Mental disorders are very common. In fact, one in every four persons has one of over 200 classified mental health issues, so, on typically, there’s at least one person in an average household who may have a disorder. That’s no reason to panic, to start self-diagnosing or labelling all behaviours around you, but it’s every reason to be considerate about the health of those in your environment. It’s important to reiterate these facts because ample repetition may reach more people. More people engaged could well mean more people offering care and compassion for those experiencing mental health challenges.
The pervasive ignorance of people we wish would be more sensitive to our cause, at times, riddles us with deeper affliction than what the illness presents. Very often this unawareness exists because people are so engrossed in their own life struggles that it’s easier to overlook the challenged person rather than allocate time to assisting them in one way or the other.
Until we are faced with an actual situation or issue, most of us would go about our business with nary a care for those challenged by mental ill health.
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