Stress, changes, painful events and other strains can cause people to experience a mental crisis. Sometimes the inner balance is disturbed to such an extent that the usual coping strategies are no longer sufficient or no longer work.

**Does this resemble your current situation? Or has your inner balance been disturbed in the past?**

Since mental crises are common, the answer to one of these questions might be yes. Mental crises can affect anyone, regardless of age, education, profession, origin, and social status. In this MeWell event with psychologist and counselor Emilia Anna Vasella, you will get to know what you can do to prevent and manage mental crises and why self-compassion is a significant personal resource in a mental crisis. Furthermore, you will be encouraged to reflect on your own experiences with mental health crises and possible personal resistances that have arisen in such crisis. There will be a breakout session to explore the topic in more depth in small groups.

About the speaker

Emilia Anna Vasella is a psychologist at the psychological counseling Service from ETH and UZH. She also has professional experience in inpatient psychiatric and psychotherapy settings for adults.

If you need immediate help, call one of the psychiatric emergency numbers as follows:

Emergency psychiatrists via the Aerztefon: 0800 33 66 55

Krisenintervention KIZ (PUK) Zürich: 044 296 73 10

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