Mental illness is a serious, common problem in the world. There are more than 200 mental illnesses that exist today. More common ones are depression, anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder. 20% of the worlds children and adolescents develop or already have a mental disorder. A vast majority of them begin before the age of 14.
Though, there's not much we can do for mental illnesses because we cannot stop the chemical imbalance in our brains, we can help those who do have a mental illness. I have had mental illnesses, and still do. I've gone through serious depression, and along the way I took note of a few things. When I'd try to reach for help, they'd just say, it's just a faze. Or it's all in my head, or even I'm just over reacting because I look fine. On the inside I felt like I was dying, literally. I felt so …show more content…
It's a little war going on inside someone's head, fighting to be okay; to be normal. Someone with anxiety can't just go and socialize, they can't just go in front of a class and present something. And just because you can't visually see their anxiety, doesn't mean it's not there. Their mental illness is about as real as you.
My solution to this? Well, we can't do much, can we? 800 000 people commit suicide every year. And that kid that you told to eat less, has anorexia already. They could be apart of that 800 000 people because they're not getting the help they need. And that's what we need to do. Instead of telling people that these mental illnesses aren't serious, and that they're overreacting because you can't physically see the damage it's doing, we get them help. If we can't help them ourselves, we find someone who can help.
Mental illnesses are just as serious as any other disease out there. And maybe it's about time we started doing something about these problems and begin with mental
Though, there's not much we can do for mental illnesses because we cannot stop the chemical imbalance in our brains, we can help those who do have a mental illness. I have had mental illnesses, and still do. I've gone through serious depression, and along the way I took note of a few things. When I'd try to reach for help, they'd just say, it's just a faze. Or it's all in my head, or even I'm just over reacting because I look fine. On the inside I felt like I was dying, literally. I felt so …show more content…
It's a little war going on inside someone's head, fighting to be okay; to be normal. Someone with anxiety can't just go and socialize, they can't just go in front of a class and present something. And just because you can't visually see their anxiety, doesn't mean it's not there. Their mental illness is about as real as you.
My solution to this? Well, we can't do much, can we? 800 000 people commit suicide every year. And that kid that you told to eat less, has anorexia already. They could be apart of that 800 000 people because they're not getting the help they need. And that's what we need to do. Instead of telling people that these mental illnesses aren't serious, and that they're overreacting because you can't physically see the damage it's doing, we get them help. If we can't help them ourselves, we find someone who can help.
Mental illnesses are just as serious as any other disease out there. And maybe it's about time we started doing something about these problems and begin with mental