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Mental health crisis

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

  • you feel constant anxiety,
  • you can't sleep for a long time, you wake up during the night or you can't sleep at all,
  • you have no appetite, you force yourself to eat, you lose weight without following a weight-loss programme,
  • you can't concentrate and study/work as before,
  • you are plagued by doubts about the future,
  • you are experiencing an identity crisis,
  • you are suffering from social isolation,
  • you have recently lost someone close to you,
  • you often have a very bad mood,
  • you cry for no reason,
  • your romantic relationship (or another close relationship) is in crisis or has recently broken down,
  • your mental state makes it difficult for you to come to class/work, to attend class/work, to endure until the end,
  • your studies or job have suddenly lost their meaning for you,
  • you have a pessimistic outlook on life, you do not believe that anything good can happen to you in life,
  • you see your life as pointless,
  • you have suicidal thoughts, plans to kill yourself or you have already tried to kill yourself,
  • something so difficult is happening in your life that you are unable to study/work,
  • something traumatic has happened to you,
  • you use drugs, alcohol or narcotics to calm down and feel better,
  • you are considering therapy, but don't know how to go about it,
  • you undergo treatment for a chronic illness and lack support

…don’t wait!

Even one of the above symptoms may indicate the beginning of a mental health crisis requiring consultation with a specialist.

 

If you are a (doctoral) student at the Jagiellonian University who is experiencing the above symptoms, you can take advantage of the support offered by the JU Student Centre for Support and Adaptation ‘SOWA’:

  • SOWA offers unpaid short-term psychological support for mental health crises;
  • if you would like to speak to a specialist from SOWA by telephone, you can call +48 606 406 158 (this number is available from Monday to Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.);
  • If you would like to make an appointment at SOWA, please fill in the application form available on the Centre's website and submit it according to the instructions provided there: https://sowa.uj.edu.pl/english (consultation is also possible via the Teams app);
  • SOWA offers help to people who self-refer (obtaining help is possible upon voluntary consent to the processing of personal data);
  • all details are available at https://sowa.uj.edu.pl/english;
  • SOWA is bound by confidentiality rules similar to those applicable in healthcare.

 

If you work at the Jagiellonian University and are experiencing the above symptoms, you can take advantage of the help offered by the counselling point for JU employees, which operates at SOWA:

  • the point offers unpaid short-term help in the form of crisis intervention, psychological support, and assistance with mental recovery;
  • there is a crisis intervention specialist on duty at the point, who provides assistance in the situation of a currently experienced emotional crisis;
  • long-term psychotherapy is not available as part of the assistance provided (consultations help to determine whether and what help from another specialist would be advisable);
  • you can make an appointment every Monday between 10 a.m. and 12 (noon) by calling
  • +48 12 663 36 83;
  • obtaining help is possible upon voluntary consent to the processing of personal data;
  • all details are available at https://sowa.uj.edu.pl/english,
  • Remember that SOWA is bound by confidentiality rules similar to those applicable in healthcare.

 

If the symptoms described above do not apply to you, but you observe them in someone else, e.g. a friend or colleague, you should encourage that person to contact SOWA:

  • On the SOWA website under the Useful articles section, you will find several articles that may be helpful, and under the Download section, there is also a leaflet that you can print out yourself;
  • If in doubt, you can always call SOWA and ask how to encourage someone to contact them.

 

In the event of a direct threat to life or health (e.g. in the event of a risk of a suicide attempt), call the 112 emergency number (112 emergency number calling manual).