People tend to rely on certain support structures in their lives. These structures serve as ways for people to alleviate fear and anxiety in an increasingly stressful world. There are certain things and certain people that we count on to alleviate our stress and anxiety at the end of the day. People can go into a panic when that support structure is taken away permanently. The build-up of stress and anxiety can exact a price on one’s mental health that most people simply can’t afford. The fear of this can sometimes lead to someone developing a case of separation anxiety. However, the field of mental health is a complicated field where even if your support structure is there, your mind says they’re not.
There is a dangerous psychological disorder known as schizoaffective disorder, which has interesting effects on human perception. The problem is highly similar to schizophrenia in symptoms and treatment, although schizoaffective disorder poses a much larger mental health risk. Both problems are common, with at least 10% of the population having experienced it at one point in their lives. Both have a tendency to generate the same range of side effects in...