PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP: 10 SIGNS YOU NEED IT - ECONOMÍA - 2025

The psychological help can be given by psychologists, family, friends or social services and is recommended when a person is going through physical, mental problems or difficult life situation.

People tend to think that we have enough tools and capabilities at all times to control ourselves and solve our problems. It is often difficult to come to the conclusion that we require psychological help to restore our optimal state of mind.

In this article we will talk about in which situations it can be effective to go to a psychologist and what 10 signs can indicate that we require this type of help.

When should we ask for psychological help?

Today the thought still prevails that only those people who are weaker, ineffective, suffering from some type of mental disorder or who are directly crazy should go to the psychologist.

However, this is not the case, since a psychologist can help you enormously at any time in your life, regardless of the severity of your problems.

All of us have to go through difficult times or situations, in which continuing with a good psychological state and that our mental functioning is not affected becomes more difficult than normal.

From this point of view, psychology can help you at any time, whether you have serious problems or not, because in either case it will provide you with techniques and knowledge that will allow you to function better in your day-to-day life, and have more resources to obtain a good mental state and an optimal quality of life.

However, the most important time when it is necessary to ask for psychological help is when you cannot solve some type of problem yourself. A common example is addicts to alcohol or some kind of drug; it is important that they ask for help because it is difficult to quit addiction.

10 signs you need psychological help

1-You have frequent mood swings

Mood swings are a symptom that all people can experience with greater or lesser normality. In itself, that one day you are happier and another day you are more down, it does not have to constitute a serious psychological alteration.

However, these changes create an important alteration that can cause high levels of discomfort and significantly affect function. Thus, when mood swings occur frequently and constantly, they must be treated and analyzed with special delicacy.

If you notice that your mood swings are very strong and are caused practically daily, it is advisable that you go to a mental health professional to properly evaluate this symptom.

Mood variation can be due to multiple factors: hormonal imbalance, psychological disturbances, environmental factors, etc. Therefore, when these are of a remarkable intensity and frequency, it is important to evaluate them well and carry out the necessary therapeutic interventions.

2-You are unable to control yourself

Another important aspect when determining whether or not you need psychological help is the perception of self-control. The inability to control yourself is a more or less easy fact to detect and may indicate the need to go to a psychologist.

When a person is not able to control himself it means that, in certain situations, he acts and behaves in a different way than he would surely want when he does not experience this type of impulsivity.

Thus, the lack of control can cause many problems both intrapersonal and in relation to other people.

We can all lose control before certain extreme situations but, in general, these usually happen in very specific situations and very infrequently.

When the loss of control occurs more often, it indicates that the stimulus that has motivated the absence of self-control does not fall so much on external factors, but on internal factors.

Therefore, losing control easily indicates that some of our psychological aspects are not working normally.

If we go to a psychologist, he can help us develop the necessary skills to regain proper functioning and acquire the self-control that we are not capable of achieving.

3-You have bodily symptoms

Many psychopathologies are accompanied by a wide range of bodily symptoms that cause unpleasant sensations.

Normally, a slight psychological alteration does not usually cause bodily symptoms and when it does, these usually appear with a fairly low intensity and normally do not accuse our normal functioning.

However, when a more serious psychopathology appears, the bodily symptoms that may arise are usually much more noticeable, they are usually experienced with much more intensity and usually cause a high sensation of discomfort.

Thus, suffering pain, suffocation sensations, palpitations, dizziness, sweating, tremors, excessive fatigue, pins and needles, nausea, chills or sensations of this type, it is possible that there is a serious psychological alteration that is causing them.

If you suffer from such annoying symptoms, combined with mental states of nervousness or feelings of sadness, it is convenient that you go to a psychologist to properly evaluate the extent of your alterations.

4-You have too many negative thoughts

The content that our mind houses is a factor to take into consideration when identifying possible psychological disorders. People have, throughout our lives, both positive thoughts and negative thoughts on a regular basis.

