 Between juggling a high-stress managerial job in health care and spending her off-time supporting her mom as she went through chemotherapy, 35-year-old Sylvie*, had reached her limit. "My body became all tense and I was in physical pain-including knots in my shoulders and heart palpitations. I couldn't sleep at night either. I couldn't sleep at night either. I went to my doctor to talk to her about it and, out of the blue, had a complete meltdown..."
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Common Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness |
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So how can you tell the difference between everyday moodiness, sadness or stress and mental illness? Because we know the pattern of our own lives and those of our loved ones, we have the ability to notice changes in behaviour that hint at an underlying mental health issue. Symptoms usually last for many weeks or months (versus a "bad day") and you may notice changes in mood, habit and diet.
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