Significant Warning Signs You May Have A Mental Disorder

Changes In Sleep Cycle

Just about any change in an individual's sleep pattern can greatly affect their mental health, which then turns around to affect their sleep cycle even more. A perfect example is not sleeping well for a few nights, thus causing stress to rise when a physical cause is nowhere to be found, thus causing more sleepless nights due to being stressed about sleeping. It is a vicious cycle that is, unfortunately, very easy to fall into. Not only are individuals more prone to sleep problems if they have a mental health disorder, but their symptoms will also likely get worse if they do not regulate their sleeping schedule quickly.

Confusion Or Reduced Concentration

Difficulty with concentration that occurs periodically is normal. Hormonal changes, emotional stress, and tiredness are all common causes of concentration issues. However, if individuals notice their concentration getting worse without any known cause, or they're experiencing persistent concentration problems that interfere with their day-to-day life, it may be a sign of a mental health disorder. The most commonly associated condition with this is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, caused by a deficiency in certain neurological chemicals, which causes the brain to have trouble focusing and making connections like a neurotypical person. Though ADHD doesn't develop spontaneously and is generally present in childhood, some adults may be diagnosed later in life because their symptoms weren't noticed or considered typical in childhood. General forgetfulness, exhaustion after concentrating for short periods, difficulty leaving a task and remembering what one was doing later, and a lack of observation are all hallmark symptoms of adult ADHD.