Before we begin, we'd like to add a quick warning.
Discretion!!!
This article discusses mental illness, including eating disorders and PTSD.
Mental Illness
It's defined as a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, or mood for a sustained period of time that negatively impacts them.
Anxiety Disorder
We know 18.1% doesn't sound like a
lot, but that's the number of adults in the US who suffer from anxiety
disorders. 40 million, people suffer from symptoms of an anxiety disorder every
year. It's estimated that only 36.9% of them will get help.
Anxiety disorders rarely appear alone
with depression being a common code. These disorders come in a few varieties.
· Generalized
Anxiety Disorder
· Panic
Disorder
· Social
Anxiety Disorder
· Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
So what do all these anxiety disorders
have in common, they're all characterized by nearly uncontrollable worried that
messes, with several aspects of daily life such as sleep, relationships, school, and work.
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So could anyone who's a little
different be diagnosed with a personality disorder? |
The national institute of mental health suggests that 9.1 % of the population has the traits of a personality disorder.
Well, personality disorders can't be cured but thankfully they can be treated. This treatment consists of combinations of medications for the underlying mental health issues, as well as talk therapy.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
If we say ADHD what comes to mind? The
stereotype of a person diagnosed with ADHD is usually a small child. However,
between 7.8 and 11% of children aged 4 to 17 are diagnosed with ADHD, which includes
multiple symptoms, such as inability to concentrate forgetfulness, inability to
sit still, restlessness, and losing things. An individual's symptoms vary
depending on their age, gender, and type of ADHD. The following are:-
· Combined
Type
· Impulsive
Hyperactive Type
· Attentive
Type
· Distractible Type
Most people think medicines are the
only way to control ADHD but many people diagnosed with the disorder find
relief by using a combination of medications, life coaching education, and talk
therapy.
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Did you know that an estimated
6.8 percent of the US Population will develop some form of post-traumatic
stress disorder? |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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What if the mind and body don't
get the memo? |
That's about 19 million people in the US alone. So how does this happen? Everybody gets stressed out by something in their lives. Some people will come across something so stressful that it affects them permanently, for many of them, this stress becomes a trauma. A traumatic event is considered any event that should not have happened. Such as a natural disaster, assault in childhood, neglect, abuse, starvation, and so on. Stress is a completely normal reaction to trauma but what happens when the threat is gone? The stress and trauma stop on their own, for most people when the mind and body understand the individuals are no longer under attack.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
reverses to a prolonged fight or flight.
These echoes can happen in the form of emotional flashbacks, nightmares extreme anxiety, or panic difficulties. People suffering from PTSD can find relief through trauma therapies such as eye movement desensitization reprocessing or traditional talk therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavior therapy.
Depression
Although the occasional low mood is a
normal response to negative situations, depression entails low moods that are
severe and last longer than six weeks. Depression manifests differently in
women than men. Women tend to experience depression as feelings of sadness,
worthlessness, and shame or guilt; men tend to mistake the symptoms of
depression as fatigue, and being easily irritated.
Common treatments for depression include cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, psychodynamic therapy, psycho-education groups, antidepressants, and various brain stimulation therapies.
Bipolar Disorder
An estimated 2.8% of the US Population,
that sought mental health treatment, was diagnosed with some form of bipolar
disorder in 2018. This number may be low as many individuals who suffer from
any mental health disorder do not seek treatment. Bipolar disorder means a lot
more than just really bad mood swings for a couple of reasons. First people
diagnosed with bipolar disorder, cannot completely control these mood swings in
second, these mood swings change from manic feeling, super happy, invincible
doing crazy spontaneous things, grandiosity, and unrealistic, thoughts to extreme
bouts of depression.
Living with bipolar disorder isn't
easy, but people struggling with the disorder can find a variety of
medications and traditional counseling treatments to help them find more
balance.
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Did you know there are almost as many people living with eating disorders as there with bipolar disorder? |
Eating Disorders
Approximately 2.7 percent of
individuals who sought treatment were diagnosed with an eating disorder in
2018. The most common question people ask about eating disorders is what's the
difference between not being happy with your body and having an eating
disorder?
This cycle comes from the person's feelings of extreme distress and discussion about their body. This discussion drives the individual who has the disorder to become super focused on their body weight and shape. Recovery from an eating disorder is totally possible with a combination of talk therapy, residential treatment, and medications to treat the symptoms of any underlying mental health conditions.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD is a
type of anxiety disorder. 2.3 % of individuals will qualify for a diagnosis of OCD
during the course of their lifetime.
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Did you imagine someone who can't stand the thought of germs? |
The common stereotype of an individual
diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD is that someone is obsessed with
cleaning or counting to a comical degree, but that's not the whole picture. The
reality of OCD includes a great deal of anxiety; rigid thinking and feeling isolated
from other individuals. Patient experiences reoccurring thoughts that they
cannot control which are referred to as obsessions. These obsessions can be
things like cleaning or accounting, but also include checking and attacking
feeling as though one will be punished for being a sinner.
Having obsessions is different from being detail-oriented because individuals who suffer from obsessions experience crippling anxiety due to these thoughts. Although, talk therapy will help them manage their symptoms effectively.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
We've been hearing more and more about
autism spectrum disorder in recent years that's because approximately 1.2% of
children will qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in the coming
year. It begins in childhood, but many individuals are not diagnosed until
adolescence or adulthood. ASD is characterized by significantly impaired social
interactions, they may seem eccentric or unemotional to others as they do not
understand normal social cues. Repetitive thoughts or behaviors restrict
interests or eye contact and difficulty communicating with others to the point
they're functioning is greatly impaired.
The most common treatments for ASD include special education, classes, applied behavioral analysis, speech therapy, behavioral management therapy, and medication.
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Did you know that 3 out of 100
people will experience the symptoms of psychosis in their lifetime? |
Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders
Yep, this means one percent of the population suffers from a psychotic disorder.
People usually have their first psychotic break between the ages of 16 and 30
which means approximately a hundred thousand adolescents and adults will
experience their first psychotic break.
This does not mean everyone who
experiences psychosis will always have a psychotic disorder. Medical,
environmental or situational factors such as extreme stress, certain
prescriptions, and illicit drugs induce psychotic disorder. However, the
symptoms last longer than six months. Someone suffering from psychosis has
breaks or disruptions, in reality, visual or tactile hallucinations feelings
of paranoia or persecution, and disordered or jumbled thoughts and speech.
Schizophrenia is the most common
psychotic disorder. Having a psychotic disorder can feel like torture but it doesn't
have too many people who are diagnosed with some type of psychosis are
successfully treated with a combination of specialized therapy and case
management.
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