What do you think it means to have a mental illness?

Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.

How does mental illness make you feel?

Feeling sad or down. Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate. Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt. Extreme mood changes of highs and lows.

Why is it important to think about your mental health?

It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Over the course of your life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected.

What are some mental illnesses you can think of?

This page lists some of the more common mental health issues and mental illnesses.

• Anxiety disorders.
• Behavioural and emotional disorders in children.
• Bipolar affective disorder.
• Depression.
• Dissociation and dissociative disorders.
• Eating disorders.
• Obsessive compulsive disorder.
• Paranoia.

What mental illness causes you to act like a child?

The ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ affects people who do not want or feel unable to grow up, people with the body of an adult but the mind of a child. The syndrome is not currently considered a psychopathology. However, an increasingly larger number of adults are presenting emotionally immature behaviors in Western society.

What are the 5 signs of mental illness?

Long-lasting sadness or irritability

Extremely high and low moods

Excessive fear,worry,or anxiety

Social withdrawal

Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits

What are the early signs of mental illness?

The most general,but also most common early sign of mental illness is,simply,unusual behavior.

Difficulty with school or work functioning such as concentration and memory issues,irrational or illogical discussions or tangents,and any reduced function such as the ability to complete tasks or

Mental illness can also show up in physical form.

What are the common symptoms of mental illness?

Excessive worrying or fear

Feeling excessively sad or low

Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning

Extreme mood changes,including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria

Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger

Avoiding friends and social activities

Difficulties understanding or relating to other people

What are some mental health issues?

Eating Disorders and Body Image. College health experts have estimated that as many as 70 percent of all women on campus have body-image issues significant enough to disrupt their day-to-day

Alcohol and Other Drugs.

Sexual Abuse,Assault,Rape,and Other Trauma.