Women face a unique set of mental health challenges. Women's issues can refer to any concern and conditions that women may face at some point in their lives that affects a woman's mental health.
Sometimes women may experience these concerns differently. Women may experience some biological, environmental and psychosocial challenges related to gender and these concerns can have a significant impact on women's mental health, daily lives and wellness.
Common mental health challenges among women
Women may have to deal with many issues throughout their lives, and while each woman may be different, and therefore struggle with different issues, some of the most common are:
Depression
Depression is a chronic illness that can haunt a woman for a certain period of time or last for the rest of her life. Depression affects the body as well as the mind.
Some of the common symptoms of depression are frustration, lack of motivation, trouble sleeping or sleeping too much, social isolation, irritability and the overall sadness that persists no matter what a person does.
Anxiety
Everyone experiences anxiety in their lives. Women with anxiety disorders experience a combination of anxious thoughts or beliefs, physical symptoms, and changes in behavior, including feeling nervous or on edge, racing heart, difficulty breathing and sleep problems.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder hat causes pronounced changes in a person’s energy and mood, formerly known as manic-depression. With bipolar, mood changes affect a person's ability to think clearly, which can lead to unpredictable behavior.These can cause problems in maintaining stable employment and can disrupt a person's relationship.
Hormonal Changes
Every woman experiences hormonal changes throughout her life, some women can struggle with these changes and experience both mental and physical difficulties as a result. During each of these hormonal phases, many women experience physical and emotional changes in their bodies. Due to this changes many women susceptible to anxiety and depression.
Infertility
Infertility can be a devastating experience for women who are trying to conceive. Women who are struggling with infertility experience depression, emotional trauma, feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and jealousy or anger.
Some of the other challenging situations related to women's issues include sexuality, motherhood, eating disorders, self-esteem or body image concerns. These problems and many others, can be treated in therapy with the help of mental health professional.
Seek therapy for women's problems
The challenges of identifying as a woman are significant and beyond the control of any one woman. There are many options available to women seeking support for women's issues, including therapy, support groups, and meditation or mindfulness methods.
Different types of treatments and therapies are available to solve women's problems, depending on the problems presented and the individual situation.
Find a therapist who can help you navigate related challenges.