Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Effects Of Mental Illness On A Person s Life

Many people with mental disorders face challenges every day. This is an ongoing struggle that nearly â€Å"1 out of every 5 American’s deal with each year† (NAMI1). A person I know who deals with these challenges is a woman named Janet Miller a devoted single mother who fears her son will get taken away. We will be focusing on the effects of mental illness has on a person’s life. â€Å"When I was twenty-three years old I received the most horrifying and devastating information. I was diagnosed with several mental health disorders. My diagnosis consisted of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bi-Polar, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, and Depression. Around the same time, I was diagnosed, I found out I was pregnant,† said Janet, a Certified Nursing†¦show more content†¦(Fitch 1) As her pregnancy came to an end Janet began to worry about her child’s emotional health and most importantly his mental health. She knew that mental disorders could be genetically inherited. She was scared because she knew that some of her disorders were some of the major ones to be genetically passed down. Janet added that the possibilities were endless because it runs in her family. She didn’t know much about her child’s father and she didn’t really want to get him involved. Therefore, not a lot of people knew about her pregnancy only immediate fam ily. Jr Thorpe reported that â€Å"The numbers don t lie: a parent with schizophrenia gives a child a 40 percent chance of developing it too, even if they aren t in the parent s care.† Thorpe also states that for â€Å"depression around 40 percent of all sufferers who ve sought help seem to be able to identify at least one close family member with the same problem. The number may be even higher† (Thorpe 1). When asked how would you feel if your child inherited your disorders Janet replied: â€Å"I would feel horrible! I already feel like a terrible mother, but giving these issues to my children would really be devastating. 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