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Is mental illness real Growing up I would feel sadness that would always linger, I would tell my parents how I felt and my mom would reply† It’s all in your head, you’re okay.† I then just brushed off this feeling for many years, thinking it’s not a big deal. Did you know approximately 1 out of 5 adults is affected by a mental illness? According to Szasz, â€Å"Mental health exist and like other illnesses.† Many people suffer from some sort of mental illness such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. To some, it is crippling, to others they can still function through the day. There are some options to choose if you ever want to get help such as medication or talk therapy.   Sometimes people don’t get the help they need because they don’t accept that they are living with a mental illness or they can’t afford it. There are many reasons why people don’t seek the help and treatment they need. Not only is it affecting a dults but children too. Less than 20% of children don’t get the treatment they need and about 50% of mental illness begins by the age of 14 years old. Mental illness has no preference, you can be any race, age, social class or religion. Growing up I would feel sadness that would always linger, I would tell my parents how I felt and my mom would reply† It’s all in your head, you’re okay.† I then just brushed off this feeling for many years, thinking it’s not a big deal. Did you know approximately 1 out of 5 adults are affected by a mental illness? According to Szasz â€Å"Mental health exist and like other illnesses.† Many people suffer from some sort of mental illness such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. To some it is crippling, to others they can still function through the day. There are some options to choose if you ever want to get help such as medication or talk therapy.   Sometimes people don’t get the help they need because they don’t accept that they are living with a mental illness or they can’t afford it. There are many reasons why people don’t seek the help and treatment they need. Not only is it affecting adu lts but children too. Less than 20% of children don’t get the treatment they need and about 50% of mental illness begins by the age of 14 years old. Mental illness has no preference, you can be any race, age, social class or religion. As stated by Feldman in the article Is mental illness real?   mental illness is real and we need to understand it in a more complex way, because having a mental illness isn’t like having a virus because with a virus you get symptoms. Rather than when you are being diagnosed by a psychotherapist there are certain guidelines you need to meet before you are diagnosed. Even after you’ve been diagnosed it won’t explain why you feel a certain way because you have other factors to take in consideration such as genetic or environmental factors. For example, past trauma such as being abused when you were a child. Taking a closer look at your family history to see if   maybe someone in your family has a mental illness. Even by your location, where you live can contribute to your mental health. By coming to terms with these factors you are a step closer to getting the treatment you need or not if you choose not to seek any help. According to Dr. Cornwall in I don’t believe in mental illness, do you?   He states that â€Å"I don’t believe in mental illness. I believe we are sovereign souls that should not be imprisoned or be given forced treatments or offered any treatments that do us any harm when we are suffering human emotional suffering or madness.†   He feels that people have many experiences of human emotional suffering that he considers it â€Å"madness.†Ã‚   Cornwall believes that forced medication, restraints and medication for children and adults are violating human rights.   Instead of taking medication to numb our emotions, we should just show love, compassion and respect. Because that is the way our body is telling us that you’re okay. â€Å"Does mental illness have a physical, material cause, in the same way as cancer or a broken leg? Can it be tested for, diagnosed and treated with the same certainty as a physical disease? Whatever the answer to that question, it should cast no doubts or aspersions on the very real suffering of people with mental health problems† (Watts) Many people still believe that it’s just a phase or your just making excuses and that you’ll get over it but that isn’t always true sometimes doing nothing can make it worse.   People also assume that if you have a mental illness that you are crazy. For example, there’s always that cat lady with a billion cats that talks to herself. That right there is an example of someone with a mental illness, we all would immediately refer her as â€Å"crazy† but she’s just mentally ill. It is a medical condition and it affects your brain and it is treatable. There is a lot of stigma about mental illness in today’s society. By not taking care of our mental health it can affect us later on in the future such as, it can lead to suicide. Suicide is the tenth leading causes of deaths in the United States. More than 41,000 American lives are lost each year. Men are also three times more likely than women to take their lives. Many people believe that if you have a mental illness that you are weak and that you’re just lazy. Another reason, would be people think just because you are mentally ill that you can’t hold down a job. People who suffer a mental illness are actually more productive. Another factor is people with a mental illness are violent which is also a myth, they are no more violent than we are. Acknowledging your mental illness is important and it is a step to help you get the help you need. We need to be more aware of mental