Adjustment disorder
Emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor.
Quick answer
Adjustment disorder is an emotional or behavioural response to an identifiable life stressor — such as bereavement, relationship breakdown, or job loss — that is more intense or prolonged than expected. Holistic approaches including counselling, somatic therapy, and mindfulness support emotional processing and resilience.
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- Adjustment disorder often shows up as feeling disproportionately overwhelmed or emotionally raw in response to a change or loss — a job ending, a relationship breakdown, a move, or even a positive transition like becoming a parent
- People describe tearfulness that feels out of proportion, difficulty sleeping, a loss of motivation, or a persistent low mood that won't shift
- Some experience physical tension, irritability, or a withdrawal from usual activities
- The most common feeling is a sense of struggling to "just get on with it" while others around them seem to cope more easily
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