My dazzling shelf by Jiny L https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc Made with big dreams en-us 2018-11-13 02:19:26 UTC 2026-02-26 13:04:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png tra0214 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303545792 Mental illness is a diagnosable disorder that affects the mind. It can inhibit an individual from performing day-to-day actions or routines.]]> 2018-11-13 02:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303545792 Stigma jinymarylee https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303546765 Mental illness is commonly viewed as a "mark of disgrace" where someone is thought to have been born with a terminal illness within their brain.

As an illness is known to be when a person is lacking something an "average" person may have. 
It is a mistake that many people make, when people believe that mental illness is an unusual condition. ]]> 2018-11-13 02:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303546765 tra0214 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303547472 save a loved one by educating yourself about mental illness

]]> 2018-11-13 02:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303547472 ho_0074 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303547963 Many people with mental illness experience discrimination, isolation and shame at many different places, including at the work place, at school, at interviews, etc. because the discriminators view someone with a mental illness as "not normal" and define them by their mental illness and not them as a person.]]> 2018-11-13 02:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303547963 ho_0074 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548086 Some harmful effects of stigma include:
> feelings of shame and isolation
> reluctance to ask for help
> lack of understanding from others
> bullying and harassment
> less social interactment
> self-doubt]]> 2018-11-13 02:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548086 ho_0074 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548136 There are several common types of discrimination, including direct discrimination (being treated worse than a non-disabled person), discrimination arising from disability (being treated badly because of something that happened because of your disability), indirect discrimination (arrangements that put a person with a disability at a disadvantage compared to non-disabled people), harassment (mocking, imitating, laughing, etc. about someone's disability) and victimisation (being put at a disadvantage because you defend and support someone with a disability).]]> 2018-11-13 02:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548136 jinymarylee https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548438 The common belief of people not being likely to have attained a mental illness is likely to create a barrier between the patient and the rest of their surroundings. 
 
They need to know that they aren't the first and only people to experience what they feel, and suffer through the painful circumstances. 

This will help people to reach out for help more comfortably, rather than to hide it within themselves.]]> 2018-11-13 02:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548438 There are only two types of mental illness - depression & anxiety jinymarylee https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548686 This is not true, as there are many different types of anxiety and depression, and other mental illnesses. 

There are:
- Bipolar disorder
- Dementia
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Autism
- Post-traumatic stress disorder

These are categorised into 7 different areas;

]]> 2018-11-13 02:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303548686 "Only certain people can develop a mental illness." ho_0074 https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303550244 This is not true. Although some mental illnesses may be more frequent in some age groups or genders, everyone is vulnerable to mental illness.]]> 2018-11-13 02:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jinymarylee/75t0h276gmlc/wish/303550244