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Anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common mental health condition in which diagnosed people may respond to situations with fear or dread. It can be both mild and serious, and can be caused by many different factors.
Symptoms:
Feeling nervous
Not being able to control your reaction in certain situations
Shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, and severe overthinking.
Triggers:
Large crowds
Dietary choices (including too much caffeine or junk in your diet)
Stress/Conflict
How to cope with it:
Depending on what triggers your anxiety, there are different ways to cope. However, you should generally try to maintain a productive routine, communicate with others, take medicines, and keep active.
Depression
Depression
Depression is a common but serious condition that negatively affects the way you feel, the way you think, and the way you act. This condition often causes feelings of sadness towards activities that were once enjoyed.
Symptoms:
Feeling extreme hopelessness/negative
Not enjoying activities that used to bring you joy
Getting easily frustrated
Triggers:
Stressful live events
Family life
Loneliness and lack of support
How to cope with it:
Although depression is something that does not have a proper cure, one should get regular exercise and sleep, spend more time with loved ones, and consider trying therapy if loneliness is an issue.
ADHD
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD for short, is one of the most common mental health disorders among teenagers and children. It is essentially a brain disease that disrupts a person's ability to manage their own thoughts, abilities, and actions.
Symptoms:
Trouble with paying attention/concentrating on things
Difficulty with listening to others
Being excessively forgetful
Triggers:
Overstimulation
Too much screen time
Lack of sleep
How to cope with it:
ADHD is often a lifelong condition, but to cope with it, one should try to limit their screen time, participate in regular physical activity, and eat a healthy diet, full of all necessary supplements.
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are serious illnesses, associated with disturbances in people's eating behaviors. Depending on what type of eating disorder a person has, they may tend to eat either too much or too little.
Types of eating disorders:
Anorexia Nervosa - restricting yourself from food
Bulimia Nervosa - eating large amounts of food in short periods of time
Binge Eating Disorder - experiencing compulsory eating behaviors
How to cope with them:
Take medications
Look into nutrition counseling
Try to normalize your eating habits
Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal Ideation
Suicidal ideation involves a person thinking about ending their own life. People affected by such thoughts may go through feelings of hopelessness and a sense that their life is unbearable. As this is a very serious condition, it is important to look out for people who go through such thoughts.
Symptoms:
Showing reckless/careless behavior
Changes in personality/appearance
Has a violent or impulsive attitude
Triggers:
Family issues
Academic stress
Isolation/lack of support
How to cope with it:
Communicate with others around you about your issues instead of just keeping to yourself, be aware of your triggers, try to overcome them, and know that you are not alone. Even if you don't believe it, many people would be willing to help you.
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