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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.
MINDBODY
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 Used with permission of Chato B. Stewart B. Stewart
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 WORRYINGSLEEP DISTURBANCECHANGE 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 THOUGHTS2 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