Depression, Schizophrenia and Anxiety.
I chose this theme as I have people that are close to me with some of these disorders, making this theme mean a lot to me personally. I will be able to get Primary research for this as well easily by asking my friends and family who suffer from Mental Illnesses.
What is a Mental Illness?
"Noun"
"a condition which causes serious disorder in a person's behavior or thinking."
Types of Mental Illnesses:
- Anxiety and Panic Attacks
- Bipolar Disorder
- Dissociative Disorder
- Depression
- Drugs
- Eating Problems
- Hearing Voices
- Loneliness
- Self Harm
And many more.
Depression- "Noun- feelings of severe despondency and dejection."
Anxiety- "Noun- a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome."
Schizophrenia- "Noun-a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
Mental Illness Facts
1 out of 4 people in the UK will experience a mental illness each year.
Depression- 2.6 in 100 people.
Anxiety- 4.7 in 100 people.
Phobias- 2.6 in 100 people.
OCD- 1.3 in 100 people.
Panic Disorder- 1.2 in 100 people.
Post Traumatic stress disorder- 3.0 in 100 people.
Eating Disorder- 1.6 in 100 people
Bipolar- 1 to 3 in every 100
Schizophrenia- 1 to 3 in every 100
Self-harm- 3 in 100 people.
Suicidal Thoughts- 17 in 100 people.
(Places like Prisons and Hospitals are not included)
Facts found here- http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/key-facts-and-statistics/
Facts found here- http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/key-facts-and-statistics/
What I will be doing
For this theme, I will be creating three short comics describing a specific mental illness is like from that persons perspective e.g what it feels like, how it impacts their lives and how others treat them because of it.
I decided to make three short digital comics as seems popular for people with different mental illnesses to make their own, describing what it feels like for them and how they thank people for supporting them. I also reckon it will make people more aware of these illnesses and understand what these people are going through so they can help in any way that they can.
In addition, I will also be creating a photo that combines the three illnesses Ill be looking at using my skills in Photoshop.
By the end I want to print off my work and mount it to make it stand out.
By the end I want to print off my work and mount it to make it stand out.
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