Signs and Signals of Mental Illness...What to look for

This is a general list of signs of mental illness.  Later on in further blog postings, there will be more indepth discussions of each sign/symptom.  For now, here is a somewhat brief listing of signs of mental illness:
Anti-Social Behavior
Sadistic Traits/cruelty toward others
Anxiety
Appetite Disturbances
Avoidance
Body Image Issues
Compulsions
Confusion
Cravings
Deceitfulness/pathologically lying
Delusions
Denial
Depression
Dissociation/restricted awareness
Euphoria/feeling on top of the world
Fatigue/persistent fatigue
Fears/phobias
Flashbacks
Grandiosity
Grief
Hallucinations/Auditory or Visual
Hyperactivity
Identity Confusion
Impulsiveness
Intoxication
Jealousy
Learning Difficulties........
These are just some of the signs of possible mental illness.  Many of the above listed items/emotions/issues are quite normal, but they can also mean underlying mental illness.  Just as being impulsive happens to just about eveyone at some point, we buy that DVD player though we really shouldn't, there are extremes.  These signs are not suggesting there is a definite mental illness involved, but may/should have further analysis.  Should you be experiencing several of these signs simultaneously, then it would be advisable to seek some professional help to rule in or out the possiobility of mental illness. There are many more signs, as stated, this is a somewhat brief listing.  The book, "50 Signs of Mental Illness", by James Whitney Hicks, M.D. was used as a reference to these signs.  Printed by Yale University Press (yalebooks.com). Also available at Amazon.com, and many other establishments.  The cost as of today is $18.00 USD.  This book was selected as a best Non-Fiction Book of 2005 by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and recipient of awards as well.
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