Mental illnesses Types and Common Symptoms

Hi folks. Today I continue with what I started yesterday I will discuss breifly the different mental illnesses there are and symptoms to watch out.
Types of Mental Illnesses
As mentioned above, the mental disorders list has over 200 types of mental illnesses. These mental illnesses are classified into different classes that are enlisted as follows:
• Anxiety disorders
• Mood disorders
• Substance related disorders
• Developmental disorders
• Cognitive disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Personality disorders
• Sexual disorders
• Sleep disorders
• Dissociative disorders
Symptoms
There are different mental illness symptoms that depend not only on the type of mental disorder, but also age and the individuals capacity to overcome or hide the signs. The mental illness symptoms are mostly exhibited in the form of change in emotional behavior, cognitive behavior or physical body language. The person may suffer from digestive problems, chest pain, back pain, fatigue, headache, may sweat excessively, sudden weight gain or loss, rapid heart rate and dizziness are some of the physical mental illness symptoms. Change in emotions, behavior or thinking pattern may lead to the following mental illness symptoms:
• Alcohol or substance abuse
• The person develops confused thinking
• The person may become delusional or start hallucinating
• The person may suddenly become angry, hostile or violent
• The person may become excessively fearful or worried
• The person feels sad or depressed
• The person shows inability to cope with their daily problems or stress
• The person has problems sleeping, or suffers from insomnia
• The sex drive undergoes a change
• Changes in eating habits of the person
• The person tends to withdraw from friends and other social activities
These symptoms are often spotted by close friends, family and spouses. This is because people in the close social circle of an individual are aware of the normal and abnormal behavior of an individual. One needs to remain alert regarding the signs of mental illness. A person who loves to eat may suddenly stop eating or throw up after eating. This may indicate anorexia, an eating disorder. Or else a calm and collected individual may burst out in anger more than normal indicating a mental illness. People who are firmly grounded to reality may begin hallucinating about someone trying to kill them or the whole world conspiring their downfall. Suicidal thoughts or attempt to suicide is also an indication of mental illness. All these mental illness symptoms, few subtle and few loud, may indicate brewing up of a mental disorder.
I trust you understand and can reflect on what i have said so far. Kindly ask if you have any queries and i will try to answer your questions.Tommorrow i will talk about anxiety disorders.