Distress
A state of significant psychological or physical suffering that signals an urgent need for support, safety, or care.
Quick answer
A state of significant psychological or physical suffering that signals an urgent need for support, safety, or care.
Recognition
Do any of these feel familiar?
People in distress describe a range of experiences — overwhelming fear, grief or despair, physical agitation, inability to calm, dissociation, or a felt sense of emergency. Others may observe distress through tearfulness, withdrawal, aggression, or crisis behaviour.
What is Distress?
A state of significant psychological or physical suffering that signals an urgent need for support, safety, or care.
Approaches Commonly Explored
Commonly explored for conditions related to Distress, grouped by mechanism — select your subtype above to highlight the most relevant path.
How to use these approaches
Most people begin with Stabilise approaches, then progress toward Resolve and Sustain.
Cognitive patterns, emotional processing, and stress response.
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