An optimal psychological state is not based on having only positive thoughts, since negative thoughts also play a role in our mental state.

However, at that time when negative thoughts are much more abundant than positive thoughts, the possibility that it is a pernicious phenomenon should be considered.

If you notice that there are only negative thoughts in your mind and you have a hard time seeing the positive side of things or recognizing pleasant stimuli, you probably require psychological help.

These are explained because when we make a certain style of thinking, it can be prolonged until it reaches the point that it cannot be easily changed.

In this way, if we start to have negative thoughts repeatedly and for a long time, we can configure a way of thinking governed by these principles.

In addition, thoughts have a high potential to produce emotions and feelings, so if we constantly think negatively, feelings of sadness or dissatisfaction can easily appear.

5-You are unable to reason clearly

When the so-called cognitive biases appear, people lose our ability to reason clearly.

These cognitive biases are based on directing our thinking in a previously established direction, in such a way that every time we perceive and interpret something we do it in that direction and we are not able to rationalize it calmly.

This fact can cause us to focus our entire life towards a certain point of view, and we lose the ability to interpret and think in a healthy way.

If you notice that it is difficult for you to change your opinion, your thinking is always directed in one direction and it is difficult for you to reason clearly, you probably need to go to a psychologist to reverse this situation.

6-You have trouble sleeping

A symptom that usually produces the vast majority of psychological disturbances is sleep problems. Thus, difficulties in falling asleep manifest a mental alteration that prevents adequate relaxation and rest.

Furthermore, the relationship between psychological disturbance and sleep problems is bidirectional. That is to say, while an inadequate mental state can cause problems to rest properly, the lack of sleep usually aggravates the psychological alteration and increases the general discomfort.

If for a long period of time you are unable to sleep properly, it would be advisable to see a psychologist.

Rest is a basic need that people have, so reversing the situation when we have problems of this type is usually of vital importance.

7-Emotions overwhelm you

Every thought creates a series of emotions, but in the same way each emotion must be processed by our mind.

When we are unable to do this exercise and we are unable to draw a concrete thought and conclusion about the emotions we have, they can overwhelm us.

When emotions overtake us, our functioning is usually affected, since our mind becomes controlled by these types of sensations instead of by our thinking.

In addition, not being able to properly adapt and interpret our emotions causes high feelings of discomfort.

If you notice that your emotions are taking over you regularly, you probably need psychological help to learn to better control your feelings.

8-You are in an extreme situation

Sometimes life can take us to extreme situations in which we do not know how to function properly. When this happens, it does not mean that we are suffering from a psychological alteration, but rather that we are simply immersed in a situation without the necessary resources to manage it.

If we remain in extreme situations without knowing how to get out of them for a long time, our mental state can be highly affected, so it is usually advisable to go to some type of psychological help to facilitate the process.

If we go to the psychologist in these situations, we will have more resources to properly manage all the elements, solve the problems that are present and protect our mental state.

9-Your attempts to fix it have not worked

A key element that should be applied in the 8 signs that we have discussed above is the inability to fix it properly.

People can present some of the symptoms that we have just described or see ourselves involved in complicated situations, but be able to fix it through different strategies.

However, when our attempts to fix personal situations or eliminate the symptoms that we present do not work, the need for psychological help becomes clear.

So, analyze what you have done to fix your problems. If these have not worked, it will be convenient for you to go to a psychologist.

10-Your condition is affecting you notably

Finally, the last element to define the need for psychological help is to specify to what extent our state is affecting us. If the alterations that we present are affecting different areas, we should go to a psychologist.

If you notice that your condition is affecting your relationship with your children, with your wife or with other family members, it is decreasing your work performance, it is involving your friends or it prevents you from enjoying things that you previously enjoyed, it is necessary that you go to a psychologist.

If you don't, your condition will worsen and at the same time it will affect all the areas that make up your life.

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