{"id":2449,"date":"2019-06-28T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/article\/why-do-i-have-a-mental-illness\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:52:00","slug":"why-do-i-have-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/why-do-i-have-mental-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 tengo una enfermedad mental?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having a mental illness can be discouraging. Maybe you just found out you have one and you\u2019re feeling helpless. Or maybe you\u2019ve known for a while and you\u2019re just having a really tough time right now. In moments like these, it\u2019s natural to ask, \u201cWhy me?\u201d<\/p>\n

The first thing to keep in mind is that it\u2019s not your fault<\/em>. Nobody \u201cdeserves\u201d to have a mental illness. It\u2019s just something that happens, like any other illness. In fact, there\u2019s no single cause of mental illness. It\u2019s a combination of the way your brain is structured and the environment you\u2019ve grown up in<\/a>. Those aren\u2019t things you can control.<\/p>\n

Take a second and give yourself permission to be upset. It\u2019s okay to feel sad about having a mental illness. It\u2019s okay to be scared too. Mental illness isn\u2019t fair, and it sucks\u2014there\u2019s no way around that.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s lots of good news too though. People with mental illness often live long and successful lives. Mental illness is just one aspect of your life\u2014it\u2019s something you\u00a0live with<\/em>, not who you\u00a0son<\/em>. Mental illness can be treated, and things can absolutely get better. Plus, there are lots of other people out there who also live with mental illness and are struggling with the same questions.\u00a0Finding people to connect with<\/a> and learning more about\u00a0what mental illness is<\/a> y c\u00f3mo se trata\u00a0<\/a>are great places to start.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having a mental illness can be discouraging. Maybe you just found out you have one and you\u2019re feeling helpless. Or maybe you\u2019ve known for a while and you\u2019re just having a really tough time right now. In moments like these, it\u2019s natural to ask, \u201cWhy me?\u201d The first thing to keep in mind is that … <\/p>\n

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