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[Dineshkumar-kzxn]

I struggled with depression for years, but after trying psilocybin mushrooms, l've felt a significant shift in my mental health.

[TheAamnajabeenbaig]

I spent 4 years in university and not a single faculty member gave a lecture with even a fraction of the clarity that this lecture has. Thank you Khan Academy for being the best out there.

[hhtngg]

i just don't like it when I'm with too many people to hang out. it's either, i feel left out or I fear of having the attention. i feel like i am slowly being separated from people. i don't know the reason why

[unravel-win]

Wow, absolutely amazing how well you explained the DSM5 in less than 17 mins. Thank you so very much

[PeaceOtebele]

I’m a PMHNP student and taking proactive steps to learning more about my field of study before my psych specific courses begin and I’m glad this is the first video I started with. It helped me gain a general overview of each disorders before I begin to learn them in their fullness. Thank you!

[xtown]

I suffer from social anxiety it’s really bad i can’t do anything and if people want me to go with them somewhere I have to give it everything I got to go 😓

[ihavenolife]

As a person with ADD people often mistake my condition with ADHD. My ADD really took over my life and I couldn’t focus at all and I’ll be having maladaptive day dreams. I would fidget a lot. With ADD my whole life I have gotten really bad grades as well, when I got my medication it made my heart beat so fast and made me hyper. I don’t like it but it helps me focus at least

[davidle]

This has been very informative in helping me learn about mental disorders, I feel like I understand better and can maybe use this to help my friend.

[General_reader]

Is there a disorder where the mind is constantly in a state of over active chaotic incoherency? Even when the body is at rest?

[camillev]

This was a very informative, put together video in such a short amount of time

[thenobleone-]

The funny thing some people look completely normal but they aren't. I looked normal growing up but I always felt uneasy in the public especially crowded events

[tinkageorgewilliam]

Does the ''other disorders'' category have and ''other'' category :D ?

[BentleyBohemian_]

I don't need to leave my house get a panic or anxiety attack get it like 2times daily in my room I start shaking from anxiousness I hate the feeling

[thenobleone-]

Cause of my mental health I have lost a lot of jobs I struggle when it comes to working with a lot of people. I have gotten better with my social anxiety

[exile]

I dont know whats up with me but I know I really need a diagnosis. Some friends get really concerned and worried about me sometimes, and how I react to some things and the tons of internal conflicts I have is maddening

[justcallmematthias]

just wanted to say that, i suffer from pyromaniacism. it all started/got worse when i was 4. i litreally lit a closet on fire and watched it burn. this might sound weird but, it looked beautiful/pretty. luckily tho the fire fighters extingiushed (i think its spelled like that) the fire. when i was 6-10 i would make those lil fire pits on pieces of metal, even in the house.
and when i was 12 i lit my arm on fire. yep, that happened. i still have my arm tho, i only covered my arms in a flamable liquid (dont really remember what it was).

ALSO: im not from any country that speaks english.
A L S O: when i was 3 i would tuurn the gas stove on and watch the fire burn for sometimes even 10-50 minutes straight. i mostly did that when parents were not home.

[germanyming-liangliao]

Public awareness about mental is now heightened. more and more people noticed that the growing number of diagnosed mental illness emerged and the impact on society. Public understanding about mental illness also rediated from the sympathetic crowd. it's impossible that psychological ailments appear out of nowhere.
Medical expert said that anxiety and depression are the most common mental ailments in recent years. There are many reasons for rise of incidence of pychologycal illness. One of biggest contributing factors is stress caused by overwork.
the increasingly busy lives with detriment to our well-being is exacting its prices on us and driving us to work harder and longer. we should step back and realize how valuable our own physical and mental health are. the well-being and heath are interwoven.

[DanielSmith-fgim]

do you have another video on the other half of disorders

[onelife_global]

Quite informative, glad someone shared it.

[girls_game_as_well]

Your implication that drug use is the root cause of the mental disorder, I feel, is a misrepresentation. In my personal experience, drug use is often a symptom. Most are self-medicating to deal with the root cause disorder treating the addiction without pinpointing what they were self-treating through altered reality. As someone with Bipolar 1, I have belonged to many programs and support groups. One of the most common risks we all take is drug use to self-medicate in a vain attempt to level ourselves out. Most of us have dual addiction to uppers and downers, trying to find that thin line of feeling normal. Treating us for drug addiction without treating the bipolar would be a blueprint for disaster in our lives.