The most prevalent psychological disorders in today's society

The human mind is one of the hardest mysteries to comprehend. This world sustains seven billion minds; each one working differently from the other. No definition would suffice to sum up humane feelings or the complexities in the human mind. Amid these complexities arise several disorders in the human brain, which complicate the mind furthermore. Although, the society has normalized many of these disorders, what cannot be denied is the fact that not adhering to these seemingly mild and benign disorders can lead to fatal problems for the individual. Here are a few psychological disorders commonly found in the world today.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder:(GAD) is branded by tenacious and extreme apprehension about a number of diverse things. People with GAD may forestall disaster and may be extremely troubled about money, health, family, work, or other issues. Individuals with GAD find it hard to manoeuvre their uneasiness. They may burden themselves more than appears needed about real happenings or may presume the most horrible even when there is no apparent reason for worry. GAD is detected when an individual  finds it challenging to device their concern on more days than not for at least six months and has three or more symptoms.  Women are twice as likely to be affected. The disorder comes on gradually and can begin across the life cycle, though the risk is highest between childhood and middle age. Although the exact cause of GAD is unknown, there is evidence that biological factors, family background, and life experiences, particularly stressful ones, play a role.

• Depression: Depression is a mental health disorder. It is a mood disorder branded by insistently low mood and a feeling of grief and loss of interest. Depression is a tenacious problem and not a passing one - the average length of a depressive episode is 6-8 months. Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also curable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is normal for feelings of sadness or grief to develop in response to such situations. Those experiencing loss often might label themselves as being “depressed.” But being sad is not the same as having depression at all. The grieving process is natural and unique to each individual and shares some of the same features of depression. Both grief and depression may involve intense sadness and withdrawal from usual activities.

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health ailment that's elicited by a traumatizing event — either undergoing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as overpowering thoughts about the event. Most people who undergo traumatic events may have impermanent problems in adjusting and coping, but with time and good self-care, they typically get better. If the symptoms get worse, last for months or even years, and obstruct your day-to-day functioning, you may have PTSD. Getting effective treatment after PTSD symptoms develop can be critical to reduce symptoms and improve function. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may start within one month of a traumatic event, but sometimes symptoms may not appear until years after the event. These symptoms cause noteworthy difficulties in social or work situations and in relationships. They can also interfere with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks. PTSD symptoms are generally grouped into four types: intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, and changes in physical and emotional reactions. Symptoms can differ over time or vary from person to person.

• Obsessive- Compulsive Behaviour: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health problem that affects people of all ages and walks of life, and transpires when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are unwelcome, disturbing thoughts, images or urges that cause intensely upsetting feelings. Compulsions are behaviours an individual involves in to effort to get free of the preoccupations and/or decrease his or her distress. Most individuals have obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behaviours at some point in their lives, but that does not mean that we all have “some OCD.” In order for a judgment of obsessive compulsive disorder to be made, this cycle of obsessions and compulsions becomes so extreme that it consumes a lot of time and gets in the way of important activities that the person believes.
  

All these disorders are curable but it is important that they are detected and adhered to at an early stage.

GOVERNMENT SCHEME

She is a busy lady in her own sense. 

Yeah,she has to get up early. !!

She can't send off her kids to school.!!

People speak bad if she doesn't come on time!!

But she is undeterred.You know why? She is doing a job that her kids will not be proud of today but will realize it soon with the current situation in our country.She is a waste-picker.

Busy lady

In Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu a camp was organised to separate degradable and non degradable waste while disposing it off.The best part, the waste picker was supposed to sign that sheet after receiving the waste from each household.It was mandatory for every children in that school to get sign in that sheet from them. The good thing I learnt was the kids quest for learning what that means and why is it important that the school has asked for it.They were not like their parents who felt government was wasting its time in bringing out such stupid rules.(The kids parents told me this).

selection of winner of cash prize for rag picker who has segregated it correctly

She told me at the last day of the camp.

