How does school affect mental health of students?
Research shows that academic stress leads to less well-being and an increased likelihood of developing anxiety or depression. Additionally, students who have academic stress tend to do poorly in school.
What are the everyday struggles that someone with the illness faces?
What’s the biggest challenge people with mental illness face?
- Social interaction.
- Making yourself a priority.
- Reaching out.
- Identifying moods and feelings.
- Maintaining good routines.
- Living up to expectations.
- The unknown hurdles symptoms bring.
- Planning and navigating the world.
What mental illness makes you feel like a burden?
Just as anxiety or depression may contribute to feeling like a burden, so may other mental disorders—for example, bipolar disorder or an eating disorder. And you do not have to have a mental disorder to feel like a burden: dealing with a health issue that makes you rely on others can lead to the same feeling.
What to do if you feel like a burden?
If you are thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (available 24 hours every day). Just as anxiety or depression may contribute to feeling like a burden, so may other mental disorders—for example, bipolar disorder or an eating disorder.
Are You burdening your loved ones with chronic illness?
When you live with a chronic illness, it can be common to fear that you may be burdening your loved ones. As one Mighty contributor explained:
Do you feel guilty for an illness you can’t control?
There is no reason we should have to feel guilty for an illness that is out of our control; still, it’s so easy for those nagging thoughts of “being a burden” or “not achieving enough” to creep in, and whisper hurtful lies. The guilt that accompanies chronic illness is complex, and often takes on a variety of forms.