MENTAL HEALTH: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I KEEP MINE???
Being able to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday living in an acceptable way.
MIND BODY SPIRIT
EMOTIONS ARE FEELINGS
FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING! FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING! – LET THEM FLOW & LET THEM GO
GETTING STUCK
FEELINGS ARE ALSO CALLED “MOODS”
MOOD SAYINGS: “He’s in a bad mood” “She’s moody” “What a mood he’s in!” I’m in a bummy mood
Used with permission of Chato B. Stewart Chato
Moods fluctuate Elevated mood Depressed mood
Mood fluctuations start when? Teenage years!
CLINICAL DEPRESSION Elevated Mood Depressed Mood
MANIC EPISODE Depressed Mood Elevated Mood
BI-POLAR DISORDER Elevated Mood Depressed Mood
ANXIETY: RACING THOUGHTS EXCESSIVE WORRYING SLEEP DISTURBANCE CHANGE IN EATING
Making the connection: Our minds cause our emotions (moods)!
2 FACTORS: BRAIN CHEMISTRY THOUGHTS WE THINK
WHO CONTROLS OUR MIND? WE DO! BY CHOOSING OUR THOUGHTS
BELIEFS THOUGHTS FEELINGS BEHAVIOR
BELIEFS???? HOW WE SEE THE WORLD HOW WE SEE OURSELVES INNER AUDIO TAPE IN OUR HEADS; USUSALLY STARTED BY OUR PARENTS
2 TYPES OF THOUGHTS POSITIVE NEGATIVE
THOUGHTS>FEELINGS POSITIVE THOUGHTS>PLEASANT FEELINGS (Happy, relaxed, calm) NEGATIVE THOUGTHS>UNPLEASANT FEELINGS (angry, worried, sad, scared)
GEE, I REALLY SCREWED UP I’M AN IDIOT! _________________________ OOH, I MADE A MISTAKE! IT’S OKAY, EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES. I CAN FIX THIS!
IT IS NOT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO US THAT BOTHER US, IT’S OUR PERCEPTION OF THOSE THINGS THAT BOTHER US!
THE POWER OF THE MIND
POSITIVE THOUGHTS = CHANGING YOUR PERCEPTION OF AN EVENT!
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION & ANXIETY EXERCISE HEALTHY DIET MEDITATION HERBAL MEDICINE POSITIVE THINKING HOBBIES/CREATIVE OUTLETS TALKING IT OUT
MEDITATION
EXERCISE
HEALTHY FOOD
CREATIVE OUTLETS PAINTING/DRAWING/SCULPTING COOKING/BAKING PHOTOGRAPHY POETRY SHORT STORIES/JOURNALING DANCE WRITING MUSIC/PERFORMING MUSIC
PET THERAPY
LEE SHIPWAY MSW,LCSW (715)