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  An alter ego is a second-self created by the individual–usually to live out a better version of the self. In comic books, Bruce Wayne runs his business during the day, and Peter Parker works as a photographer for the Daily Bugle. However, they each have a crime-fighting alter-ego who makes an appearance when needed. Wayne has Batman and Parker has Spider-man. Pop artists are also known for their alter-egos. After all, apart from their talent, they’re just regular people. But when they’re on stage they need to appear to be larger than life. Many times, they do this by creating elaborate personas for themselves. Here are two examples: British singer and songwriter David Bowie had several alter egos, but the most famous was Ziggy Stardust—a humanoid alien. Ziggy allowed Bowie to distance himself from the boy from Beckenham and become fearless. A few years back, American singer and songwriter Beyoncé Knowles created an alter ego which she named Sasha Fierce. She described Sasha as be...

The types of mental illness are very diverse. The term mental illness is also known as a psychiatric disorder or psychological illness. Generally, various kinds of mental illness are associated with disorders of thought, perception, emotions, and behavior. There are many different kinds of mental illnesses with different presentations. Types of mental illness cannot be considered as a problem to be trifled with. The reason is, mental illness can affect activities and daily life. These types of mental illness can cause different and distinctive signs. There are effective treatments for mental illness and ways to relieve suffering. The recovery for these types of mental illness is different. Therefore, a person cannot just diagnose himself as having a mental illness. It takes a series of tests and observations by a doctor to find out that someone is mentally disturbed. Therefore, it is important to obtain a lot of information about various mental illnesses. This is a summary of some of t...