, you may have seasonal affective disorder.Continue readingSeasonal Affective Disorder
Self-harm
Some people hurt themselves on purpose to help them deal with bad feelings or thoughts. This is called self-harm. People who self-harm don’t do it to end their life—instead, self-harm may be the best way they know to survive.Continue readingSelf-harm
Social Anxiety Disorder
We can all feel nervous in social situations like giving presentations. But if you’re so scared of interacting with others that it affects your relationships with other people or it affects your work or school performance, you may have something called social anxiety disorder.Continue readingSocial Anxiety Disorder
Supporting a Friend or Family Member
It can be scary when someone you love is sick. It can be especially scary if they’re diagnosed with a mental illness. It’s hard to see someone you love in pain and it’s confusing when someone you know well is not acting like themselves. You know how you would take care of them if they […]Continue readingSupporting a Friend or Family Member