Imagine a girl that suffered from depression and anxiety. She ended up running away and getting into drugs and alcohol after she had asked for help but was turned away. Things like this are the reason that mental health needs to be talked about. Mental health needs to be discussed.
“The term mental health usually implies the capacity to love and relate to others, the ability to work productively, and the willingness to behave in a way that brings personal satisfaction without encroaching upon the rights of others” (Mental Health). We need to take a stand because too many people are in a bad state of mental health and not getting the help they need. So many people suffer or have suffered from a mental illness. “Nationally,
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“Schizophrenia is a severe mental disease characterized by unpredictable disturbances in thinking” (Thompson). Many mental illnesses, diseases, and disorders are very severe. Mental illnesses are a lot more common than people think and affect a lot more people than people normally realize. “Schizophrenia is one of the most common mental disorders. It afflicts about 1 percent of the world’s population” (Thompson). Just Schizophrenia alone affects 1% of the world 's population, just imagine how many people worldwide are affected by one or more mental illnesses. We need to talk about mental health and help people get better because so much of the world is affected by one. The effects of some mental illnesses can be very serious, not only for the people with the mental illness, but for the people that interact with them. “People with schizophrenia often suffer disturbances in mood behavior. Some patients seem to feel no emotions, but others may display inappropriate emotions…” (Thompson). When someone is around a person with schizophrenia they may feel uncomfortable with the display of inappropriate emotions, and also for the lack thereof. We need to discuss mental illnesses so people understand why someone who is afflicted with a mental illness acts the way they …show more content…
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