Ill - By The Presbyterian Serious Mental Illness Network 1. Mental Illness is the same as mental retardation. Mental illness is a brain disease, a physical disorder that often strikes between the ages of 16 and 25 and is not due to a loss of intellectual ability. The National Institute of Mental Health statistics show that 35 million Americans have some form of mental illness in any given six months. More often, it is the mentally ill who are the victims of violence.
Recovery comes through receiving the necessary treatment and supportive services.
When It Seems Impossible -By Jozeffa Ann Greer, MFT A marriage partner's nightmare is to find his or her spouse has been unfaithful. Trust splinters and threatens the stability of the relationship. And yet, affairs are more common than most people realize. Why an affair happens, however, is not always clear to either partner. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would be not one cheerful face on earth.