Whether or not you are struggling with mental health, it is important to stay educated about mental illnesses, so you can help others and yourself.
TOP 10 MOST COMMON WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES
1. Feeling Very Sad or Withdrawn For More Than Two Weeks
2. Trying to Harm or End One’s Life, or Making Plans to Do So
3. Severe, Risk-Taking Behaviour That Causes Harm to Oneself or Others
4. Sudden Overwhelming Fear For No Reason
5. Significant Weight Loss or Weight Gain
6. Seeing, Hearing, or Believing Things That Aren’t Real
7. Excessive Use of Drugs or Alcohol
8. Drastic Changes in Mood, Behaviour, Personality, or Sleeping Habits
9. Extreme Difficult Concentrating or Staying Still
10. Intense Worries or Fears That Get in the Way of Daily Activities
Source: National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI)
If You Are or Know Anyone Experiencing Any of These Symptoms, Please Seek Help Right Away.
MENTAL DISORDERS DEFINITIONS
Mental Disorder
A mental disorder is an illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of a person, preventing them from living a happy, healthy, productive life.
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorders are when real or imagined fears are difficult to control. They often come out of nowhere and can last weeks or months.
Conduct Disorders
Conduct Disorders are patterns of behavior in which the rights of others or basic social rules are violated.
Personality Disorder
People who think and behave in ways that make it difficult for them to get along with others. Typically have conflict with those around them -- family, friends, teachers, co-workers.
Tourette’s Disorders
Multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics, expressing themselves many times a day for a least one year.
Eating Disorders
Disturbances in eating patterns which can be due to an obsession with body image or lack of control in one’s life.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
A person who is trapped in patterns of repeated behaviors or thoughts.
Schizophrenia
Mental disorder in which a person loses contact with reality. They have a terrible understanding of the difference between real and imaginary events.
Mood Disorders
Illness associated with an organic cause that involves extreme moods that interfere with everyday living.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A condition that develops AFTER exposure to a terrifying event that caused mental or physical harm.
