Mental Health Persuasive Essay

I do believe that mental health is not taken as seriously as it should. This certain “illness” has very serious components that should not be taken lightly, yet handled with utmost care. The types of influential consequences that mental illness has can vary depending on the person, the illness itself, peer pressure, family influences, background, and so on and so forth. These days, it is more common for teens and young adults to develop depression and/or anxiety. And because the majority of these developments are teenagers, it is often seen as if they are simply “going through a phase” and will eventually “grow out of it”. Reasoning such as this is on of the many reasons as to why people believe that mental illness is not taken seriously

Reasons that this may be are, they feel like they don’t need it, or that the treatment won;t be of any help at all. These are some of the more “common” reasons why people don’t seek the help that they need. Unwillingness to reach out for help raises the chances and likeliness of their illness worsening, which may also increase the chance of self harm and suicide attempts. According to Andy Kiersz article on Business Insider, Lithuania has the highest suicide rate opposed to other countries, with South Korea following close behind. Lithuania having approximately 28.6 deaths by suicide every 100,000 people, and South Korea having approximately 26.3 deaths by suicide every 100,000 people. Furthermore, studies have shown that suicides are most prominent in Asia and Eastern Europe. In comparison to Lithuania and South Korea, the United States suicide rates are approximately 10.3 every 100,000

Greek physician and Philosopher, Hippocrates, discovered that there were illnesses that originated from “natural occurrences in the body”. He medically studied the pathology of the brain to find what those “natural occurrences” are. (Stanley HTMI). These studies led Hippocrates to believe that “mental illness stemmed from ‘imbalances’ in the body”. (Stanley HTMI) Now, the occurring of mental illness doesn’t necessarily always have to be due to “chemical imbalances in ones body”, other factors come into play such as; genetics, substance abuse, poor nutrition, brain defects, etc. (WebMD, Causes of Mental Illness) Referring to WebMD’s Causes of Mental Illness, the ‘exact’ cause of mental illness is unknown, however, through extensive research, it is clear that mental illness is caused by “a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.” Said factors become fairly obvious once you know who exactly the person struggling with mental illness is. Their life as a young adult may just be one of the main factors to understanding why someone has a certain