Ghajni Level 3 Unit 3

Unit 3 focused on mental disorders. The Clinical disorders that I did not know much about were Schizophrenia/ Psychosis, Somatoform and Substance abuse-related. I was really eager to learn about these disorders and expand my knowledge. The disorders that I knew about were Anxiety, Eating, Mood, Sleep, Sexual because I know some people in my life who have these disorders. I have seen what they go through and how they deal with it. When I was younger I had symptoms of anxiety such as extreme worry about little matters, bad headaches and I had difficulty sleeping. As I grew up and entered high school, I formed relationships that really helped me overcome my anxiety. I think support system for someone who is going through anxiety is really beneficial because it really does help you overcome it.
I see these disorders around me all the time for example I saw PTSD in a movie. The main character in the movie Ghajni watched someone he loved die in front of him and that really affected his future. He would reexperience the trauma in his dreams. It was hard for him to interact with others around him. Also he was always angry to the point where he got extremely violent towards other people. …show more content…
I learned that people with DID tend to forget what they do in their different state of being. I also noticed that people who go through trauma at a young age are most likely to have this disorder even though it is very rare. I came accross real life examples where people talk about their experience about DID. The article I read talked about how the person was having nightmares and hallucinations as symptoms of their disorder. They would have suicidal thoughts and they would find little errands like shopping for food traumatizing. After reading this I realized how hard it is to go through something like this in life and now I really want to help people who are going through