I Illustrated Mental Illness And Disorders To Fight The Stigma Associated With Them (New Pics)

A mental health disorder characterised by feelings of worry, anxiety or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities.

Oh yes.

As an adult with ADD and a kid very much with ADHD it can be a very hard thing to manage. Medication helps but with it comes a need to be very organized and structured because if you aren't your world falls apart. I remember playing baseball as a child and if a butterfly flew past the game was over for me.

Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something terrible is going to happen.

It does feel like this. Like everything and everyone is watching you, ready to laugh at you when you fail.

Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder is a mental disorder that refers to the deliberate destruction of the surface of ones own body without suicidal intent. These behaviors include cutting, burning, scraping skin, hitting, and biting oneself and are primarily inflicted to cause bleeding, bruising, or pain.

Anyone who thinks being neat and organized means they have OCD, have never seen anyone who actually suffers from it.

People throw OCD around recklessly. Claiming their cleanliness is their OCD, etc. Real OCD can be debilitating and expands beyond excessive handwashing. For years teachers thought I was "stupid" because I didn't retain information or test well. Truth is, I couldn't listen to what they were saying because I was too busy counting the words they said. I've learned how to control my OCD over the years. But I still count ALL.THE.TIME. All day, every day, I count.

people always say that they feel and I quote"sooo OCD today" but they do not understand that it is more than wanting to clean it can ruin people's lives who suffer from it.

Yes OCD is a lot more than cleanliness, although it could show that way too, I’m not diagnosed but I’ve been seeing a therapist, and think I have PDA OCD Bipolar and ADHD, I think I have ocd and my obsessions are more images in my head than thoughts, they aren’t about cleanliness, I get graghic images of hurting people or of sexual acts that scare me and make me feel like I’m a bad person or a danger to myself or others

this is kinda a pretty drawing..

found mine

I think the comparsion between tidieness and OCD is contributed by the word itself, but only the obsessive part. I have/had OCD too, my therapist helped me a lot. the german word for OCD is translated as "forced thoughts", "enforcement neurosis" or "forced acts", therefore nobody compares it to being obsessivly tidy. You feel forced to do something special (like touching a thing of your choice with every fingers evelny), otherwise stuff may happen or you feel wrong

I blame bad OCD portrayal as being tidy for the fact that it took me 5 years to find out I had OCD. It is nothing like what they usually show it as. Mine manifested as a fear of having a full stomach, and going to the bathroom all the time to a dangerous degree. It landed me in the hospital. They told me I had OCD.

A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

since i'm bored anyway,.. A mental health disorder characterised by disregard for other people.

A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly. Schizophrenia is characterised by thoughts or experiences that seem out of touch with reality, disorganised speech or behaviour and decreased participation in daily activities. Difficulty with concentration and memory may also be present.

A mental disorder characterised by unstable moods, behaviour and relationships. Symptoms include emotional instability, feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, impulsivity and impaired social relationships.

Intermittent explosive disorder (sometimes abbreviated as IED) is a behavioral disorder characterized by explosive outbursts of anger and violence, often to the point of rage, that are disproportionate to the situation at hand (e.g., impulsive screaming triggered by relatively inconsequential events)

Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is an anxious personality disorder characterized by an inability to be alone. People with DPD develop symptoms of anxiety when they're not around others. They rely on other people for comfort, reassurance, advice, and support.

Pica is most common in people with developmental disabilities, like autism and intellectual disabilities, and in children between the ages of 2 and 3. ... People with pica frequently crave and eat nonfood items such as: dirt

Depersonalization disorder is marked by periods of feeling disconnected or detached from one's body and thoughts (depersonalization). The disorder is sometimes described as feeling like you are observing yourself from outside your body or like being in a dream. However, people with this disorder do not lose contact with reality; they realize that things are not as they appear. An episode of depersonalization can last anywhere from a few minutes to (rarely) many years.

A disorder characterised by social discomfort and avoidance of interpersonal contact. Someone who has avoidant personality disorder avoids intimate and social contact with others. People with this condition may be extremely shy, fear ridicule and be overly concerned with looking foolish.

A mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may be minor or imagined. But the person may spend hours a day trying to fix it. The person may try many cosmetic procedures or exercise to excess. People with this disorder may frequently examine their appearance in a mirror, constantly compare their appearance with that of others and avoid social situations or photos.

Dissociative identity disorder, previously called multiple personality disorder, is usually a reaction to trauma as a way to help a person avoid bad memories. Dissociative identity disorder is characterised by the presence of two or more distinct personality identities. Each may have a unique name, personal history and characteristics.

Delirium is a condition of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function. Delirium in itself is not a disease, but rather a cluster of symptoms that may result from a disease or other clinical process. Shorter in duration than dementia, it is often the result of treatable physical or mental illness. Underlying causes should be investigated. Delirium can be a side effect of some medications. Delirium is also referred to as "acute confusional state" or "acute brain syndrome."

Excoriation Disorder (Skin Picking or Dermatillomania),... i think it's a disorder about picking own skin or other people skin. (i don't know if it's a dead skin or healthy living skin tissue, it'll be scary if it's the latter)

feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor

Cotard delusion is a rare mental illness in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are already dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs.

A disorder in which a child becomes excessively anxious when separated from parents. Separation anxiety differs from normal clinginess. Children with the disorder can't think about anything but the present fear of separation. They may have nightmares or regular physical complaints. They may be reluctant to go to school or other places.

looks like it's about alcoholic and using any kind of substance that induce intoxicated state with no good purpose