Mood Disorders
People with this disorder have experienced one or more episodes of mania that lasts for at least seven days.
Bipolar I Disorder
The length of time it takes for a panic attack to reach its peak (generally).
10 minutes
The feeling of pressure, strain, or tension that comes from dealing with challenging situations.
Stress
This term refers to people who are born with or who, very early in life, acquire a tendency to develop an illness.
Biological Vulnerability
British Prime Minister who had bipolar disorder and often referred to his bouts of intense, prolonged depression as his “black dog.”
Winston Churchill
This is the most severe form of depression and one of the most common forms.
Major Depressive Disorder
One of the most common anxiety disorders.
Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia
This refers to experiences such as moving, getting married, the death of a loved one, or having a baby, etc.
Life Events
This can play a part in whether someone is vulnerable to developing mental illnesses.
Genetic Factors
This seven-time Olympic artistic gymnastics medalist withdrew from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 to put her mental health first stating "We have to protect our mind and our body, rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do."
Simone Biles
This disorder causes cycles of depression and hypomania that lasts at least four consecutive days.
Bipolar II disorder
A disorder characterized by sudden episodes of acute apprehension or intense fear that occur out of the blue or without any apparent cause.
Panic Disorder
These are the small stresses of everyday life that can add up over time.
Daily hassles
Chemical messengers that allow nerve cells to communicate with each other and are important in boosting and balancing signals in the brain and for keeping the brain functioning.
Neurotransmitters
This Stranger Things actor was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder after having his first manic episode at 25 years old.
David Harbour (aka Jim Hopper)
Hearing, seeing, feeling, or smelling something that is not actually present.
Hallucinations
A distinct physiological state that is the exact opposite of the way our bodies react under stress or during a panic attack.
Deep relaxation/relaxation response
Having this gives one a sense of purpose and reduces the stress of having nothing to do.
Involvement in meaningful activities
These can help correct chemical imbalances that lead to symptoms.
Psychotropic Medications
This American actor and former WWE star stated this about his journey with depression: "Asking for help is not a weakness. As a matter of fact, asking for help is our superpower, and men, especially us, we fall into this trap of being really adverse to vulnerability, because we always want to be strong and feel like we can take on the world."
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Having very unusual or unrealistic beliefs that are not shared by others in your culture or religion.
Delusions
This disorder is characterized by chronic anxiety that persists for at least six months but is unaccompanied by panic attacks, phobias, or obsessions.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
People with this are less vulnerable to the effects of stress on their psychiatric disorder.
Good social support
Avoiding these can help reduce biological vulnerability since they can affect neurotransmitters and aggravate symptoms.
Alcohol and drugs
This 27-year old rapper has been open about their struggle with anxiety and developed a website with resources on mental health called: BadBitchesHaveBadDaysToo.com
Megan Thee Stallion