Mental Illnesses: The Causes Of Depression And Ixiety

Mental illnesses are plaguing the world. Because mental illnesses are not seen, society often writes of depression and anxiety as something that is not real. Mental illnesses are complicated and take a while to understand and diagnose. Mental illnesses need to be recognized at a young age in order to be able to treat them. When someone is asked to go out but the person is sick, it is immediately ok and the person will understand. But when a person says they feel down or mentally unfit, they shake their head at them, claiming they just needed an excuse There is such a stigma surrounding mental disorders. People with depression and anxiety often won’t speak out because they are afraid of being judged. People don’t take mental illnesses seriously.

Physical illness are much easier to see, for instance if someone had Chicken Pox, a doctor would probably be able to tell right away. But if someone with depression came in, there are usually no physical sign and it would be much harder for a doctor to tell it was depression. Alison Cuellar, a professor at George Mason University, has said that symptoms of mental disorders are much harder to detect and recognize than physical disorders (Cuellar). Since mental illnesses are causing damage inside the body rather than the outside, it is much harder for doctors to suspect a mental illness. Diagnosing mental disorders requires more in depth tests, this often costs a lot of money. Insurance may cover the costs of diagnosing mental illnesses, but it is not common. In order to diagnosis a mental illnesses, professional help is needed, but as Cuellar pointed out “Health insurance often doesn’t cover the time that health-care providers spend interacting with schools and community service agencies” (Cuellar). It is important that mental illnesses are detected at a young age, but if insurance doesn’t cover what they need, help is less likely to be

It’s easier for someone to tell people that they have a broken leg than to tell people they have depression. There so much people do not know about mental illnesses and there is so much pressure on people with these mental illnesses. Rachel Roberts, a journalist from Independent.co, has said “The lack of understanding of the condition and prejudice towards those who suffer from it remain barriers to effective treatment” (Roberts). People are scared of coming forward because they’re scared of being judged or treated differently. In article written by Opposing Viewpoints in Context, it explained that if the stigma towards mental illnesses continues, no one will want to come forward and receive treatment, they will stay silent and the problem won’t get better (Mental Disorders). The statistics for people suffering with mental illnesses are increasing and will continue to increase because people are not coming forward to get treatment. The problem will only get better once the stigma goes away and people reach out for