– Shruti Shaw
24 June, 2022
The constant battle to fall down, fall apart, and then pull yourself back up, collect all the pieces, and pretend like everything is fine and go on with life everyday when it’s actually eating your insides up is beyond ugly. You get stepped on, deal with some trauma, get loved when it’s convenient for them, get led on and then left cause you are not needed anymore, taken for granted, suffer through abusive family environment, get betrayed, get sexually abused and the list goes on about the things that mess us up. All these lead to long-term mental disorders that people go through, are uneducated/unaware of, and need to be diagnosed, and treated as soon as possible.
Representing below some of the major (common) kinds of disorders:
- PTSD
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PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental health condition that is triggered by any terrifying event, either experiencing it or witnessing it.
SYMPTOMS:
i. Flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.
ii. Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic events.
iii. Frequent changes in mood and thinking.
iv. Feeling detached or estranged from other people.
v. feelings of fear and panic.
- GAD
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GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) is a mental condition marked by excessive, exaggerated anxiety, and worry about everyday life events for no obvious reason. People with this disorder tend to always expect disaster, and cannot stop worrying about health, money, work, etc. or what kind of mess is going on in their life.
SYMPTOMS:
i. Feeling restless, wound-up, or on edge.
ii. Having difficulty concentrating.
iii. Being easily fatigued (even mentally and emotionally).
iv. Difficulty controlling feelings of worry.
v. Having unexplained pains.
vi. Being irritable.
vii. Sleeping issues, i,e, either sleeping too much or not sleeping at all.
- Chronic Depression
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The trademarks of chronic depression entail periods of sadness lasting for more than two weeks, and for some individuals, as long as two years or more. People suffering from this disorder experience more frequent and severe symptoms than those with situational depression.
SYMPTOMS:
i. Constant feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness, or hopelessness.
ii. Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration even over small matters.
iii. Sleep disturbances, i.e. either insomnia or sleeping too much.
iv. Emotionally, mentally, and physically drained out, so even small tasks take extra effort, ex, effort in taking bath, washing dishes, etc.
v. anxiety, agitation, and restlessness.
vi. Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions, and remembering things.
vii. Frequent or recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide.
Viii. Unexplained physical problems.
ix. Reduced appetite and weight loss or vice versa.
x. Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or self-blame.
xi. Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements.
- Panic Disorder
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Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder when you regularly have sudden attacks of panic or fear. It is a natural response to stressful or dangerous situations.
SYMPTOMS:
i. Sense of impending doom or danger.
ii. Fear or loss of control or death.
iii. Rapid, pounding heart rate.
iv. Sweating, trembling, or shaking.
v. Shortness of breath or tightness in your throat.
vi. Chills or hot flashes.
- Phobias
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A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes an individual to experience extreme, irrational fear about a situation, living creature, place, or object. There are a lot of categories under this, ex, acrophobia: fear of heights, cynophobia: fear of dogs, claustrophobia: fear of flying, and the list goes on.
SYMPTOMS:
i. Dry mouth.
ii. Shortness of breath.
iii. Chest pain or tightness.
iv. Trembling or shaking.
v. Upset stomach.
vi. Pounding or racing of heart.
vii. Rapid speech or inability to speak.
The above 5 disorders are the most common disorders people go through. There are other severe and extreme types of it. The fact that most of the people are not aware of these is scary to the core. People need to get diagnosed and find a treatment i.e. consult any therapist for it as soon as they understand the concept of what is actually wrong with their situation. To end with, awareness about mental health conditions need to be spread in every corner of the world for a life worth living, and to bring people out from their darkness.
Some of the therapists’ contacts that I suggest are as follows:
- 9372048501
- 9920241248
- 8369799513
- 10AM-8PM, 40-45 minutes.
- Icallhelpline.org
[Note: for those who have financial issues can also contact the above numbers].
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