1. MENTAL HEALTH: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I KEEP MINE???

2. Being able to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday living in an acceptable way.

3. MIND BODY SPIRIT

5. EMOTIONS ARE FEELINGS

6. FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING! FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING! – LET THEM FLOW & LET THEM GO

8. GETTING STUCK

9. FEELINGS ARE ALSO CALLED “MOODS”

10. MOOD SAYINGS: “He’s in a bad mood” “She’s moody” “What a mood he’s in!” I’m in a bummy mood

11. Used with permission of Chato B. Stewart Chato

12. Moods fluctuate Elevated mood Depressed mood

13. Mood fluctuations start when? Teenage years!

14. CLINICAL DEPRESSION Elevated Mood Depressed Mood

16. MANIC EPISODE Depressed Mood Elevated Mood

17. BI-POLAR DISORDER Elevated Mood Depressed Mood

18. ANXIETY:  RACING THOUGHTS  EXCESSIVE WORRYING  SLEEP DISTURBANCE  CHANGE IN EATING

19. Making the connection: Our minds cause our emotions (moods)!

20. 2 FACTORS: BRAIN CHEMISTRY THOUGHTS WE THINK

22. WHO CONTROLS OUR MIND? WE DO! BY CHOOSING OUR THOUGHTS

23. BELIEFS THOUGHTS FEELINGS BEHAVIOR

24. BELIEFS???? HOW WE SEE THE WORLD HOW WE SEE OURSELVES INNER AUDIO TAPE IN OUR HEADS; USUSALLY STARTED BY OUR PARENTS

26. 2 TYPES OF THOUGHTS POSITIVE NEGATIVE

27. THOUGHTS>FEELINGS POSITIVE THOUGHTS>PLEASANT FEELINGS (Happy, relaxed, calm) NEGATIVE THOUGTHS>UNPLEASANT FEELINGS (angry, worried, sad, scared)

28.  GEE, I REALLY SCREWED UP I’M AN IDIOT! _________________________  OOH, I MADE A MISTAKE! IT’S OKAY, EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES. I CAN FIX THIS!

29. IT IS NOT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO US THAT BOTHER US, IT’S OUR PERCEPTION OF THOSE THINGS THAT BOTHER US!

31. THE POWER OF THE MIND

32. POSITIVE THOUGHTS = CHANGING YOUR PERCEPTION OF AN EVENT!

34. NATURAL REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION & ANXIETY EXERCISE HEALTHY DIET MEDITATION HERBAL MEDICINE POSITIVE THINKING HOBBIES/CREATIVE OUTLETS TALKING IT OUT

37. MEDITATION

38. EXERCISE

39. HEALTHY FOOD

41. CREATIVE OUTLETS PAINTING/DRAWING/SCULPTING COOKING/BAKING PHOTOGRAPHY POETRY SHORT STORIES/JOURNALING DANCE WRITING MUSIC/PERFORMING MUSIC

42. PET THERAPY

43. LEE SHIPWAY MSW,LCSW (715) 675-3458 Lee@PeacefulSolutions.org