Mentally Ill Left on the Streets I am five. I lay here awake for hours. A fire truck had passed my room earlier tonight. My body shakes as I worry about what would happen if my house were to burned down. How would I escape my room? What about my dog, Belle? Would I bring my stuff animals? Would I have to jump out of the window? These thoughts consume me and they become the only thing I focus on. I am eleven. I worry less about things such as sirens but other things continue to take control of my mind. I would continue to get caught on the small things. The same thing happens when a thunder storm rumbles outside my house. Everything seems bigger and scarier than they really are. I fear things that are out of my control. I am fourteen. The
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Each individual's interpersonal difficulties differ from one another (Green). Some common struggles among those who suffer from schizophrenia include lack of ability to solve social problems, inappropriate or lack of emotion, excessive, uncontrolled muscle movements, and verbal memory issues. The largest issue those with schizophrenia and those with depression suffer from in the inability to interact within social situations (Tracy). With the inability to differentiate reality from hallucinations, many people with schizophrenia remove themselves from social groups. All of these issues make maintaining a job and working with people extremely challenging. In most situations, with proper medication and therapy, a person with a mental illness can live a life of one who does not suffer any mental illness (Gluck). Medication takes a long to obtain and the process requires different medications and different doses (Cosgrove). During trial periods the patient may feel foggy or may be unable to complete simple tasks. There are many job rights from the mentally ill but living with a mental illness is very personal. This makes it hard for people to get the accommodations their employers are suppose to provide. Working with people while living with an untreated mental illness is a huge challenge. As a result many will struggle with keeping a job or maintaining a stable housing situation. Without proper housing or a job, recovering from a mental illness is nearly
Each individual's interpersonal difficulties differ from one another (Green). Some common struggles among those who suffer from schizophrenia include lack of ability to solve social problems, inappropriate or lack of emotion, excessive, uncontrolled muscle movements, and verbal memory issues. The largest issue those with schizophrenia and those with depression suffer from in the inability to interact within social situations (Tracy). With the inability to differentiate reality from hallucinations, many people with schizophrenia remove themselves from social groups. All of these issues make maintaining a job and working with people extremely challenging. In most situations, with proper medication and therapy, a person with a mental illness can live a life of one who does not suffer any mental illness (Gluck). Medication takes a long to obtain and the process requires different medications and different doses (Cosgrove). During trial periods the patient may feel foggy or may be unable to complete simple tasks. There are many job rights from the mentally ill but living with a mental illness is very personal. This makes it hard for people to get the accommodations their employers are suppose to provide. Working with people while living with an untreated mental illness is a huge challenge. As a result many will struggle with keeping a job or maintaining a stable housing situation. Without proper housing or a job, recovering from a mental illness is nearly