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What I know about mental illness/ND in women

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What I know about mental illness/ND in women

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-Stress that comes with being a woman(especially a WOC) adds a lot to possibility of mental illness, anxiety in particular
-Less likely to be accurately diagnosed with autism
- women with mental illness are often demonized or close to fetishized by the media

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-Official NHS report found that girls 17-19 are twice as likely as men to have a mental disorder, but only about 24% actually report a disorder
-Nearly 1 in 4 women struggle with a mental illness
-"body image pressures, exam stress and the negative effects of social media may all affect girls disproportionately, while they were also more likely to be victims of abuse and sexual assault"
-nearly half of mentally ill people in their late teens have self-harmed or attempted suicide

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Mental health: One in four young women struggling

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Nearly one in four young women has a mental illness, with emotional problems such as depression and anxiety the most common, figures for England show. The official NHS report found young women aged 17 to 19 were twice as likely as young men to have problems, with 23.9% reporting a disorder.

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-Women are more likely to be dismissed by health providers in regards to mental illness/disorders
-Because mental health affects women so strongly, it also has a lasting effect on our physical health as well
-There is a need to develop systems in order to help women deal with mental health struggles, especially in how they relate to physical illness

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Why women need mental health to be a part of every annual exam | Opinion

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We must normalize mental health as part of the “whole person” health regime, just as we normalized nutrition and exercise over the last 30 years.

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- Mental illness is happening at a rate higher than diseases like cancer and diabetes
- African-American women are only half as likely to seek help for mental illness as white women
- They seek help less often because of the cultural stigma that they have to seem strong and stoic
-women are so busy taking care of everyone else that they often forget to take care of themselves
-trans women of color experience the most stress from transphobia/homophobia, racism, and sexism

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Mental Health Among African-American Women

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Reviewed By: "Anyone can experience mental illness. There is no group, gender, sexual identity, race or cultural belief that can prevent it from occurring," says Richards. "And it's actually happening at higher rates than most other illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer." That's especially alarming for minority women.

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If the issue of women's mental health is not addressed, it will continue to worsen as it has been over the past years. There are several solutions that can be implemented to help aid in this situation. The first is to educate yourself on the situation. Then, raise awareness , and encourage political leaders to use their platforms to help. The second is to help make mental help more available and better curated to women who need it. There are many people who enter into the field of mental health and therapy without their patients in mind, and this can be incredibly harmful to people seeking help. The third solution is something that we as a society need to work together to do: eliminating sexism. The reason women face so much stress is mainly thanks to the effects of sexism--whether it be rape culture, antifeminism, or misogyny in general. If we learn to reject these things, we create a safer world for women, relieving a huge burden on our mental health.