5 Signs You’re Battling Mental Illness
Mental illness can be harder to identify than physical illness. It’s possible to sink deeper into unhealthy habits and ways of thinking that are harmful to your mental health, …without even realizing it. Learning about the signs that you may be struggling with your mental health may help you want to seek out professional help sooner and find healthy ways to feel happier and healthier. So, here are a few signs you’re battling mental illness.
DISCLAIMER: This video is for informative purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. Please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional if you are struggling.
We also made a video on the signs you’re struggling with your mental health: https://youtu.be/fd_gBAIU46I
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Script Editor: Michal Mitchell
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If you are feeling depressed or contemplating suicide please remember that you are not alone.
Suicide Hotlines:
America: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Canada: 1-866-531-2600
Australia: 13 11 14
United Kingdom: +44 (0) 8457 90 90 90
Beijing: 0800-810-1117
Hong Kong: +852 28 960 000
Japan/Tokyo: 81 (0) 3 5286 9090
Brazil: 55 11 31514109 or (91) 3223-0074
Mexico: 9453777
Malaysia: 03-76272929
Germany: 0800 111 0 111
Russia: (495) 625 3101
India: 91-22-27546669
Iran: 1480
South Africa: 0800 12 13 14
This is only a short list of a few countries, however there is always somebody to reach out to.
References:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2013.
Frysh, P. (n.d.). Signs of mental illness. WebMD. Retrieved from www.webmd.com/mental-health/signs-mental-illness
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2019, June 8). Mental illness. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968
Morin, A. (2021, February 17). How different mental illnesses are diagnosed and treated. Verywell Mind. Retrieved from www.verywellmind.com/definition-of-mental-illness-4587855
Parekh, R. (n.d.). Warning signs of mental illness. Psychiatry.org – Warning Signs of Mental Illness. Retrieved from psychiatry.org/patients-families/warning-signs-of-mental-illness
Riggio, R. E. (2015, May 5). 5 Warning Signs of Mental Health Risk. Psychology Today. Retrieved from www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201505/5-warning-signs-mental-health-risk
If you are feeling depressed or contemplating suicide please remember that you are not alone.
Suicide Hotlines:
America: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Canada: 1-866-531-2600
Australia: 13 11 14
United Kingdom: +44 (0) 8457 90 90 90
Beijing: 0800-810-1117
Hong Kong: +852 28 960 000
Japan/Tokyo: 81 (0) 3 5286 9090
Brazil: 55 11 31514109 or (91) 3223-0074
Mexico: 9453777
Malaysia: 03-76272929
Germany: 0800 111 0 111
Russia: (495) 625 3101
India: 91-22-27546669
Iran: 1480
South Africa: 0800 12 13 14
This is only a short list of a few countries, however there is always somebody to reach out to.
25 Comments
I cant say im doing it my brother dosnt let me sleep he cant sleep but yeah cuzz his bored and when i forget sum stuff and my besties dont belive me
I find myself not feeling my emotions or feeling peculiar emotions. I will also find myself not caring about people when I used to be empathetic. It's honestly scary and I don't know what's wrong.
Kamya
Just love yourself,surround yourself with people who value you.GET RID OF ALL THE TOXIC PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE..MEDS ARE NOT THE ANSWER. MEDICAL FIELD IS MAKING BILLIONSBOF DOLLARES DOPING PEOPLE UP.JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK DOESNT MATTER.YOU DEFINE WHO YOU ARE.PERIOD.
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Ive felt so much of these symptom, but if i told anyone none of them would get it or even try to understand me or what im going through
My friend sent me this
I bet i got emotional numbness, severe sensory overload, mental fog, and who knows what more, my mind is a freaking world war 7 battlefield every day.
Being depressed, sad and doing sh felt bad but its starting to feel good and fun
Usually Im silly and happy but lately I just feel very hostile and cursing and wanting to punch people. And I've been feeling like I have no energy and I always have anxiety. I would always want to hang out with my parents but lately I just stay away…
Simple doubt
I have been outside the country and still
I was very friendly everyone that close to me friends, family, people that in my mobile contact etc
When i travelled to another country
I couldn't feel the same felt I'm loosing that soul connection, feeling strange, felt are they hating me?
I didn't talked to many friends and other family members for months to some i never talk after that
But i want everyone back like before
I actually want that, my heart want that thinking of everyone being sad that they hate me or angry on me for not texting or calling
Now how i can go back to their life as like before? Forgot about me by purposely even they remember me
Even i try to talk how they react, if bad reaction I'm dead
Would people accept me ? Or am i going to face an ignorance?
I noticed i have all of thease eople make vids of kids who got shot and i was balling i have insomnia and i punch myself and someone threw a notebook at me i was so mad i cured the whole class and awore to sue that bish and i also think of gonna oof
Uh… All the boxes check but I really can't say to my mom: "can I get professional mental health provider help?"
I hope I don't wake up tomorrow
Sad thing is im experiencing this while in medschool. Im contemplating if I'll withdraw.
Dang, I already knew it but I REALLY need to get a therapist 😥
…..❤
the only reason why I haven't taken my own life yet, are my kids. I am a provider, and good at it too. So I thought about how hard it'd be for them if I'm gone. So I have to endure, although it's eating my mental health a little each day.
5/5 Yay A+ 😂🫤
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society"
what relationships?
i said yes to all of these, i was suprised by how relateble they were. Problem is i stopped seeing my phycologist aas they didnt really help imo
I'm a paranoid schizophrenic with autism sever anxiety and severe depression I hear voices in the past 5 years I've had lukemia twice stem cell transplant I lost my brother to lung cancer and lost my dad to brain cancer and my dog to lymphoma cancer after going through all of that I attempted suicide I went on to get therapy I got better Im 43 this is my story
Idk if I’m stupid or crazy but at school I cut my hand with scissors for some reason. I don’t want to tell my parents cause im ashamed of what I did .
I've been feeling this way for a very long time, and I'm not really sure how long or why I'm still going to stay here. I just keep going in the hope that one day, I might feel better but I just remain the same.