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Psychological illnesses may not be as obvious as physical disabilities or illnesses, nevertheless they are just as disabling in their own way. Society, however, is more accepting of those with physical than psychological illnesses or disabilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#illnesses #disabilities #society
It is often argued that people nowadays are not considering mental
illness
 disabling as compared to
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physical
illness
. I tend to agree with
this
 view. I am of the opinion that psychological impairments should be considered as important as physical illnesses. Ideas articulated
further
 in
this
 discourse will support my stand and at the same time highlight the contradictory views that
other
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 in
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society
 might possibly have. The primary reason for my belief is
the
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 mental
illness
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 abstract in nature. It is undeniably true that mental
disorder
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 cannot be shown it could only be felt.
Whereas
, physical impairment can be seen and shows severity.
For instance
, in 2019, as per
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 survey conducted by
medical
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 association in India, it was noticed that a large Indian population did not consider depression as a
disorder
 if compared with flu or accident. Another reason to uphold my view is the influence of cinema and advertisements. It is an irrefutable fact that movies and adverts have
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 influence on peoples’
mind
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minds
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. In
movies
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 actors are always shown suffering from dreadful diseases and
adverts
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cure
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 for the impairments that look severe.
As a result
, individuals feel diseases which are
sever
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 in nature are disabling and mental illnesses are not disabling.
On the other hand
, there are individuals in
the
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society
 who are of the outlook that people in
the
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society
 do consider mental
disorder
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disorders
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 disabling as compared to physical disorders. One of the possible reasons for
this
 belief is
increase
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 in mental hospitals and rehab
centers
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. Undoubtedly,
quest
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the quest
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 for material possession is increasing day by day.
This
 has increased wrath and anger among individuals.
Hence
, to mitigate
this
 government has started initiatives as mentioned above. Another reason for
this
 inclination is
increase
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 in travel and touring. What I mean by
this
 is that at least each member of the family is going through some stress, which could be because of peer pressure,
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 to climb the corporate ladder among others. Families have started noticing
this
 negative behaviour.
As a result
, they have started spending time with their loved ones by going on frequent vacations.
To conclude
, there surely are those in
the
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society
 who are convinced with the fact that psychological
illness
 is as harmful as physical impairment and they have all the right reasons to back their conviction. I,
however
, am of the firm opinion that
society
 does not take mental
disorder
 as grave as physical
illness
 because it cannot be seen and touched and
also
 people around us like to follow what is shown to them via movies and commercials.
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