Coping Skills
Riddle me this
All things STIGMA
5 Domains of Peer Support
Fact or Myth
100

A hidden exercise that allows your grass to breathe. 

Raking Leaves

100

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?

A Secret

100

______ stigma is the process by which those with a mental health disorder perceive public stigma, internalize it, and then apply it to themselves.

Self.

100

a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

Recovery.

100

1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year.

False!! 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year.

200

Simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly.

Journaling 

200

We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size. What are we?

Words.

200

________ stigma is the disapproval or discrimination against a person based on their characteristics – such as culture, gender, race, age, intelligence, and health.

Social 

200

the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.

Wellness.

200

Suicide accounts for over 100,000 deaths globally each year, with over 1,000 in the U.S. alone. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide for 19-29 year old's.

Myth

Fact is: Suicide accounts for over 800,000 deaths globally each year, with over 41,000 in the U.S. alone. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide for 15-29 year old's.

300

What is the process of producing safe and edible food by preparing and combining ingredients, and (in most cases) applying heat?

Cooking.

300

What becomes larger the more you take away from it and smaller the more you add to it?

A hole in the ground.

300

I fight stigma by reminding people that their ... matters.

Language

300

the activity of mixing socially with others.

Socialization.

300

The rate of mental health disorders doubles for those who have been to war or lived through a major disaster.

Fact 

400

What is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture?

Gardening.

400

If you drop me I'm sure to crack,
but give me a smile and I'll always smile back

A mirror.

400

Get treatment. Don't isolate yourself. Don't equate yourself with your illness. Join a support group.  

What is Coping with Stigma

400

the ability to examine alternatives and make informed decisions and direct one's own life.

Independent living.

400

Each year, serious mental illnesses cost the U.S. almost $75 million in lost earnings.

Myth

Fact is: Each year, serious mental illnesses cost the U.S. almost $200 billion in lost earnings.

500

The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam.

Taking a bath.

500

At the sound of me, men may dream or stomp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep.

Music.

500
  • Reluctance to seek help or treatment
  • Lack of understanding by family, friends, co-workers or others
  • Fewer opportunities for work, school or social activities or trouble finding housing
  • Bullying, physical violence or harassment
  • Health insurance that doesn't adequately cover your mental illness treatment
  • The belief that you'll never succeed at certain challenges or that you can't improve your situation

Harmful effects of stigma

500
the action of representing oneself or one's views or interests.


Self- advocacy

500

50.5% of adults in the U.S. who have had a problem with substance abuse also suffer from mental illness.

Fact 

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