Mental illnesses are a broad range of conditions that often affect an individual's mood and behavior. Some of the most common types of mental disorders are clinical depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia. While it is rare for an individual to develop a mental disorder that actively limits their lifestyle, society often stigmatizes men and women with these illnesses. The National Alliance on Mental Illness states that only 4.2% of adults in the United States suffer from a mental illness that “interferes with or substantially limits one or more major life activities.” Because of this social stigma, our society often has a different view of how these individuals should be treated. In turn, mentally ill patients may resort to violence, drugs, or even both in an attempt to deal with the problems they face. The "better, drawn" collection of online comics offers an inside look at the feelings and problems of people with mental illnesses and shows how society deals with mental health stigma. Most people who suffer from some type of mental illness can live a functional life. These people can often have families and careers just like any healthy person. However, when members of today's society discover that they suffer from a mental illness such as depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia, they are automatically labeled as mentally unstable and unreliable when it comes to safety, money, and loved ones (Sanz). This stigma on the mentally ill causes the medical profession to lack adequate healthcare, discrimination, difficulty with employment, and criminalization. Depression, for example, is a widespread mental illness that affects American adults. Agreement… half of the document… about 20% are veterans. Discrimination, employment problems, criminalization and lack of adequate healthcare are just some of the main problems arising from mental health. stigma. Mentally ill people are already sometimes disadvantaged, but the stigma that society places on them makes their lives even more difficult. People with any type of mental disorder should have equal opportunities in the workplace and should receive adequate medical care to take care of their illness. If these things happen, the mentally ill will be less likely to experience discrimination and criminalization resulting from being forced to live on the streets or in poverty. Overall, the “better, drawn” webcomic collection illustrates the results of mental health stigma by demonstrating the feelings and issues that impact those suffering from mental illness..