This document discusses factors that can lead to bad mental health, symptoms of mental illness, and what to do if experiencing symptoms. It states that child abuse, social disadvantage, bereavement, social isolation, discrimination, and physical injury can cause mental health issues. Symptoms include confused thinking, withdrawal, anger, hallucinations, changes in eating habits, and suicidal thinking. The document recommends seeking treatment from a medical professional if experiencing several symptoms, as mental illnesses are treatable with medication and therapy. It advises calling emergency services if experiencing suicidal thoughts.
This document discusses factors that can lead to bad mental health, symptoms of mental illness, and what to do if experiencing symptoms. It states that child abuse, social disadvantage, bereavement, social isolation, discrimination, and physical injury can cause mental health issues. Symptoms include confused thinking, withdrawal, anger, hallucinations, changes in eating habits, and suicidal thinking. The document recommends seeking treatment from a medical professional if experiencing several symptoms, as mental illnesses are treatable with medication and therapy. It advises calling emergency services if experiencing suicidal thoughts.
This document discusses factors that can lead to bad mental health, symptoms of mental illness, and what to do if experiencing symptoms. It states that child abuse, social disadvantage, bereavement, social isolation, discrimination, and physical injury can cause mental health issues. Symptoms include confused thinking, withdrawal, anger, hallucinations, changes in eating habits, and suicidal thinking. The document recommends seeking treatment from a medical professional if experiencing several symptoms, as mental illnesses are treatable with medication and therapy. It advises calling emergency services if experiencing suicidal thoughts.
This document discusses factors that can lead to bad mental health, symptoms of mental illness, and what to do if experiencing symptoms. It states that child abuse, social disadvantage, bereavement, social isolation, discrimination, and physical injury can cause mental health issues. Symptoms include confused thinking, withdrawal, anger, hallucinations, changes in eating habits, and suicidal thinking. The document recommends seeking treatment from a medical professional if experiencing several symptoms, as mental illnesses are treatable with medication and therapy. It advises calling emergency services if experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Mental illness/disorders, refer to a wide range of mental diseases.
They are usually related to your mind and can affect your daily life routine, starting from eating disorders, anxieties, panic attacks and many more. Bad mental health can be caused by the following factors… >Child Abuse (neglection from your parents) >Social disadvantage (poverty or debt) >Bereavement (losing someone close to you) >Social isolation >Experiencing Social Discrimination (racism) or also known as stigma >Physical injury Symptoms Now that we are fully aware of What can lead to mental illness, now we are worried about the symptoms, Some of the symptoms are as follows. • Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate • Withdrawal from friends and activities • Excessive anger, hostility or violence • Detachment from reality (delusions), paranoia or intense hallucinations • Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people • Major changes in eating habits And one of the BIGGEST red flags are, • Suicidal thinking What do I do if I have a couple of those symptoms? if you are too concerned about your mental health you might actually slowly yet effectively ruin it with stress Usually, mental illnesses (disorders) can be treated with a combination of suppressive medications (for anxiety and panic attacks, which are the most frequent disorders) and psychotherapy (face-to-face therapy), or you can simply seek support from your loved ones (family, friends, soulmate/husband) ---if you have the guts to do so. However, if you start to consider suicide, you should phone 911 or go to https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ , or you should try to have your family, friends, or someone you trust detain you so you don't have the option of suicide, which you should never consider as an option.