{"id":1996,"date":"2024-07-22T08:04:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T08:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icthk.org\/emotional-distress\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:54:02","slug":"what-is-emotional-distress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icthk.org\/en\/what-is-emotional-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"What is emotional distress?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section block-name=\"icthk-banner\" class=\"icthk-banner default-class\">\n    <div class=\"relative icthk-banner-img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icthk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Frame-3-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"What is emotional distress?\" class=\"uk-container-full\"  uk-img\/>\n        <div class=\"uk-container-full absolute w-full title-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"container-md text-center\">\n                <h2>\n                    What is emotional distress?                <\/h2>\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs-list-container\">\n                <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                    <!-- <li class=\"breadcrumb-list\"><a class=\"page-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icthk.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li> -->\n                    \n                <\/ul>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div block-name=\"icthk-self-test-tab-link\"  class=\"icthk-self-test-tab-link padding-tb-80\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"container-sm\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-[1560px] mx-auto\">\n                                    <ul class=\"uk-flex flex-wrap uk-flex-center tab\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div block-name=\"icthk-counselling-appointment\"  class=\"icthk-counselling-appointment default-class xl:py-[120px] md:py-20 py-16 uk-background-cover\" data-src=\"\" uk-img>\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"container-sm\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-[1560px] mx-auto\">\n                <div class=\"wrap\">\n                    <div class=\"image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icthk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Frame-1000011396-1.jpg\" alt=\"What is emotional distress?\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-column\">\n                        <div class=\"description\">\n                            <h2 class=\"title\">What is emotional distress?<\/h2>\n                                                            <div class=\"detail\">\n                                    <p>Emotional distress is a state of mind in which individuals may experience persistent and excessive emotional reactions, such as depression, anxiety, or panic, when experiencing stress and challenges in their lives. These excessive emotions not only affect a person&#8217;s mental health, but can also affect all aspects of daily life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emotional distress can stem from a variety of factors. Individual personality traits, life events, environment and physical conditions can all be triggers for emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, an individual&#8217;s mental activities, especially negative thought patterns, are also an important source of emotional distress. These include deep-seated &#8220;core beliefs&#8221;, strict &#8220;thought rules&#8221;, and &#8220;thought traps&#8221; that are easy to fall into, all of which can lead to the development of negative emotions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When emotional distress occurs, people may experience difficulties in various areas such as family, work, study or relationships. At this point, it is especially important to seek professional help. Psychological professionals can provide adjustment and therapy to help individuals recognise and deal with these negative emotions, thereby improving mental health and restoring normal daily life.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                            \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div block-name=\"icthk-who-we-serve\"  class=\"icthk-who-we-serve align-center xl:pb-[120px] md:pb-20 pb-16\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"container-sm\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-[1560px] mx-auto\">\n                <h2 class=\"title title-underline\">Common Emotional Distress<\/h2>\n                                    <div class=\"service-wrap\">\n                                                    <div class=\"service-item\">\n                                <img 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