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Acute crisis
An acute crisis is a stressful situation that is so severe and extraordinary that it is not possible to cope with it without help. If you are in such a situation, do not hesitate and make use of our support and information.
About the acute crisis
An acute crisis is a stressful situation that is so severe and extraordinary that it is not possible to cope with it without help. It can be a strong reaction on individual conditions and environment. You may face a loss, mental or physical problems, difficult socioeconomic circumstances, difficult period of time or you may react to a certain social situation.
- Direct crisis intervention 24/7 is not available at UHK.
- It is a specialized psychosocial help for people who are in crisis.
- The service must have certain limits and is provided by a person trained in complex crisis intervention.
- Therefore, it is desirable to be equipped also with other emergency contacts that may be forwarded.
Other crisis hot lines
Crisis hotlines offer first aid in any demanding life situation (if a person does not know what to do and is feeling overwhelmed). The interview is completely anonymous. The workers offer support and understanding, the possibility to put off emotional burden, eventually specific practical help in an emotionally difficult moment. Most of the hot line services in the Czech Republic is provided in Czech. Only some organization guarantee their services in English.
The Blue line now offers email consulting in English – Write your requests to help@modralinka.cz.
The Blue line
- Their service is available 24/7
- Phone in Czech: 608 902 410 or 731 197 477
- Skype in Czech: modralinka
- Chat in English: Monday, Wednesday, Sunday always from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
The mental health first aid line
- for adults it is available nonstop and free of charge in Czech
- Phone: 116 123
- Chat counselling: http://linkapsychickepomoci.cz/chat/
Helpline
- For children and students up to the age of 25 years. NONSTOP. Available in Czech.
- phone.: 116 111
- Chat: (daily 09am – 1pm and 3pm – 7pm)
- E-mail counselling: pomoc@linkabezpeci.cz
Contacts
| Therapist UHK Point | |
| e-mail: | adam.lebeda@uhk.cz |
| tel.: | +420737000223 |
| business card: | here |
Klienti a klientky se na mne mohou obracet s požadavkem na individuální a skupinovou terapii.
| Psychologist and Therapist UHK Point | |
| e-mail: | damian.kastner@uhk.cz |
| business card: | here |
Jsem tu pro Vás v případě životní krize, psychických obtíží, nebo i jiných osobních problémů. Pro objednání stačí napsat email nebo si vybrat termín v rezervačním systému. Neváhejte se na mě obrátit. Těším se na Vás.
What to do if
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It is possible to use free consultations with the therapist within the Psychological and therapeutic support centre at the UHK.
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Focus on the following signs and their frequency in your usual daily routine.
Among the basic symptoms (signs) of anxiety are: headache, muscular tension, sweating, unrest, discomfort, tremor, dyspnoea or excessive and accelerated breathing, heart beating and accelerated pulse, irritability, anger, necessity of going to the toilet more often, sickness, dizziness, confusion and feeling depersonalization of oneself or the world, feeling as if I was unreal "in a movie", avoidance behaviour, desire of escape from situations, excessive thinking about situations that have occurred or will occur.
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Helping oneself is an important part of coping with an emergency situation, because it is based on personal experience and thus is tailor made for us. What can be a good coping strategy for one person, may not work for another person and vice versa. (Patraj-se, 2023) However, every person can experience this acute condition differently. Somebody avoids contact with other people, feels ashamed because of their condition and struggles with extreme feelings and insufficient ability to participate in everyday activities same as in the past. The differences of such acute states have different reasons not only individually but also across age categories. Self-harm and suicide rates are extreme examples of such a crisis. We all can learn to recognize the signs of worsening mental health and basic gestures, that can help ourselves, our family, or friends, to better cope with the situation, if necessary. (Opatruj-se, 2023)
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f you are a witness of an emergency, extraordinary situation, or risky behaviour, when the person´s life is endangered or the person endangers other people, always call for help through emergency services.
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Everybody reacts in a different way when in crisis. Somebody may cry or feel regret or anger, rage, frustration. Somebody may think about ending their life, another person may not be able to think at all. An acute crisis may be accompanied by shock and denial. You may stop feeling yourself and fully experience the world around you. You may perceive as if you were behind the glass and feel that things outside are happening without you or beyond you.
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Anybody can be in crisis. A crisis is even a natural part of our life. You are probably wondering what to do if you are experiencing an acute crisis.
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The direct crisis intervention is not available at the UHK nonstop.
It is a specialized psychosocial help for people in crisis. The service must have some boundaries though and it is provided by the crisis intervention specialist who had been trained in complex crisis intervention. That is why it is appropriate to be equipped with other crisis contacts that you can forward afterwards. However, two of our therapists and crisis intervention specialists provide emergency hours at the UHK every week. Nevertheless, the UHK does not guarantee nonstop services of crisis intervention 24/7. The UHK therapist Adam Lebeda has undergone a complex training in crisis intervention and SUR – a complex training in psychotherapy. He offers psychological counselling within family and partner relationships, problems with addictive behaviour, in emergency situations, coping with aggression, motivation problems, sense of life, self-esteem. The psychologist Damián Kastner has undergone a complex training in crisis intervention, and he is ready to help in crisis and extraordinary situations. He offers psychological counselling, support, and crisis intervention, for example with topics like stress, fear and anxiety, problems in partner and family relationships, demanding life situations, study problems etc. To get more information, click on the link of the reservation system and the chosen worker.
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An acute crisis is a stressful situation that is so severe and extraordinary that it is not possible to cope with it without help. It can be a strong reaction to internal or external conditions of the person in question. The person may experience loss, mental or physical problems, distressing social economic circumstances, difficult period of time or responds to a certain current social situation.
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