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On mental illness, there is much that we do
not know. There are the more severe kinds that require you to be in hospital
taking jabs of all sorts of medicine and then there are the daily occurrences
that hardly have us thinking twice that we could be suffering from mental
disorders and/or illnesses. That tiny tantrum you threw this morning for
absolutely no reason or that massive mood swing you had because your sugar dish
ran out…or how about that bout of cursing you did because you sent the baby of
all typos on that text to your boss…or how you just loooooove ‘comfort food’;
that could be a sign of a mental
disorder, a startup symptom so to speak; the irony that is life, right?
There’s more than the average range of mental
disorders that are mostly known to us. These include the likes of anxiety
disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, impulse
control and addiction disorders, personality disorders, OCD, PTSD, adjustment
disorders, dissociative disorders, factitious disorders, sexual and gender
disorders, somatic symptom disorders, tic disorders, dementia or what is now
commonly known as Alzheimer’s Disease just to name a few, most of which you
thought were normal occurrences that one could attribute to weather changes ,
changes in diet, sleep patterns, bodily functions etc, right? WRONG!
So journey with us for the rest of the week
as we give you insight on exactly what all the above mentioned could be. And
learn why you mustn’t take any for granted because, I hate to be the bearer of
bad news but even Alzheimer’s starts with very mild or negligible symptoms that
we deem normal.
It is also very important that we familiarize
ourselves with these disorders not only for ourselves but even for those around
us and the people we love. I have read heartbreaking stories of people who have
had to take care of their loved ones that have unfortunately fallen victim of
mental illness that could have well been avoided.
Not only for purposes of prevention but also
so as to understand victims of those really-hard-to-manage diseases in a bid to
build tolerance and courage to face.
I’m no doctor, but I know how to gather
information, how to manage it and share it. Trust me, you’re better off knowing
than not. Besides, information IS power, right?
Welcome aboard!
