What is mental illness/health? Why does it matter? Mental health pretty much refers to anything that affect one's mood, thinking, and behavior. It is very important because it shapes who a person is. If a person is not stable mentally it can really affect their overall health.
After taking the self-quiz about mental health from the CDC website, I learned that poor mental health can increases one's chances of developing cancer, stroke, and heart diseases. I think it is pretty insane that just because someone is not well mentally it can really affect their health, but everything about our bodies ties together. I also learned that suicide is the second leading cause of death among people who are 15-34 years old in the United States. A lot of the times when people are suffering with depression and anxiety and they do not get the proper help that they need because they are really going through it really bad, they commit suicide. I wish that we can always implement the importance of letting people know their resources and who they can reach out when they are going through something so that it does not come down to this.
I have known someone with a mental illness, let's call her Jane. She was very smart, she always made straight A's when she was in school. When she graduated college, she got offered a very good paying job in the city of New York. She suffered severe anxiety that it prevented her from going to work, which ultimately resulted her losing a really good job. She had to come back to her hometown and get help because she was starting to be afraid of doing daily things in life she would not leave her house.
What I have learned about this mental illness just by knowing this person is that anxiety can affect someone severely, and getting the right kind of diagnosis and treatment from it can help a lot. Knowing the first steps of what to do in order to get help is already a big success since it is not always easy for people.
Resources:
Mental illness. (2019, June 8). Retrieved March 1, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968
Quiz - Mental Health - CDC. (2018, January 26). Retrieved March 1, 2020, from https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/quiz/index.htm
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