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Adjustment and emotions
Changes and emotions are not always easy to understand. We can help you put words to what you feel and find a way to deal with it.
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A space to understand how you feel.
Feeling sadness, fear, anger or guilt is part of human experience. The intensity of an emotion alone is not enough to define a problem: it also matters its duration, the circumstances in which it appears, and how it influences decisions, relationships, and usual activities.
This area brings together different situations. Some are linked to a change or loss; others have to do with the way they are valued, with expectations or with relationships. The following pages allow you to explore each topic in more detail.
Not all people live equally a loss, a separation or a new stage. It matters what it means to you, what has changed in your day-to-day life and what supports you count on.
Situations and emotions
Life transitions
Adapt to new stages, responsibilities or personal circumstances.
Grief
The experience after the death of someone close and the support needs.
Sadness
Understand discouragement, its context and its impact on daily life.
Fear
Identify what generates fear and how it influences decisions and activity.
Emotional distress
Explore a feeling of intense or difficult to explain discomfort.
Anger
Recognise anger, its triggers and the way to express it.
Shame
When feeling exposed or judged, it limits participation and relationships.
Self-esteem
Self-evaluation, self-criticism and personal expectations.
Jealousy
Insecurity, fear of losing a bond and difficulties of trust.
Frustration
To face limits, obstacles or results that do not coincide with what is expected.
Stress
Review the demands, the support available and the chances of recovery.
Guilt
Differentiate responsibility, repair and reproaches that keep the discomfort.
Separations
Reorganize links, routines and responsibilities after a break-up.
When to ask for guidance
It may be helpful to consult when discomfort is difficult to sustain, repeated in different situations, or interferes with rest, work, studies, or relationships. Also when help is needed to understand what happens, even if its name is not known.
In the assessment it is important to collect both the difficulties and the resources: what has changed, what help, what has been tried and what supports exist.The personal and family context guides the objectives of work.
Prepare the first contact
For starters, you can tell us what has changed, what times you feel worse, and what is helping you. If you consult for your son or daughter, it also interests how she expresses what she feels and what you observe at home or at school.
Differentiating helps guide
Sadness and depression, fear and phobias, or stress and anxiety are not interchangeable terms. They may relate, but require their own explanations. You can also consult the area of Thinking and mood.
Psychological care in ADIR
You can consult adult psychology and child and adolescent psychology services. If you don't know which one fits your situation, explain the reason for your consultation to guide you.
Psychology for children and adolescents
Emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties during development.
Psychology for adults
Emotional distress, personal changes, and difficulties in relationships.
Related Reading
Returning to routines is an example of adapting to everyday change.
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