Mental Illness And Clinical Depression

When people think of someone with a mental illness, they instantly think of that person being different than them. While most mental illnesses can not be seen outside the body, they can affect people greatly. A mental illness is not thought of as an actual physical disease, however; some mental illnesses can be debilitating, and require medication or special treatment. The brain is a very important part of the human body, if it is not functioning properly, how would the rest of the body function?
Major depression is one of many mental illnesses, also referred to as clinical depression. Some of the symptoms are fatigue, significant weight loss or weight gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, impaired concentration or indecisiveness, and restlessness …show more content…
Agoraphobia is similar to claustrophobia, but there are minor differences. Someone with this condition could become homebound, meaning they will never leave their house. When people have a condition like this and they are told that they are making it up, or doing it to seek attention. It only makes it that much worse for them, they are battling a debilitating mental illness and at the same time there are people who are telling them that they are making it up and making them feel bad for something that they can not …show more content…
This is another one of the many mental illnesses that thousands of people suffer from. There are two types of bipolar disorders, there is bipolar i disorder, and bipolar ii disorder. Bipolar one disorder is the more severe of the two, it is manic episodes that can last up to seven days, and sometimes require immediate hospital care. Many times with this type of bipolar disorder a person can have a depressive episode that can last for up to two weeks. Many times the manic episodes and depressive episodes can happen at the same time, which can cause a lot of damage to an individual's mental health. Bipolar i disorder is a pattern of depressive episodes, which can last anywhere from a few weeks to months. Someone with bipolar disorder can have “highs” and “lows,” some of the highs are reckless behavior, hallucinations, aggressive behavior, and racing speech or thoughts. Some of the lows are, prolonged sadness or crying spells, unexplained aches and pains, loss of energy, and recurring thoughts of death or suicide. It mainly affects older people, and it is not curable, however treatment may help. Both of the bipolar disorders can last for years or be lifelong. With the symptoms and hospital requirement one could see that this is a very serious disorder that should be treated as any other illness would. Someone with bipolar disorder could suffer daily. It is very difficult for someone with this