It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the expected stress and anxiety from everyday life and possible signs of mental illness.
According to the National Association of Mental Health (NAMI):
| Excessive worrying or fear | Feeling excessively sad or low |
| Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning | Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria |
| Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger | Avoiding friends and social activities |
| Difficulties understanding or relating to other people | Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy |
| Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite | Changes in sex drive |
| Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality) | Inability to perceive changes in one’s own feelings, behavior or personality (”lack of insight” or anosognosia) |
| Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs | Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes (such as headaches, stomach aches, vague and ongoing “aches and pains”) |
| Thinking about suicide | Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems and stress |
| An intense fear of weight gain or concern with appearance |
Source: National Association of Mental Health
| Anxiety Disorders | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
| Bipolar Disorder | Psychosis |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | Schizoaffective Disorder |
| Depression | Schizophrenia |
| Dissociative Disorders | Self-Harm |
| Eating Disorders | Suicidal Thoughts |
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