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● When people think about mental health, they often picture someone
What is Mental
who is either depressed and can’t function or they picture those who
have to be put into the hospital. Often we think that since we don’t fit
health? into either of these stereotypes of mental health we assume we aren’t
about 18% of the population with the majority of them being people
health issues.
Mental Illnesses
● When it comes to it there are a few factors that can play into someone
dealing with mental illness such as biological factors that deal with brain
along with a family history of mental illness. For illnesses such as bipolar
● Bipolar deals with the first factor where the chemicals in the brain are
unbalanced. For those with depression, brain chemistry can come into
play but often it's life experiences that affect them the most.
being dramatic and making things up or it's all in their head, can be very
Stigmas ●
harmful to those dealing with a mental illness.
isolate themselves and shy away from getting the proper help they need.
● For some this may be a cultural thing such as in some Asian cultures
communities, which distrust the mental health care system, these can all
● As time has progressed the stigmas surrounding mental health has gone
down a little and more people are being open about their struggles.
Taboo Subject
● When it came to treating mental illness there were many ways
that they tried to treat it; starting about seven thousand years
ago where a part of the skull was removed and they believed
Outrage
aware of what was happening when a woman by the
symptoms of depression.
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