Mental Illnesses According to Maria Bamford, "People get really irritated by mental illnesses." There are many people that either have or know someone with a mental illness. Some mental illnesses are very difficult to live with. Others are easier to deal with. It all depends on the type of mental illness the person has. Mental illness is more prevalent than people realize. The five most common mental illnesses are depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, dementia, and bipolar disorder. Depression is the most commonly found mental illness, and it can be very serious. Everyone gets sad at some point in their life. Depression is not one of those short time sadness things. It is actually more complicated. It is a mental illness that interferes with
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Anxiety is a normal emotion that we experience. It just may be more extreme with different people. Anxiety is the feeling of being anxious or nervous when doing something you normally do not do every day. Things that trigger anxiety can be either small or big. For example, many people get anxiety from reading speeches in front of their classmates. Others get anxiety right before taking a test or quiz. Those are just some reasons people get anxiety. Some times anxiety can interfere with someones ability to live a normal life. For example, people can have major anxiety and be afraid of going outside. This shows how having anxiety can be a very stressful mental …show more content…
Bipolar disorder is a disorder that affects the brain. It is not always as simple as most people think. "They are different from normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time" ("Bipolar Disorder"). This shows how having bipolar disorder can be different than what normal experience. In fact, this disorder shifts the brain and makes people with the disorder have very mild mood swings that can be very uncontrollable. Bipolar disorder disables ones ability to do daily tasks. It also can result in broken friend ships and other types of relationships. One who has a bipolar disorder can also lead to hurting others and themselves. This shows how Bipolar disorder can be a very complicated mental illness to live
Anxiety is a normal emotion that we experience. It just may be more extreme with different people. Anxiety is the feeling of being anxious or nervous when doing something you normally do not do every day. Things that trigger anxiety can be either small or big. For example, many people get anxiety from reading speeches in front of their classmates. Others get anxiety right before taking a test or quiz. Those are just some reasons people get anxiety. Some times anxiety can interfere with someones ability to live a normal life. For example, people can have major anxiety and be afraid of going outside. This shows how having anxiety can be a very stressful mental …show more content…
Bipolar disorder is a disorder that affects the brain. It is not always as simple as most people think. "They are different from normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time" ("Bipolar Disorder"). This shows how having bipolar disorder can be different than what normal experience. In fact, this disorder shifts the brain and makes people with the disorder have very mild mood swings that can be very uncontrollable. Bipolar disorder disables ones ability to do daily tasks. It also can result in broken friend ships and other types of relationships. One who has a bipolar disorder can also lead to hurting others and themselves. This shows how Bipolar disorder can be a very complicated mental illness to live