Toolbox
people around me that care about me and help me when I feeling well and when I am not feeling well know me and what I need
What is a support system?
When I need to ask the doctor questions about the prescription side effects I am doing this.
self advocacy
When I am cheerful, happy and I am reasonable and responsible
What I am like when I am feeling well
refers to something that affects your emotional state, often significantly, by causing extreme to overwhelm or distress.
What is a trigger?
Taking care of personal hygiene, participating in follow-up plan from CSU, practical, compassionate, apologizing for unwell behaviors, and stable.
Signs that may indicate that I am out of the crisis.
talking to someone who also has a lived experience with mental illness and you have a mutual exchange
What is peer support?
Looking forward to things getting better than I'll have_?
HOPE
argumentative, withdrawn, reserved, irritable, disorganized, sleeping all the time
When i am not feeling well
When I am feeling oversensitive, irritable, unable to sleep and i experience racing thoughts it may be a sign that this is happening.
When things are breaking down
People who visit me or check in on me and ensure that I am doing well. Maybe bring me food or help me with some of my responsibilities.
Who are my post-crisis supporters?
I write down each day what my experiences have been or my day has been like.
What is journaling?
the process of receiving or giving information or instruction
Education
take a shower, brush my teeth, have a good sleep routine
What i need to do daily to maintain my wellness
Feeling out of control, severe agitation, neglecting personal hygiene, self-destructive behaviors, acting suicidal, and hearing or seeing things.
Signs that others need to take over
Watering my plants, taking care of my pets, feeding myself, returning to regular routine.
Signs that i no longer need the crisis plan.
pick up the phone and call a line that has operators with lived experience that wil listen
What is a peer warm line?
give assistance to, or uphold; enable to function or act, to help when needed
Support
take my meds, develop good support systems, take care of myself, go to groups or therapy
Things I should consider doing to maintain my wellness
These are the people who I trust to take over my responsibilities when I am in crisis.
What is my support system?
Composing a list of people who I may have offended when I was not well and those who needed a thank you letter.
What is part of my post-crisis plan?
Sit in a chair quietly utilize all the senses and scan your body for stress
What is a grounding technique?
having the courage to take chances and then taking full accountability when you fail, or you make a mistake.
Person Responsibility
Check my daily maintenance plan daily, explore new coping skills, find new supports, make new friends, find new hobbies, and explore talents
Things I need to do or it would be good to do
ECT, Medications, Crisis facilities, and lists of responsibilities that need to be done.
Things I need to decide about and put in my crisis plan.
reflecting on what occurred while in crisis and what worked and what did not and entering that information in my WRAP plan.
What is revising my WRAP plan.