A Beautiful Mind is the topic I'll be talking about today. This movie was one we've been watching in class for the last couple of days. Having just finished it today, it was a super interesting movie. Being able to get inside the mind of someone who suffers from a mental illness is an experience in itself. During class we discussed what normal is and what abnormal is. I new most thought those with a mental illness were considered abnormal, but I didn't know what it would be like to have one. While watching the movie, I was able to get the full insight of someone with a mental illness. This person happened to be John Nash. Nash allowed me to realize what people go through just to live a normal life. He also taught me to be more open minded when it comes to those with an illness or even people in general. You never know who suffers from an illness and who doesn't, they may hide it better than you think.
After realizing all of this, I decided to talk about one of the illness that was mentioned in class, but not focused on as much. Hypochondriasis is the disorder in which a person believes that signs (real or not) of certain matters are symptoms of a serious illness. Most patients have a hard time being social with others because they believe they're prone to getting a disease from others or from surroundings around them. These patients are preoccupied by their physical health.
Causes could be:
 Major trauma that was experienced in life
Not being able to express their feelings easily
Someone close to them has a disorder
Treatment for this disorder is unknown. It's more psychological than something they're able to fix with medication. Therapy is recommended.
The whole point of this isn't to list different things about the disorder but to realize how fortunate we are to be healthy. The easiest thing to do when dealing with someone who has a mental disorder is to judge that person and say they're unstable or not as normal as us. But the important thing is to know that everyone is different and why should we be able to judge who's normal or not? Watching this movie and looking further into a disorder makes me realize that people with mental illnesses suffer and struggle every day just to get through life. I have a better outlook on those who suffer because of this movie.