Invisible Monsters Of The Mind Research Paper
Invisible Monsters Of The Mind
Imagine being blamed or made fun of for having cancer. That is the same as being blamed for having a mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety. That sounds preposterous, right? Well, it happens everyday. Mental illnesses are conditions that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. 1 in 5 adults experiences a mental health condition every year. Around 54 million people suffer from one or more mental illnesses out of the 200 classified mental illnesses. Anyone can be struggling with a mental illness, and it can also seem different for everyone struggling. They should be treated the same as physical illnesses and not have a stigma built around them and sadly, the issue is that mental health …show more content…
A mental illness can make a person think horrible thoughts and sometimes it can lead to self-harm, or suicide. The Surgeon General of the United States has identified stigma as a significant obstacle to the treatment of mental disorders. Also, the Journal of Mental Health (June 2003) states that 1301 people with SMI reported that their experiences of stigmatization are responsible for their feeling discouraged, hurt, and angry, and for lowering their self-esteem and with that, 70% of respondents indicated that others treated them as less competent after their mental health status was known, and 60% reported being rejected or avoided at times. An example given by Ashley Maria Perrone is how when Kanye West, a famous rap singer, was taken off stage for “absurd behavior”, when it was something serious, and the radio started to make fun of Kanye, as if it was some kind of joke, and how he got put into a 5150 hold by calling him ridiculous and abnormal. They also completely forgot about Kanye’s past and his depression. As excruciating as it is, the media likes to make people going through mental illnesses disparate, like they are not normal people. That shows how one should not judge someone just by what they see. Certainly, it is even possible for one to have multiple mental illnesses. The most two common ones are anxiety and depression. Mental illnesses prevent a person from living their potential, happy life. Robert J. Szczerba believes that:“As with most mental diseases, the causes are often unknown and from this lack of proper understanding, the social callous arises. Mental diseases can have a significant adverse effect on patients, in no small part due to lack of understanding by others. Many may believe the patient is at fault or is in control of their affliction, which can lead to insensitive or uneducated statements
Imagine being blamed or made fun of for having cancer. That is the same as being blamed for having a mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety. That sounds preposterous, right? Well, it happens everyday. Mental illnesses are conditions that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. 1 in 5 adults experiences a mental health condition every year. Around 54 million people suffer from one or more mental illnesses out of the 200 classified mental illnesses. Anyone can be struggling with a mental illness, and it can also seem different for everyone struggling. They should be treated the same as physical illnesses and not have a stigma built around them and sadly, the issue is that mental health …show more content…
A mental illness can make a person think horrible thoughts and sometimes it can lead to self-harm, or suicide. The Surgeon General of the United States has identified stigma as a significant obstacle to the treatment of mental disorders. Also, the Journal of Mental Health (June 2003) states that 1301 people with SMI reported that their experiences of stigmatization are responsible for their feeling discouraged, hurt, and angry, and for lowering their self-esteem and with that, 70% of respondents indicated that others treated them as less competent after their mental health status was known, and 60% reported being rejected or avoided at times. An example given by Ashley Maria Perrone is how when Kanye West, a famous rap singer, was taken off stage for “absurd behavior”, when it was something serious, and the radio started to make fun of Kanye, as if it was some kind of joke, and how he got put into a 5150 hold by calling him ridiculous and abnormal. They also completely forgot about Kanye’s past and his depression. As excruciating as it is, the media likes to make people going through mental illnesses disparate, like they are not normal people. That shows how one should not judge someone just by what they see. Certainly, it is even possible for one to have multiple mental illnesses. The most two common ones are anxiety and depression. Mental illnesses prevent a person from living their potential, happy life. Robert J. Szczerba believes that:“As with most mental diseases, the causes are often unknown and from this lack of proper understanding, the social callous arises. Mental diseases can have a significant adverse effect on patients, in no small part due to lack of understanding by others. Many may believe the patient is at fault or is in control of their affliction, which can lead to insensitive or uneducated statements