Mental illnesses

Like a pearl, it is in when we open up that we free the bonds of our suffering.

For most people, mental illness is carefully hidden suffering because of the prejudices associated with it. And yet, mental illness can be treated and often cured.

Here are the main forms of mental illness grouped by similarity and connection.

• Mood or affective disorders
  - Depression
  - Bipolar disorder (manic depression)


• Anxiety disorders, panic disorder and phobias
  - Generalized anxiety
  - Panic disorder
  - Phobias
  - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)


• Disorders related to intense stress
  - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)


• Eating disorders
  - Anorexia and bulimia
  


• Schizophrenia
  


• Alzheimer’s disease