How Stress Can Affect Your Mental Health

A person’s mental health problems as a result of stress, can lead them to be homicidial, violent to themselves and others, addictions, and depression. The mental health issues that come from stress are so many its hard to imagine any two situations being the same.

At least the treatments are more humane these days. Gone is (for most mental illnesses) shock treatment or frontal lobotomies.

The best method to dealing with these mental issues is to relieve the stress that is likely to be the cause.

War veterans have to relive horrible memories for years after. Post traumatic stress disorder affects people who have been victims of violence and abuse. We are better at understanding how these tragic events affect them.

Some of the mental disorders resulting from stress are a lot more common than others. They can affect anyone. No one is immune. In some instances these disorders have been proven to be heriditary.

Manic or Chronic Depressive disorder is a very common mental illness caused by stress. The person with this condition experiences extreme highs and lows for no apparent reason. They are usually irrational, and their mood can change quickly. Stress is one of the main causes for this disorder.

Anorexia and bulimia are eating disorders which are also caused by stress. These anxiety illnesses relate to self esteem issues.

One form of anxiety disorder is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The sufferer obesses and is compulsive over a certain action to teh point of irrationality. Like repeatedly wiping their seat, washing hands, or locking and unlocking a door.

Stress has become a major aspect of our modern busy lives and can lead to serious mental issues if its not kept under control. Learning to control and reduce stress can lead to great improvements your mental health.