Mental Health Issues are rare
Myth. Approximately 1 in 5 adults report a mental disorder, 51.5M or 20.6% of population suffers from a mental disorder at one time or another.
Name 2 ways you can ground yourself.
Deep breathing, 5 senses, meditation mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation, body awareness
mental illnesses can be cured
Myth. Once diagnosed, mental illness is treatable. While it is not usually “cured”, it can be effectively managed. Most people with mental disorders live productive and positive lives while receiving treatments for their mental illness.
What diagnosis is this describing: feelings of despair and hopelessness feeling detached from life and those around you continued fatigue or loss of energy feelings of sadness – crying for no apparent reason inability to concentrate or make decisions thoughts of suicide changes in eating or sleeping patterns persistent or recurring headaches or frequent gastrointestinal upsets Losing interest in activities that are enjoyed
Depression
Name 3 places/people you can go to if you are having a hard time or think you might have a mental health problem.
Friends, family, hospital-ER, police, MD, therapist
True/ False- If you find the right words to say and spend enough time with them, you can cure your friend of their mental illness.
False. Temporarily you can make them feel better, but if there is an underlying cause making them feel bad, you can't fix it on your own. Sometimes helping a friend through something like this is challenging and frustrating because you cannot instantly make everything better. Being patient is key, and realizing that they need to be able to work out their own problem is needed to avoid burning yourself out. You can be a huge support for them, but ultimately you cannot fix everything.
Where is a shrimp's heart located?
The head
What is the only animal that cannot jump?
Elephant
These are signs of what serious event? “You would be better off without me”/ personality changes or withdrawn behavior/ hoarding medication/ giving away prized possessions/ lack of interest in future plans/ isolation from friends and colleagues/ depression
Suicidal ideation
What is the suicide phone number and text number?
1800-273-TALK (8255)
Text TX to 741741
This animal's fingerprints are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene
Koala