According to NAMI staff, one-fifth of adults in the US have a mental illness. Nowadays, mental illness is so common to the point where some organizations, movies, and even literature include mental disorders within their daily work or the plot of their story. For instance, William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth exemplifies the widespread existence of mental illness. The play opens with a battle where Macbeth kills a traitor to the king. On the route home, three witches stop Macbeth and state a prophecy that he is the future king. This prophecy causes Lady Macbeth to devise a plan to kill the current king, Duncan. The killing sets the scene for the whole play and leads to the mental disorders of multiple characters. Most notably,
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Posttraumatic stress disorder, a common anxiety disorder that causes trouble in people’s daily lives, affects about 223.4 million people in the United States alone. Because PTSD is prevalent in today’s society, scientists have extensive knowledge about the disease. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff, “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event…”(Mayo Clinic Staff). The Mayo Staff Clinic's claim perfectly aligns with Lady Macbeth’s situation. For example, the event triggering Lady Macbeth’s PTSD is the murder of Duncan, which is a terrifying event as the responsibility of the death later fell solely upon her and Macbeth. Additionally, according to Mayo Clinic, PTSD symptoms include trouble sleeping, an overwhelming guilt, self destructive behavior, and reliving the event. Lady Macbeth exhibits …show more content…
Nowadays, doctors treat PTSD with a mix of medication and psychotherapy. The medications administered include antidepressants which control the overwhelming guilt symptom. Psychotherapy involves doctors talking to patients to help them understand memories and fears. All in all, mental illness patients, such as Lady Macbeth, now receive the help they need to get better and function normally on a daily basis in modern
Posttraumatic stress disorder, a common anxiety disorder that causes trouble in people’s daily lives, affects about 223.4 million people in the United States alone. Because PTSD is prevalent in today’s society, scientists have extensive knowledge about the disease. According to the Mayo Clinic Staff, “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event…”(Mayo Clinic Staff). The Mayo Staff Clinic's claim perfectly aligns with Lady Macbeth’s situation. For example, the event triggering Lady Macbeth’s PTSD is the murder of Duncan, which is a terrifying event as the responsibility of the death later fell solely upon her and Macbeth. Additionally, according to Mayo Clinic, PTSD symptoms include trouble sleeping, an overwhelming guilt, self destructive behavior, and reliving the event. Lady Macbeth exhibits …show more content…
Nowadays, doctors treat PTSD with a mix of medication and psychotherapy. The medications administered include antidepressants which control the overwhelming guilt symptom. Psychotherapy involves doctors talking to patients to help them understand memories and fears. All in all, mental illness patients, such as Lady Macbeth, now receive the help they need to get better and function normally on a daily basis in modern