"My kids were feeling shy to tell that their mom was a waste-picker.But once this camp came, they asked me whether I sign for all the households I go.They were like"wow mom,we are so proud of you,The kids wait for your sign like we wait for our teacher's sign.I have told to all my classmates that my mom signs these papers and that's why she is so busy." I m truly happy that government brought this scheme."

There were tears in her eyes when she told this.

Sometimes, we say that the government brings stupid schemes. But once we get down and understand the change it brings in each person's life we will never complain.There will be definitely some people who will get benefited because of this.Once we understand this,life will be beautiful.

(Well,you might ask what I was doing.I was assisting her. I feel proud to say that I met her in my life. She provided me with breakfast and refused to get money when I insisted).

#MeToo - A slap on Humanity

#MeToo an internet awakening started by an American actor Alyssa Milano. She wrote: “Suggested by a friend: If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem”. The trend comes in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein case, where the abuse stories continue unabated as women finally speak out against the exploitation they faced from him and the larger issue of sexual harassment in the film industry or any other workplace, which now has spread like forest fires.

This a small extract from outer source...
#MeToo is trending on social media. Women from all over the world who have faced abuse, harassment, violence and threats are speaking out and calling out to others to do the same in solidarity. As this trend is growing and voices grow louder, the magnitude of the problem is coming to the forefront.

Women have decided that they will no longer be silent, they will reclaim spaces and own their voices, and most importantly they will stand with each other in camaraderie. In doing so, not only will they speak out about the pervasiveness of patriarchy and the often brushed-under-the-carpet issue of sexual abuse, but also give a platform to women to highlight the universality of the problem.

This trend is important as it marks a shift from victim blaming, mansplaining and general patronising to women speaking for themselves. We are part of a culture that shuts up women who have faced abuse as it places a greater premier on ‘honour’ than justice; a culture that constantly belittles a woman’s achievements in the workplace and credits her success to extraneous factors that include character assassination. This is a culture that tries to silence the woman by scaring her about repercussions that her assertions may have on her career, her image or even the career of her perpetrators, and shames her for ‘bringing the harassment or assault on herself’, thereby holding the woman responsible for her dress, her mannerisms or even her being at a particular place at a particular time.

The experiences of women are varied but each shows the myriad and pervasive ways in which patriarchy functions. Women have been whistled to on streets and faced sexist innuendos at work. They have been assaulted as children and as adults. They have faced attacks from strangers on streets, family friends and mentors at work. They have been dismissed, patronised and silenced, catcalled, assaulted, beaten, raped and killed. This has happened in streets, shops, buses and trains, cabs and autos, in bedrooms and boardrooms, in broad daylight and in the dead of night. This has happened to days-old infants and old and infirm women. In short, the ubiquity is astounding.

Society has treated these incidences with varying levels of seriousness and mostly just plain dismissal. Faced with an indifferent society and often unfriendly state, police and judiciary, a majority of cases go unreported. The ones that are reported do not always see justice. In any case, the woman’s life, her choices, her actions come under hostile scrutiny, and if the perpetrator is rich and powerful then she may face serious threats of harm. It may also happen in some instances that internalised misogyny and social conditioning are so strong that unfortunately, women fail to see the occurrence of abuse. They are, in any case, discouraged from questioning or complaining as this abuse becomes routine and normalised.

Apart from some incorrigible trolls, men have reacted to the ‘Me Too’ trend largely positively. They have lent their support and have been less questioning and more accepting. Many have empathised and talked about their own mothers, sisters, wives or daughters. While this is important, it is still a far cry from seeing women in their own right. Vitally, this trend has made women stand with women and created a sense of shared and sensitive sisterhood where such dialogues can take place. These safe and non-judgemental spaces will go a long way in shaping the discourse on gender rights and justice and calling out patriarchy. This will change the way women are perceived, as they emerge as proud owners of their voices and bodies, unapologetic of their choices and unafraid to talk.

Personally, I can't really comment on the issue as many personal lives and sentiments too... This post was just to spread awareness and as a token of respect to all the tough and self-dependent people who gathered the courage to fight against wrong...