Mental Health Disorders
Depression Disorder: often relates to just being simple depressed. It can be more than just feeling unhappy or going through a rough patch. It’s an important mental health condition that needs more understanding and medical care.
Anxiety Disorder: We all have some point in our lives undergo some form of anxiety. Take for instance, talking in front of a large crown can make anyone anxious, but that anxiousness also drive us to prepare and practice. No matter how your feeling of intense fear and distress, it can become huge and prevent us from doing everyday activities, an anxiety disorder may be the cause.
Mood Disorder (bipolar 1 or bipolar 2): is a mental illness that causes shifts in a person’s mood AND energy. People with bipolar experience highs and lows in their moods—known as mania or hypomania with depression.
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder): is disorder in which a person has a hard time recovering after experiencing or seeing a terrifying event. These circumstances may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma that follow by intense emotional and physical reactions.
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder): is a condition in which characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD is frequently diagnosed in young people. According to NAMI (2023), an estimated 8.8% of children aged 4-17 have ADHD. While ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, it does not only affect children. An estimated 4.4% of adults aged 18-44 have ADHD (NAMI, 2023).
Autism Spectrum Disorder: is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD may conduct oneself, communicate, interact, and learn in ways that are inconsistent from most other people. According to CDC (2023) ASD begins before the age of 3 years and can last throughout a person’s life, although symptoms may improve over time.
Sleep Disorder: Sleep disorders can affect your quality life, amount and timing of sleep you’re able to get at night.
Psychosis:
Most people think of psychosis as a break with reality. It is, in a way. Psychosis is a disruptions to a person’s thoughts and perceptions that makes it hard for them to admit what is real and what isn’t. This can often involved with seeing, hearing and believing things that aren’t real or having strange, persistent thoughts, behaviors and emotions.