How Does Mental Illness Affect Society
To this day there is still a huge misunderstanding of mental illnesses and how individuals experiencing symptoms are affected. Specifically with the up and downs of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and many individuals associate the disorders with certain aspects only due to mainstream media. These mental illnesses manifest themselves vastly different in each individual with the given disorder. Society needs to work on better understanding the true symptoms of an individual with these mental illnesses. As time progresses, mental illness has become more mainstream and as such should be better understood by the public.
Imagination gone wild along with a sense of craziness and lack of order is what is often thought of when society pictures individual …show more content…
How members of society with schizophrenia function are similar to one another, often hearing voices and having a hard time functioning in society positively. Often times the drastic actions that individuals with schizophrenia display is what society thinks about mental illness as a whole (Tsuang, Faraone, Glatt 1). While this is a common example of what people can expect as signs of mental illness, labeling someone based on how members grouped with them act is not healthy in society. As a whole if individuals were based solely on their own actions a better understanding of mental illness would be displayed to the public. While it is on society as a whole to better understand someone with mental illness, it is also on the affected individual to seek help when necessary. In cases where an individual is displaying signs of the disorder, it is ideal to have a support system in place (Tsuang, Faraone, Glatt 119). Despite this notion it is not always possible for a support system to already be put in place if someone is experiencing symptoms for the first time. This is a time where having understanding people in the world could help those who need help to get it. While this is true of people with schizophrenia, it is also applicable to anyone with a mental illness. The bottom line is that society is not yet at a place where all members with mental illness feel respected as members of
Imagination gone wild along with a sense of craziness and lack of order is what is often thought of when society pictures individual …show more content…
How members of society with schizophrenia function are similar to one another, often hearing voices and having a hard time functioning in society positively. Often times the drastic actions that individuals with schizophrenia display is what society thinks about mental illness as a whole (Tsuang, Faraone, Glatt 1). While this is a common example of what people can expect as signs of mental illness, labeling someone based on how members grouped with them act is not healthy in society. As a whole if individuals were based solely on their own actions a better understanding of mental illness would be displayed to the public. While it is on society as a whole to better understand someone with mental illness, it is also on the affected individual to seek help when necessary. In cases where an individual is displaying signs of the disorder, it is ideal to have a support system in place (Tsuang, Faraone, Glatt 119). Despite this notion it is not always possible for a support system to already be put in place if someone is experiencing symptoms for the first time. This is a time where having understanding people in the world could help those who need help to get it. While this is true of people with schizophrenia, it is also applicable to anyone with a mental illness. The bottom line is that society is not yet at a place where all members with mental illness feel respected as members of