We live in a world where many people experiences mental distress. Our community includes many people who sees visions, hear voices or have uncommon beliefs. Same like that, there are such people which has overcome their sadness or fear. There are many different reason behind mental illness.
- Some distress are linked to their childhood or past trauma
- Some distress are linked with their current life
- Some people believes it is a medical illness which could be genetically inherited or due to changes in brain's chemicals
- Some says it may be the result of the combination of all the factors or any of them
This approach focuses on what a person wants for their mental wellbeing, physical health, spiritual life and working life. It also includes pursuing personal interests, values and goals. Personal recovery is achievable for everyone. It recognizes that people have the ability to manage distressing experiences and follow their dreams themselves and with the support of others.
A mental health diagnosis should never over shadow a person's true identity made up of their life roles, talents, characteristics and personality. We should try not to make a diagnosis, a person's identity. For example, it is okay to say a person is diagnosed with schizophrenia or diagnosed with bipolar disorder, because they are medical term for such experience, but it is not okay to call someone schizophrenic, or manic depressive or a borderline. Names like this reduces human beings hopes, dreams and strengths to nothing more than a disease.
There are some great people who has achieved great success in their life but has lived with extreme emotional experience such as Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill.
There are some great people who has achieved great success in their life but has lived with extreme emotional experience such as Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill.
Really realistic and relatable.
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