viernes, 9 de octubre de 2009

World mental health day!


I chose the article about the international mental health day, because in this new appears the story of a man who has an schizo-affected disorder, he told his story and tried to express people the importance of choose the rigth way in the mental illness' context.

October 10 is the date of the world mental health day. In this day, people from every part of the world fight to raise awareness and to try to get the necesary funds to help people with mental illness.

In this article appears the story of Andrew Smith, a guy who is 28 and who has a lot of complications because of his disorder. He has mental problems since he was a boy. When he was 8 he has depression and his mother was so borried about him because he was so differents to the others boys.

When he was 20 and his life was a mess because he used drugs, he finally admited to his mother that he heard voices and he was afraid for that. He thinks that the reason of his disorder is the genes of his natural mother (because he was adopted), because she had very seriously mental illness. He was diagnosed when he was 23, and the told to the newspaper that his life wasn't simple and easy, because people moved away from he, because his disorder. Even friends or people who he had a relation leave him alone.

However, he tells to everyone to go to the doctor if someone has some king of symptoms and he is very happy for the posibility to tell his story.

1 comentario:

Álvaro dijo...

Andrea I really enjoyed readng your blog, ou are very clear and direct to describe your feelings. Be careful with some minor mistakes. Congratulations!!!