In the story, The Glass Castle written by Jeanette Walls, there is a theme of mental illness within the family, especially with the mother. Mental illnesses can be caused by many different things. In The Glass Castle, Jeanette says, “Life 's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are”. This is an example of how mental illness might be able to change someone, but people need to embrace who they are and not let other people make assumptions about how people act because life 's too short and needs to be enjoyed. The human body cannot control specific things that go on in your brain that make people feel mentally sick. Mental illness is defined as a disorder that affects your mood, thinking,
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Even though there are many different types of illnesses, each person reacts to the symptoms of each illness differently. According to a study done by the National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI), “1 in 5 adults experience a mental illness every year. 1 in 20 adults have a severe disorder.” Mental Illness is not something that is easy to deal with. When there are so many people affected with this, there is sure to be an encounter with someone in life that has had to fight the challenges of mental illness. One of the most severe mental illnesses is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …show more content…
This is caused by the “complex disorder of brain development” (What is Autism). The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that there is a 1 and 68 chance that a child is diagnosed with autism. Also stated by the CDC boys are about one fourth as likely to have autism than girls are. There are ways to prevent autism and be able to control it, however if someone is diagnosed with autism there is no cure for this mental disease. People can take pills as the mother expecting a child if their is a history of autism in the family. There is further research that is going into autism to see if it has something to due with the immune system, however that will cost a lot of money and require many resources. Autism affects every patient differently and there is no one way to tell weather it a minor case or a severe case. Schizophrenia is also another terrible mental disease that is very impactful to a person 's life that is hard to
Even though there are many different types of illnesses, each person reacts to the symptoms of each illness differently. According to a study done by the National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI), “1 in 5 adults experience a mental illness every year. 1 in 20 adults have a severe disorder.” Mental Illness is not something that is easy to deal with. When there are so many people affected with this, there is sure to be an encounter with someone in life that has had to fight the challenges of mental illness. One of the most severe mental illnesses is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …show more content…
This is caused by the “complex disorder of brain development” (What is Autism). The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that there is a 1 and 68 chance that a child is diagnosed with autism. Also stated by the CDC boys are about one fourth as likely to have autism than girls are. There are ways to prevent autism and be able to control it, however if someone is diagnosed with autism there is no cure for this mental disease. People can take pills as the mother expecting a child if their is a history of autism in the family. There is further research that is going into autism to see if it has something to due with the immune system, however that will cost a lot of money and require many resources. Autism affects every patient differently and there is no one way to tell weather it a minor case or a severe case. Schizophrenia is also another terrible mental disease that is very impactful to a person 's life that is hard to