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Final Thoughts

What has my research taught me?

While I only covered a small amount of the many sectors of mental health disorders, I was able to grasp a feel for how differently each disorder affects different people. Having a mental health disorder is not a universal experience that has one set of triggers, one set of symptoms, one type of resource that cures, and one set of reactions. With this research, I have learned a wide variety of triggers, some as simple as losing their phone to more complex situations like the changing of seasons. I also learned that the way the disorders are handled can dramatically depend on race. For example, those with immigrant parents tend to ignore and/or be less understanding of those with mental health disorders. I also did not have an understanding of how males combat and deal with having mental health disorders, since I only personally know females who suffer from these. After conducting a survey and utilizing secondary research, I found that males tend to try to work harder to help improve their mental health disorder for the fear of being seen as "weak" and needing to "toughen up" to be considered a real man. Being a female and having a mental health disorder is something I have now found to be easier to discuss and be more open about in comparison to men due to the stigma that surrounds them. I have also learned that most of these disorders stem from childhood and worsen through adulthood, something that sticks with the person that has the disorder, attaching itself to their life. I hope that this website has provided awareness on how layered mental health disorders can be, not being a single problem that can just be easily fixed. It takes resources, talking to professionals, and overall lots of time before one can see improvement.

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