Free & Confidential Counseling Centre

1. Free & Confidential Counseling Centre http://www.sevacounselingcentre.org

2. It is estimated that… • About 2-5% of India's population suffers some form of mental or behavioural disorder. Around 1% has a serious form of mental disorder requiring urgent care at any one point of time. • No less than 10-15% of those attending general health facilities have a common mental disorder. • Mental health disorders account for nearly a sixth of all health-related disorders. Yet we have just 0.4 psychiatrists and 0.02 psychologists per 100,000 people, and 0.25 mental health beds per 10,000 population. • An aside - Just 2 seats for MD Psychology this year for Andhra Pradesh

3. About SEVA Established in 1993 To provide Free & Confidential Counselling To spread Awareness on Mental Health To conduct research and publish on Mental Health To establish multiple centres to ensure wider reach

4. Do U or your Close One has any of these? • Anxiety • Stress • Depression • Lack of Confidence • Low Self Esteem • Marital Problems • Interpersonal Issues • Suicidal, Lonely • Addiction • The List is Long who can Benefit out of Counseling

5. Situation 1 • Young Wife has been ill for some time • All tests done and no identifiable problem • Can’t even carry out regular work • Can’t attend to cooking • Difficulty in taking care of children • Doctor suggests counseling • Speaks out her mind • Doubting husband (Movements Restricted) • Husband also counseled

6. Situation 2 • Young married man earning decently • Very depressed and unhappy • Often absents from work • Worried of losing the job • Worried wife • Irritation, even on his child • Counseled • Had lost a few lakhs believing a trickster • Several Credit cards, compounding loans • Contemplating ending life

7. Situation 3 • Young Couple • Just can’t stand each other • Fight every day • On flimsy issues • Slinging match / physical • Counseling • Several sessions • Expectations • Frustrations • Need for working together

8. Trends • Fast paced life • Too high expectations • Need for a Flashy Living • Lack of patience • Time is a premium • List of Wishes but No Goals • Unwilling to pay the price • Always look outside for happiness

9. COUNSELLING

10. What is counselling? • a chance to talk through your • Problems • Anxieties • Emotions • with a trained counsellor • who plays a supportive role • Shows empathy & Actively listens (Knowledge speaks; but wisdom listens – Jim Hendrix) • and together work towards • A practical solution

11. Talking, can't I just do that with my mates? • For some this is easy • they can work through their problems this way • Others feel more comfortable talking to a third person • letting everything out, • need to worry that secrets will be out • your 'mate' may think differently of you • It carries no preconceptions about who you are

12. Recommended Issues • Low self-esteem issues • Bereavement • Relationship issues • Work and study worries • Anger • Stress • Mild to moderate • Depression and Anxiety

13. Not Recommended • Severe depression • Any serious condition • Phobias • Compulsive disorders • Need to be alongside other treatments in above cases. Just Counseling alone will not help

14. BENEFITS • Offers a supportive and caring relationship • you can explore any issue at your own pace • You are accepted for who you are • It can improve communication • It can help you • see difficulties more objectively • express your feelings • come to terms with new or past experiences • take control of your life and become more assertive • to become more realistic in setting goals

15. RISKS • It is possible to become dependent upon your counsellor, which may hinder rather than help you sort through your difficulties. • A Good Counselor will identify this and wean you away from Dependence at an appropriate time.

16. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? • Dynamic Social, Financial and Family Structures throw different situations to individuals. • Developmental Issues in a Individual can throw an Individual Out of Gear. • Interpersonal Relations.

17. Stigma • Biggest problem in the society • Often confused as madness • Afraid of someone knowing about it • Scared of going to a Psychiatrist • Scared of being seen going • Rather would leave unattended due to Shame • The more one delays it gets from • Moderate to Severe • The stigma around mental illness should GO

18. Depression is curable • Brain is another body part like • Heart • Kidney • Liver • It can also get unwell • Could be just an imbalance in Brain chemicals • Depression • Curable when moderate • Manageable even when severe • Medication is like in the case of • Hypertension and Diabetes • Could be for lifelong

19. The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven –John Milton

20. Where are we Located?http://www.sevacounselingcentre.org Timings Mon – Sat : 4PM to 7 PMSun: 11 AM to 1 PM Tue, Thu, Fri: 6PM to 8 PM Mon – Fri: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Thursdays – 5 PM – 7 PM Main Centre Kowtha Swarajya Vihar, 10 Padmaraonagar, Secunderabad – 500 025 Tel: 2750 4682 Panjagutta Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Complex Dwarkapuri Colony, Panjagutta, Hyderabad Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad Outpatient Block - Psychiatry Ward Balkampet VeerHanuman & ShirdiSai Mandir Balkampet, SR Nagar, Hyderabad Mobile: 9441778290

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