Question

write personal reflection of more than 750 words about your own experience with madness or mental illness (or that of someone you've observed or a public figure). What labels or diagnoses did or could apply and why? How were you and those around you affected? What kind of therapy or healing approach was or should have been provided?

Answer 1

Personally I did not encounter such case so I am describing it generally.  Mental illness, also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.A mental illness can make you miserable and can cause problems in your daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy)

Each illness has its own symptoms, but common signs of mental illness in adults and adolescents can include the following: Excessive worrying or fear. Feeling excessively sad or low. ... Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria.

Psychological factors that may contribute to mental illness include:

• Severe psychological trauma suffered as a child, such as emotional, physical, or sexual abuse.
• An important early loss, such as the loss of a parent.
• Neglect.
• Poor ability to relate to others.

Five Warning Signs of Mental Illness

• Long-lasting sadness or irritability.
• Extremely high and low moods.
• Excessive fear, worry, or anxiety.
• Social withdrawal.
• Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits.

Some of the main groups of mental disorders are:

• mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder)
• anxiety disorders.
• personality disorders.
• psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia)
• eating disorders.
• trauma-related disorders (such as post-traumatic stress disorder)
• substance abuse disorders.

How do you deal with a mentally unstable person

1. Be informed
2. Develop a helpful approach towards the person suffering.
3. Say what you think positively.
4. Encourage the person suffering to seek professional help when necessary
5. Express your feelings.
6. Take care of yourself.
7. Solve one problem at a time.
8. Respect your limits and seek help when necessary.

Coping With What You Can't Control

1. Feel what you're feeling. Give yourself the space and permission to feel whatever emotions arise. ...
2. Take deep breaths. ...
3. Don't fixate on reasons. ...
4. Create a jar of gratitude. ...
5. Move your body. ...
6. Turn to trustworthy people. ...
7. Remind yourself it's not permanent.

Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.

What are three methods that are used to treat mental disorders?

• Cognitive behavioral therapy.
• Psychoanalysis.
• Gestalt therapy.
• Interpersonal psychotherapy.
• EMDR.
• Behavior therapy.

Different approaches to psychotherapy

• Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapies. This approach focuses on changing problematic behaviors, feelings, and thoughts by discovering their unconscious meanings and motivations. ...
• Behavior therapy. ...
• Cognitive therapy. ...
• Humanistic therapy. ...
• Integrative or holistic therapy.`