When should I call a psychologist?

If you have stomach, headaches, teeth pain, fever or other symptoms call your doctor. He will examine you and make a diagnosis and if he considers it necessary, he will prescribe a treatment or medical intervention, depending on the severity of the problem. But what should you do if you do not suffer from physical problems, but with emotional, emotional, social and mental problems? In these situations, call a psychologist.

The times when you feel you can no longer cope with daily life for a longer period of time, let us say two to three weeks; you have no power to get out of bed, take care of the household and job tasks or you can't take care of yourself anymore. Other warning signs are when you try to solve your problems by regular alcohol / drug use. Physical symptoms appear, such as sleep disorders or sexual dysfunctions without a physical cause, lack of appetite or high appetite, nervousness, irritability. Most of the time you feel sad and lack of motivation, you happen to constantly worry and for things that do not require such conditions; you consider that anytime an event, that you cannot cope with, can occur; you cannot concentrate as before and you feel like you forget things too often. In such situations, a specialist in psychology is needed.

The faster you seek specialized help, the greater your chances of regaining your psycho-socio-emotional balance and returning to a life in harmony with yourself and those around you.

The purpose of any form of therapy is to provide the psychological help you need to better manage emotional distress so you can live a balanced, peaceful and happy life.

If you want you can follow on youtube an instructional material (in Romanian) about what it means to go to a psychologist.

When should I call a psychologist for my child?

The moment when we should call a psychologist for our child, is one of our great dilemmas. There are all kinds of questions in our minds: Do I not exaggerate about what I see? What do others think about me, I probably wasn't a good parent? What does the child think? What if I do more harm than good? Who knows if the psychologist has the necessary skills? What explanation do I give to my loved ones? These are just some of the questions that stop us from acting for the benefit and interest of our children. This is why it is important, as parents, to trust our intuition as a parent and if we feel that something is not right, try to check with the specialist if this is just a hint or we have a problem to solve.
As parents, however, it is not very easy for us to decide when we should seek the support of a specialist. It seems easier for us to make this decision when it comes to a physical medical problem. But we must, at the same time, be aware that emotional and behavioral issues are equally important to be resolved and that the psychological counselor can be supportive in this regard.

Every day our children experience a series of emotions, thoughts, behaviors and realize a series of awareness depending on the stage of development they are in. Depending on how they interpret life events and experiences, they have certain emotional and behavioral reactions. And then, as a parent, we are sure to ask: When do I realize that my child's sadness, for example, is not a momentary situation, but it is a problem that needs to be addressed?

Signs that your child may benefit from psychological counseling:

Note: In the case of children under the age of 14, you will be offered counseling services for parents, during these meetings.