There are many different disorders in society that affect peoples personalities which effects their identities. Depression, Bipolar, and anxiety are just some of the many disorders that effect peoples identities. Depression is an example of a disorder that effects personality and identity. Depression often makes you feel tired and keeps you from doing the things you normally like doing. It can also effect peoples eating and make you not feel like yourself. Bipolar is another disorder many people have. its symptoms include maniac episodes, depressive episodes, extended periods of being happy then sad, and getting little to no sleep. Bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans, or about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older every year. The last example od a major disorder that effects peoples identities is anxiety. Anxiety can come in many different forms but major anxiety includes excessive worrying, headaches, fidgeting, and being easily startled.
My point in explaining these disorders is to show that with so many other things going on, how could you possibly be yourself? most people suffer from one if not more of these or know someone who does. I chose to talk about these three disorders in my blog because it seems like they are the main ones that would effect someone's personality. It also seems like many people have seen or at least been around it. To me it almost seems like this has become the new normal. Now a days if someone says I have depression or anxiety it isn't taken as a HUGE shock compared to how it would've been back in the day.
Work Cited:
http://www.latuda.com/bpd/mood-disorder-questionnaire.html? http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_statistics_bipolar_disorder
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/depression-signs-and-symptoms.htm
I liked that you brought up Anxiety. Statistics show it's the most common mental illness in the United States. 10 percent of teens and 40 percent of adults have Anxiety
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to me that it is so common in this generation to have depression or anxiety. I wonder if it is just because a lot of the stuff that people put on them selves. I think this generation put a lot of pressure on themselves to do or be something which causes a lot of anxiety issues. I hope anxiety in the future doesn't stay as common as it is today.
ReplyDeleteits so sad that people have to suffer through depression and anxiety especially teens at such a very young age. having depression and anxiety makes you feel so like your so trapped and also feel so alone. it sometimes leads to suicides or end up hurting themselves. i hope sometime in the future it wont get as worse as it is today.
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