Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is most commonly seen in war veterans, but it can happen to anyone that has experienced any range of traumatic events. These people have triggers that cause large levels of anxiety and fear when something reminds them of the event. PTSD can be developed by survivors of any age. …
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are not usually thought of as a mental health issue even though they are a very mental thing. Many people don’t believe eating disorders are as bad as they have been in years past, but what has happened is people are better at hiding them now with social media. There are many blogs …
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a very rare condition. There are only less than 200,000 cases per year in the United States. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) states, “almost half the adults in the United States experience at least one depersonalization/derealization episode in their lives”. Only 2% of …
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder is a disorder that many people misunderstand. It most commonly gets confused with Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D.) which I will talk about in another post. People with Bipolar Disorder can seem to have 2 completely different personalities. They usually have extreme mood swings that last for weeks at a time. It can cause …
A Look Into Mental Health Issues 