Let's erase the Stigma together
Mental illnesses can come in all shapes and sizes. Mental issuses are still very misunderstood by many people and they still make some people uncomfortable. But hopefully this will disappear as more people learn about them. Here is some good news, all mental issuses can be treated.
Anxiety Disorders:
There are many factors involved with anxiety like many other mental health conditions. Anxiety can be affected by how we think and feel towards certain instances. For example some people might think certain situations are much more dangerous than they really are, or others might have had a bad expecience and they are scared that it will happen again.
Some psychologists think that childhood experiences can also add to anxiety. Researchers have found that brain chemistry can also have an effect on anxiety. There are neurotransmitters in the brain that are involved in anxiety include serotonin, norepinephrine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Anxiety disorders can run in the family and can travel through genes. Some medical conditions like anemia and thyroid problems can also cause symptoms of anxiety. As well, other factors such as caffeine, alcohol, and certain medications can cause anxiety symptoms. Scary life events like experiencing the death of a family member or witnessing a death can also trigger anxiety.
Bipolar Disorder:
Someone with bipolar disorder can go from totally high on life, all is well with the world to the complete opposite and feel horrible, irritable totally low.
Eating Disorders:
Examples of eating disorders can be bulemia, anorexia and binge eating. Whan someone has an eating disorder all they are focused on is their weight and how they look. They become so involved with the dissorder they don't see the harmful affects they can have on their body.
Mood Disorders:
Mood disorders is when a person goes through very exaggerted mood swings. They cause the person to experience emotions that affect their mental and physical health negatively. This can be considered depression. Depression is a very serious mental issue. As the person experiencing depression constantly has feelings of complete despair. They feel as the whole world is against them and they can feel very alone. Their whole life can be affected, their relationships, their well being, and their physical health. Sometimes when their depression is so bad they can have suicidal thoughts or start phyically hurting themselves.
Schizophrenia:
We are still unsure what causes schizophrenia. Researchers have ideas but nothing directly linked. Schizophrenia affects a person's ability to realize what is real and what is not. Essentially the person's brain is playing games and tricks with the indiviual. People with schizophrenia can suffer from delusions, hallucinations, isolation and scary thinking.
Self-Injury:
Also known as self harm or self abuse, selfy injury means hurting one's self on purpose. Examples can be cutting the skin with a razor or pieces of glass, burning, hitting oneself, scratching or picking scabs and stopping wounds from healing. Cutting is the most common form of self-injury within today's teens. People who self-injure may not be trying to kill themselves, they are hoping to feel better.