lifelong illnesses that can only be lessened or controlled, never cured. Mental illnesses encompass a huge variety of issues that are generally misunderstood and clumped together. Using the comparison to physical sickness, there are things we can't cure yet and all we can do is try to minimize suffering, but there are many sicknesses that the body only needs help to fight through. While there are mental issues that cannot currently be cured or helped, there are many that are temporary problems that can be overcome with medicine and training.