Mental Health – What Is It And How To Help?

Common Mental Health Disorders

The most commonly occurring mental illnesses are anxiety, mood, and schizophrenia disorders.

Early Signs

There is no physical test that can determine whether a person is mentally ill. However, there are a few signs that can signify a mental health disorder:

• Avoid activities that they would usually enjoy.
• Being confused.
• Being unable to complete daily tasks, such as getting to work or cooking a meal.
• Displaying negative emotions.
• Eating too much or too little.
• Experiencing delusions.
• Feeling hopeless.
• Having consistently low energy.
• Having persistent thoughts or memories that reappear regularly.
• Hearing voices.
• Sleeping too much or too little.
• Thinking of causing physical harm to themselves or others.
• Using mood-altering substances, including alcohol and nicotine, more frequently.
• Withdrawing from friends, family, and colleagues.