illnesses, educate others about it or talk about it more. Many people might be ashamed to speak about it but by speaking up about it breaks the social norms. Many people feel this way and its okay, because it isn’t easy but you have to remember that you are not alone. There is help if you seek for it but if you don’t you won’t feel any better you have to make an effort to want to change. By sharing your story of struggling with a mental illness it can be helpful to other people who are going through the same thing. We also need to learn the warning signs for someone with mental health problems such as abusing drugs, feelings hopeless, mood swings and thoughts of harming themselves. By learning this problem that affects more than 44 million people we are bringing awareness to it. So next time if you are feeling a little sad or even suicidal talk to someone you might never know they could be going or has gone through the same thing you’re going through. As stated by Feldman in the article Is mental illness real?   mental illness is real and we need to understand it in a more complex way because having a mental illness isn’t like having a virus because with a virus you get symptoms. Rather than when you are being diagnosed by a psychotherapist there are certain guidelines you need to meet before you are diagnosed. Even after you’ve been diagnosed it won’t explain why you feel a certain way because you have other factors to take in consideration such as genetic or environmental factors. For example, past trauma such as being abused when you were a child. Taking a closer look at your family history to see if maybe someone in your family has a mental illness. Even by your location, where you live can contribute to your mental health. By coming to terms with these factors you are a step closer to getting the treatment you need or not if you choose not to seek any help. According to Dr. Cornwall in I don’t believe in mental illness, do you?   He states that â€Å"I don’t believe in mental illness. I believe we are sovereign souls that should not be imprisoned or be given forced treatments or offered any treatments that do us any harm when we are suffering human emotional suffering or madness.†   He feels that people have many experiences of human emotional suffering that he considers it â€Å"madness.†Ã‚   Cornwall believes that forced medication, restraints and medication for children and adults are violating human rights.   Instead of taking medication to numb our emotions, we should just show love, compassion, and respect. Because that is the way our body is telling us that you’re okay. â€Å"Does mental illness have a physical, material cause, in the same way as cancer or a broken leg? Can it be tested for, diagnosed and treated with the same certainty as a physical disease? Whatever the answer to that question, it should cast no doubts or aspersions on the very real suffering of people with mental health problems† (Watts) Many people still believe that it’s just a phase or your just making excuses and that you’ll get over it but that isn’t always true sometimes doing nothing can make it worse.   People also assume that if you have a mental illness that you are crazy. For example, there’s always that cat lady with a billion cats that talks to herself. That right there is an example of someone with a mental illness, we all would immediately refer her as â€Å"crazy† but she’s just mentally ill. It is a medical condition and it affects your brain and it is treatable. There is a lot of stigma about mental illness in today’s society. By not taking care of our mental health it can affect us later on in the future such as, it can lead to suicide. Suicide is the tenth leading causes of deaths in the United States. More than 41,000 American lives are lost each year. Men are also three times more likely than women to take their lives. Many people believe that if you have a mental illness that you are weak and that you’re just lazy. Another reason, would be people think just because you are mentally ill that you can’t hold down a job. People who suffer a mental illness are actually more productive. Another factor is people with a mental illness are violent which is also a myth, they are no more violent than we are. Acknowledging your mental illness is important and it is a step to help you get the help you need. We need to be more aware of mental illnesses, educate others about it or talk about it more. Many people might be ashamed to speak about it but by speaking up about it breaks the social norms. Many people feel this way and its okay because it isn’t easy but you have to remember that you are not alone. There is help if you seek for it but if you don’t you won’t feel any better you have to make an effort to want to change. By sharing your story of struggling with a mental illness it can be helpful to other people who are going through the same thing. We also need to learn the warning signs for someone with mental health problems such as abusing drugs, feelings hopeless, mood swings and thoughts of harming themselves. By learning this problem that affects more than 44 million people we are bringing awareness to it. So next time if you are feeling a little sad or even s uicidal talk to someone you might never know they could be going or has gone through the same thing you’re going through. Cornwall, I don’t believe in mental illness, do you?   https://www.madinamerica.com/2012/03/i-dont-believe-in-mental-illness-do-you/ Szasz, The myth of mental illness (1960)   Ã‚  https://numerov.com/dspace/es/io29r3y9c.pdf Mental health myths and facts   https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-facts Is mental illness real? You asked google- here’s the answer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/12/is-mental-illness-real-google-answer