Ever felt that you are miserable as well as calm and composed simultaneously? You might have faintly recognized, but you are resistant enough to talk about it. The subject “Mental Health” has been such a taboo that no one gives a second thought to it. Everyone possesses the fear of getting judged. Let’s now get a bit deeper into a mental disorder.
So, what do you think about mental disorders or mental illness? The first thing that should be mentioned is that it is not being insane, unbalanced, unstable, or unhinged. A mental disorder is a certain change noticed in the feelings, mood, thought-process, or behavior of a person, which can be temporary, acute, or chronic. As a result of it, one might face difficulty in performing the daily actions or while connecting with friends and family. Mental illness can happen because of numerous reasons - someone might be affected due to some drastic past experiences, unfavorable circumstances leading to a conflict with the loved ones, child abuse, or even for staying isolated. All these might lead to eating and sleeping disorders, depression, phobia, behavioral changes, and many more.
There is a wide range of mental disorders as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). For keeping it simple so that a layman does not feel stupefied knowing about the diverse classifications of mental disorder, some common types have been taken into account here.
Clinical Depression
The first and foremost type to put forward is Clinical Depression, or Depression in simple terms. Depression is a prolonged state of loneliness, hopelessness, or even sadness. It keeps the person in an irritating mood and is usually reluctant to carry out anything. In the case of Major Depressive Disorder and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), a person might get suicidal thoughts as well. It must be diagnosed and treated medically.
Anxiety Disorder
The next is Anxiety Disorder. In this type, one is prone to have fear, anxiety, nervousness, and getting too worried over petty issues. One might feel an increase in heartbeat, excess sweating, panic attack, phobia, restlessness, or even face problems while breathing when suffering from an anxiety disorder. Other than that, a person feels less confident while doing any task, may it be household work. Counselling or therapies can help to have better control over it.
Bipolar Disorder
The third type is Bipolar Disorder, which is characterized by sudden fluctuations in mood (often called mood swings). The person facing this difficulty feels extremely depressed or sad, straight from being tremendously content. This is caused due to decrease in energy and sleep time, low motivation, and feeling discouraged to put the effort into anything. Bipolar Disorder can last for some days or last for the whole lifetime, may also lead to suicidal thoughts. Seeking professional help from a psychologist or psychotherapist or psychiatrist can help.
Psychotic Disorder
Next comes Psychotic Disorder, where the person putting up with has no correspondence with reality. In this case, an individual might face some behavioral, cognitive, and psychological changes such as memory loss, talking incoherently, aggression, delusion, hallucination, nightmare, loneliness, racing thoughts, and many more. Talk therapy or counseling works a lot in this regard.
Dementia
Then we have Dementia - a condition where there is degradation in memory and hampers daily works too. It is generally spotted in aged people, but age has nothing to do with dementia. Forgetfulness, inactiveness, and difficulty while communicating are some problems faced at this stage. Sometimes medications can be done to decrease the intensity of this disorder, but they cannot be wholly cured.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Do you ever overlook details or face trouble while organizing tasks? Then you might be having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). People having this are normally inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive. This can be found among children, adolescents, or adults. Sometimes, a combination of treatments or therapies or counseling sessions can be used to reduce this.
Schizophrenia
The onset of Schizophrenia is a bit serious among the other common types of mental illness. Abnormal thinking, changed behaviour and mood are some of the standard symptoms of Schizophrenia. Some others are hallucinations, jumbled speech, low motivation, and difficulty in focussing as well. Psychotherapy can be done to cure this however it can last for years or be lifelong.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
An irresistible urge to do something along with some unwanted thoughts sums up Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Obsessions leading to some repetitive behaviours, which if not done accordingly causes great discomfort. An example of one such discomfort can be washing hands before touching anything or keeping items in a particular organized way, which is usually seen in people having some mania.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The last one to be referred here is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This happens when a person has undergone something drastic and has left a horror-stricken impact. Remembrance of such events strikes a person emotionally as well as physically. Avoiding to talk about such trauma is the best way to evade it. Nightmares, self-destructing activities, emotional outbursts, and feeling detached are some consequences of it.
Legitimately, almost everyone faces mental disorders. There are some others too, which an individual is supposed to experience and is not included here. But, any kind of mental illness can be treated if you are in touch with a professional. For that, Lifelores will always be open to everyone having any hindrance.
