Feeling worried or nervous much of the time.  This is often associated with physical discomfort, and can sometimes feel at its worst first thing in the morning. Anxiety can sometimes lead people to experience panic attacks.

This ranges hugely, it can involve feeling sad, struggling to get a sense of enjoyment from life, wanting to spend more  time alone, finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning, experiencing hopelessness and at its worst can lead to feeling like life is no longer worth living.

Phobias involve having an  irrational fear of something.  These fears can range in severity, from mild with little impact on daily living, to very severe with profound impacts on daily functioning.

Having a low opinion of yourself, feeling worthless.

This can involve experiencing a sense of discomfort in your own skin and lacking confidence in your abilities.  This is often linked to low self esteem.

Sometimes when people feel angry they can find it difficult to control their temper.  Being unable to control and express your anger in a healthy manner can lead to difficulties in relationships and other areas of your life.

Sometimes described as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This can involve having upsetting thoughts that you find difficult to control, and can be linked to repeatedly engaging in certain types of action or behaviour to try to manage the negative feelings your thoughts elicit. This type of problem can have a significant impact on daily living.

This can relate to any experience which has been traumatising. Examples include being involved in an accident, being a victim of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse or neglect, having experienced wars and conflicts. This may have happened in childhood and/ or as an adult.  The symptoms are widely variable but can include nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty relaxing or concentrating, sleep problems and can often be linked to difficulties in relationships and problems with identity and self-esteem.

This type of difficulty can involve the person having a range of unusual experiences, such as delusional beliefs and/or hearing voices or seeing or smelling things that are not there (hallucinations) – it is often associated with diagnoses such as schizophrenia, but is also experienced as part of other conditions such as the dementias and bipolar affective disorder.  However, it can also be brought on by the use of substances such as drugs or alcohol, a physical illness leading to delirium, and/ or be the minds way of coping with traumatic experiences.

A reliance on a substance or behaviour which is troubling and negatively impacting on your daily life.  Common examples are drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography and gambling.

This is anything which is interfering with satisfying sexual relations; includes, but is not restricted to erectile dysfunction and excessive use of pornography.

This may involve feeling generally overwhelmed and/or worried or preoccupied with troubling thoughts and feelings.  Stress is Often linked to work and/or busy home lives, and is often associated with anxiety.

Difficulty getting to or staying asleep, sleep walking, sleep paralysis, insomnia, nightmares.  Anything that is interfering with a restful nights sleep.

Often reflected in difficulties getting along with others and struggling to maintain meaningful relationships. This can sometimes be associated with low self esteem.

Problems losing weight, and/or unhealthy relationships with food, such as binge or comfort eating and disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Difficulty managing chronic pain and/or associated fatigue.

This can apply to problems in relationships at home with your family or partner, at work with your colleagues, or generally in social situations.  You may find it difficult to get along with people, feel unhappy in your relationships, or just feel you would like to get on with people better.

Having general or specific worrying thoughts around money.

Feeling unsatisfied with your job, experiencing bullying, harassment or conflict within the workplace.