Fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness or embarrassment.

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that often develops after one or more panic attacks.

Selective mutism is when a child can’t speak in certain settings, but can speak fine in others

A disorder characterised by social discomfort and avoidance of interpersonal contact.

Someone who has avoidant personality disorder avoids intimate and social contact with others.

The one where dreams die and reality begins

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include any repetitive self-grooming behavior that involves biting, pulling, picking, or scraping one’s own hair, skin, lips, cheeks, or nails that can lead to physical damage to the body and have been met with multiple attempts to stop or decrease the behavior.

Obsession with the idea of having a serious but undiagnosed medical condition.

A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe form of PMS that includes physical and behavioural symptoms that usually resolve with the onset of menstruation.

A mental disorder characterised by unstable moods, behaviour and relationships.

This issue is so important yet nobody ever talked about it, so here for the people who grew up in emotionally unstable environments.