Mental Health Taboo Essay

Approximately 1in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness (NAMI). Mental health has always been an issue in the world but it seems like it is coming to the forefront in recent times. In the past, people who had mental diseases were sent away and not thought of because it was a really taboo subject at the time. Nowadays, it is still somewhat a taboo subject but is becoming more widely known as an issue that needs to be addressed. People who have these mental illnesses need to get help and most people are too afraid of how they will be looked at if they say they have a mental illness. This taboo needs to be stopped so people who are suffering can be helped and the best way to stop this taboo is to learn about the subject.
I was first drawn to the topic because of a personal experience with mental illness. Because of this connection I think I could offer an emotional side of the paper which is a big part since it does have an immense emotional aspect to it. One cannot speak about something that is such an emotional subject in an analytical way and get people to understand …show more content…
“Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., the 3rd leading cause of death for people aged 10–24 and the 2nd leading cause of death for people aged 15–24” (NAMI). This shows that mental illness is drastically affecting our community and people need to be educated about it. Writing these papers on it would allow to me delve into the topic and learn as much about it as I would like. It would also give me the opportunity to share the information I learn with others which is just as important, if not more so. Writing these papers will not just help me learn facts about mental health but also help me as a writer, especially when it comes to narrowing down my topics. In general, I believe that exploring this topic will help me grow as a person as well as grow as a