Unfortunately, often people just don't notice that they are mentally ill. My father was diagnosed when he was in his 40s, and it took someone else telling him to get help.
The definition of having a disorder is not being able to function. Eg if someone displays symptoms of ADHD, yet they do fine at school and home, and it doesn't affect them whatsoever, it wouldn't be ADHD. Some symptoms of ADHD are seemingly normal, everyday things (eg fidgeting, poor memory), yet the difference is how extreme/severe it is.
So if someone is mentally ill, the main way to tell is to look at whether they can function in school/work/home normally. If not, it's likely they are mentally ill, or something else is a factor.
How do you know if you're mentally ill?
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Unfortunately, often people just don't notice that they are mentally ill. My father was diagnosed when he was in his 40s, and it took someone else telling him to get help.
The definition of having a disorder is not being able to function. Eg if someone displays symptoms of ADHD, yet they do fine at school and home, and it doesn't affect them whatsoever, it wouldn't be ADHD. Some symptoms of ADHD are seemingly normal, everyday things (eg fidgeting, poor memory), yet the difference is how extreme/severe it is.
So if someone is mentally ill, the main way to tell is to look at whether they can function in school/work/home normally. If not, it's likely they are mentally ill, or something else is a factor.