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What is Adjustment disorder?

At some point of our lives we may face an external stressor that we can't cope with, like the loss of a job, the loss of someone close,a recent breakup or any other major change that causes us stress. Some people adapt quickly to these new changes while others develop symptoms that are similar to depression symptoms when they face such stressor, those people are said to have adjustment disorder.

People having the adjustment disorder will feel helpless, down, anxious and worried. They may have problems falling asleep and their normal functioning may be affect because of the bad mood they are experiencing.

Because the symptoms of adjustment disorder are similar to that of depression, it’s sometimes called situational depression. Its actually more close to exogenous depression than endogenous depression because the symptoms goes away as soon as the stressful event ends.

Symptoms of adjustment disorder

below are the Symptoms of adjustment disorder

•Feeling down
•Hopelessness
•Nervousness
•Avoiding seeing your friends
•Suicidal thoughts
•Anxiety
•Feeling desperate and helpless
•Trouble sleeping
•Feeling overwhelmed
•Crying
•Losing appetite for performing your usual activities

How to treat adjustment disorder?

Fortunately in many cases the adjustment disorder disappears by itself in few months after the event. Learning how to deal with life changes and how to handle stress that results from unexpected events will surely act as a protection from adjustment disorder. After all, its your inability to deal with the stressor that lead you to having the adjustment disorder.

This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t seek help treating adjustment disorder because if it was left with proper treatment you may end up having a severe depression. The main thing that a therapist will do if you sought his help is helping you find out the cause of your stress and then he will help you in coping with it.

My advice is to learn how to deal with stress and unexpected events whether you have adjustment disorder or not because in both cases this will have a very positive effect on your mental health.

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