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Helping Hearts

By Jean etron
Problems of the
me

mind By Jean Etron

Mental illness is the wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect
your mood, thinking and behavior. Some of these mental illnesses include depression,
anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors.

It can greatly affect our daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships with
others. Here are symptoms that can let you know if you are already experiencing these
things:

 Feeling sad or down


 Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate
 Excessive fears or worries, or extreme feelings of guilt
 Extreme mood changes of highs and lows
 Withdrawal from friends and activities
 Significant tiredness, low energy or problems sleeping
 Detachment from reality (delusions), paranoia or hallucinations
 Inability to cope with daily problems or stress
 Trouble understanding and relating to situations and to people
 Alcohol or drug abuse
 Major changes in eating habits
 Sex drive changes
 Excessive anger, hostility or violence
 Suicidal thinking
Symptoms may differ, depending on the disorder and other factors.Symptoms may
also appear as physical pain like stomach ache, head ache, and other unexplained pains.
Anyone can be experience mental illnesses at
anytime and anywhere. It’s not noticeable at first,
but you will that something is not right.

I was in high school when I first experienced


depression. At first, I thought that it was nothing
and that everything is alright, but as time flies by I
know that there is something wrong with me.
Something is not the same anymore, but I just
shrugged it off.

My emotions are always like in a roller


coaster ride. I never told anyone that I am feeling
this things because I am scared of what they will
say and act towards me.

It got worst, I felt pain every now and then


but there are no exact reason why I am feeling
those pains. I told a friend of mine about it
because I was thinking that maybe she can help
me. After telling her what I felt she became
worried sick

I hid it it even more, I don’t want to bother other


people or make them worry. I decided to tell them
that I am already fine, faking smiles and laughs
every day.

And after a day full of pretending, I’ll be all


alone in my bed, crying myself to sleep and
thinking every way possible on how I can overcome
this weird feeling that I have.
Until now, neither my parents know about this.

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