All about W.E.L.L.
What time and day does W.E.L.L. Group Start?
10:30am Tuesday
What is spirituality?
Having Meaning and Purpose.
Everyone has mental health.
True. Your mental health can change day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, but everyone has mental health.
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
How many snacks can you get a day?
2 snacks
What does W.E.L.L. stand for?
Wellness and Empowerment in Life and Living
What are unhealthy coping skills?
substance use, avoidance/denial, self-harm, negative self-talk, emotional eating/binge eating, isolation, procrastination, overworking, excessive screen time, etc.
Everyone has a mental illness.
False. A diagnosis of mental illness will come from a Psychiatrist, Psychologist or your family doctor.
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
8am
What does recovery mean? According to Webster
To get back, regain.
What are Coping Skills?
Coping skills are the thoughts and behaviors you engage in that help you manage distressing situations.
If you’re feeling sad one day, you are depressed.
False. If you’re sad one day you are having a poor mental health day and you can do things to cheer yourself up like exercising, getting outside and doing something you love to do. One day of feeling sad does not mean you are depressed.
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What time does the PSRC close Monday-Thursday?
5pm
What is hope?
Hope is seeing options instead of obstacles
What are your first three coping skills you use?
Deep Breathing, Walking, prayer, meditation, listening to music, med compliant, going to group, therapist/psychiatrist/doctor, coloring, etc.
Video games cause mental illness.
False. Video games do not cause mental illness, but too much screen time can have a negative impact on your mental health - so try to limit the amount of time you spend on your screens.
What is a consequence when you reach a post explosion phase?
hospitalizations, jail,
What time does the PSRC close on Friday?
4pm
What is recovery culture?
Is an environment that supports and promotes the belief that all people have value regardless of their diagnosis.
What are the 5 grounding techniques?
5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, 1 thing you can taste.
What you eat does not affect how you feel.
False. Proper nutrition is incredibly important for mental health. If you eat well, you help get proper nutrients to your brain and that helps you get into a positive state of mental health.
Substance abuse, hospitalization, not taking medication, isolation, laziness, etc.
What does PSRC stand for?
Peer Support Resource Center