Every year, an estimated 42.5 million Americans suffer from a mental illness. Some of these mental illnesses are depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc.. Approximately one in five adults or teens experience one of these illnesses. Mental illnesses can be physical, emotional, and psychological. This condition can be caused by a variety of genetic, psychological, biological, and environmental factors within the persons life. Psychological factors that can cause a mental illness is severe distress suffered as a child, such as physical, sexual, and emotional mistreatment. Biological factors that can trigger an illness can be trauma to the brain, resulting to differences in the persons personality, and abuse with alcohol or drugs. You
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There is always a solution to it. Many mental illnesses are treated with medication prescribed by your doctor, and there are some side effects within the medication you take. Some people might even say that the medication doesn't help, but there are still more solutions if it doesn't work. There is also therapy, this is when a person can talk to a psychologist and ask for help or advice in any issues they may be having. Studies show that talking about your issues or feelings to someone can really help the person. Other coping techniques are writing your thoughts and feelings down in a journal, writing to a hotline, exploring nature, and doing random acts of kindness, these can certainly make someone's mood better. There are ways to reduce the risk of a mental disorder, but sometimes they can be genetic which is sometimes a problem to prevent it. You can still take good care of your mental health even if its passed on through a family member or psychological. Getting enough sleep, talking to someone, eat well, and exercising are some of the many good ways to prevent it. Unfortunately, a mental disorder can be a chemical proportion in the brain, so it always can't be fully prevented. Following these steps can help at least than not treating it before you can actually tell if you have some
There is always a solution to it. Many mental illnesses are treated with medication prescribed by your doctor, and there are some side effects within the medication you take. Some people might even say that the medication doesn't help, but there are still more solutions if it doesn't work. There is also therapy, this is when a person can talk to a psychologist and ask for help or advice in any issues they may be having. Studies show that talking about your issues or feelings to someone can really help the person. Other coping techniques are writing your thoughts and feelings down in a journal, writing to a hotline, exploring nature, and doing random acts of kindness, these can certainly make someone's mood better. There are ways to reduce the risk of a mental disorder, but sometimes they can be genetic which is sometimes a problem to prevent it. You can still take good care of your mental health even if its passed on through a family member or psychological. Getting enough sleep, talking to someone, eat well, and exercising are some of the many good ways to prevent it. Unfortunately, a mental disorder can be a chemical proportion in the brain, so it always can't be fully prevented. Following these steps can help at least than not treating it before you can actually tell if you have some