Recent events have sadly had a negative impact on many people’s mental health. The Covid 19 pandemic and its social and economic impact have created new obstacles for people already suffering from mental illness and caused an increase in the cases of depression and anxiety reported in the general population.
Mental health problems have a wide range of symptoms, root causes, levels of severity, diagnosis and treatment. Problems can be sparked by what might appear to others to be a simple set-back without understanding how that makes them feel.
Ultimately, without professional help, mental health problems can spiral out of control. Self-medication with drugs and alcohol can compound the problems and cause the sufferer’s life to break down, leaving them unable to support themselves or their dependents and often rejecting to support of friends and family. Feelings of hopelessness, desperation or being overwhelmed by traumas of the past can drive people to feelings of suicide.
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