Health and Sickness - Describing Mental Illnesses

characterized by being emotionally unstable and incapable of coping with the demands of a normal social environment

emotional or psychological instability, including disruptions in mood, thought processes, or behavior

(of a mental condition) affecting brain processes so severely that makes one unable to tell the difference between reality and fantasy

unreasonably scared of other people or thinking that they are trying to cause harm

relating to mental instability with excessive anxiety, irrational fears, and obsessive thoughts

characterized by a deep, lingering sadness or sorrow

experiencing a state of extreme excitement, energy, or activity, often characterized by uncontrollable or frenzied behavior

in a way that is extremely irrational, chaotic, or crazy

suffering from a severe mental disorder that affects one's thoughts, behaviors, and emotions

marked by intense and irrational emotional reactions due to heightened emotional states

incapable of behaving normally or thinking clearly due to mental illness

feeling very unhappy and having no hope

associated with severe cognitive decline, leading to memory loss, confusion, etc.

lacking clarity or awareness, often due to disorientation in terms of time, place, or identity

experiencing or relating to alternating periods of high and low moods, known as mania and depression