Mental Health is a serious issue and it is our responsibility to take action for it.
Nothing in this world can torment you more than your own thoughts. Mental health is real, it is all around us but we just can’t see it. Too many people are suffering from Mental Illnesses, they hide behind closed doors making the ones closest to them unaware about the problems they are facing in their everyday lives. It’s difficult to notice when someone is going through a challenging time due to the fake smiles and brave faces. Every week, one in six adults experience a common health disorder such as anxiety or depression. One in five adults even considers taking their own life.
Anxiety
Anxiety can be like a feeling of dread, meaning it can sometimes even be a struggle to do the simplest of things like leaving your bed in the morning, this is because of the recurring feelings of what the day has in store for you that anxiety promotes. There is a constant feeling of being on edge and a persistent sense of worry, this causes difficulty sleeping, concentrating and irritability. In 2013 there were 8.2 million cases of anxiety and in England, women are almost twice as likely to suffer from anxiety than men.
Depression
Depression is a common mental health disorder with symptoms such as a sustained sadness, low self-confidence and self-worth, no feeling of hunger, a discomforting pain in the body etc. These symptoms can vary either being extremely severe or very mild. In 2014 19.7% of people in the UK aged 16 and over showed symptoms of anxiety or depression and again is higher in females
Suicide
Suicide isn’t a mental health problem but it is linked and caused by the stress of disorders like anxiety or depression. In 2017, 5,821 people took their own lives in the UK and then between 2003 and 2013 there were 18,220 people who committed suicide.
- by Abbie Kirwin
- mentalhealth.org.uk
