Knowing The Signs
Mental health is the balance between all aspects of life. It goes without saying that mental health is vital in order to maintain a stronghold on our ability to keep our strong sense of well-being. In contrast to the concept of mental health is that of a mental illness—a disorder or sets of disorders that impairs our ability function well and to keep ourselves atone with our everyday routines and activities.
In line with the upsurge of teens with mental illnesses or mental disorders is the possibility of teen suicide. Because teens display a complex behavior that parents often misunderstand and misinterpret, there comes the necessity for parents to look for the telltale signs that should watch out for, just to make sure that their teens are not suicidal, or is not suffering from some kind of mental illness.
A marked personality change or a marked shift in eating and sleeping patterns, excessive anxieties, mood swings that border on the extremes, and abuse of alcohol and drugs are among the signs that parents should look out for. Meanwhile, graver signs that may need more serious attention include recurrent talk about suicide, frequent run-ins with accidents, self-mutilation, and sadistic rituals to animals.
