What do you think is the main cause of mental illness?

[Dsg1193]

Is it bc of a chemical imbalance that may or may not been passed down by family or is it situational based off your experience (s)?

Nature (genetics)

Nurture (environment)

[Avcfhcic]

Mental illnesses are very poorly studied to identify what the real cause is, but based on the treatments we use for mental illnesses, I would say it's mainly down to the environment and an adaptation of the person causing hormone alterations in the brain, since treatments look to either enhance or block neurotransmitters.

I think people who go into dark places happen over a long time rather than suddenly. And their brain adapts over time and leads to mental illness, but it is reversible

[Truth0225]

Mental illness is a mix of the two. I say that because chemical imbalances do contribute to things like depression and anxiety. However, a lot of mental illnesses derive from our experiences. For instance PTSD is related to experiencing some sort of trauma, and triggers exacerbate it.

[DannyJ332]

Hello, I believe that mental and physical health are equally important. For example, I had a period in my life when I simply stopped doing sports, dieting and stopped leading an active lifestyle, I gained weight very quickly (I suffered from excess weight when I was a child) I began to suffer mentally, my self-esteem decreased a lot. It even reached depression. Of course, the fact that I started exercising and went on a diet helped to overcome the excess weight, but the health problems remained and I go to I got checked, found out the cause of my illnesses and was successfully treated, and all my psychological problems were also resolved.

[gorydetails]

The concept of a ‘chemical imbalance’ causing mental illness is junk science.

[Jennz6]

It’s in your jeans lol

[Anonymous]

Chemical imbalance.