During shutdown dissociation, a person might seem unresponsive, numb, or as if they are “not there.” These symptoms can be part of a dissociative disorder or another mental health condition. Shutdown ...

Dissociation can feel frightening because it often involves feeling detached from your body, thoughts, or surroundings. This can be sudden and unsettling, making it hard to feel in control. But it’s ...

Dissociation is when you feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, or surroundings. It’s a natural response to trauma, helping you get through situations that feel too much to handle at the time ...

Forgetting certain time periods, events, or personal information Feeling disconnected from your own body, as if you’re watching yourself from the outside A sense of detachment from the world around ...

Dissociation is when you feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of who you are. It’s a common response to stress or trauma and can affect anyone. This blog explains what ...

Mental capacity means you have ability to make your own decisions. If you lose mental capacity the Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects you and your rights. You may lose mental capacity because of your ...

Rebecca shares her experience living with health anxiety, recounting her worst episodes. She praises the support from therapy, support groups and Rethink Mental Illness’ Advice and Information Service ...

The term "schizophrenic" is from the early 20th century, derived from the Greek words "schizo" (meaning split) and "phren" (meaning mind). It was intended to describe the fragmented thinking and ...

While one in four of us will experience a mental health, rates of mental illness for people in the Black community are sometimes greater than for white people - and yet Black people are less likely to ...

Mental health is about overall wellbeing. Mental illness is term for diagnosable conditions that affect a person’s thinking, feeling, or behaviour. Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has ...