It's a Vibe
A client who cannot focus, sleeps 3 hours a night, and believes they are “chosen” may be experiencing this.
What is a Manic Episode?
Taking deep breaths, going for a walk, or talking to a therapist are examples of these.
What are Coping Skills?
This is another word for your mental health helper or counselor.
What is a Therapist?
Loud noises, certain smells, people, places, or memories can all be these.
What are triggers?
The terms in the acronym SMART Goals?
What are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based?
False beliefs that seem very real to the person experiencing them but in reality they are impossible or untrue to others
What are Delusions?
A calming activity that helps slow the mind and focus on the present.
What is Mindfulness?
This short word describes feeling nervous, worried, or restless.
What is Anxiety?
This is created to help you stay safe when you feel out of control or at risk of a mental breakdown.
What is a safety/Crisis Plan
People who use their lived experience to support others in recovery.
Who are Peer Supporters
This is a feeling of deep sadness that lasts most of the day for two weeks or more.
What is Depression?
This breathing technique involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 7, and exhaling for 8.
What is the 4-7-8 technique?
This word means seeing or hearing things other people don’t.
What is a hallucination?
Treatment where a stress/fear/anxiety inducing stimuli is introduced in a controlled setting that increases over time.
What is Exposure Therapy??
This daily practice helps with focus, calm, and emotion regulation.
What is meditation?
5 common physical symptom of depression.
Tiredness/Fatigue
Poor hygiene
Shange in eating/appetite
Sleep patterns
Aches/Pains
This is a NEGATIVE coping skill - The act of avoiding and distancing yourself from the community.
Isolating
A type of talk therapy that helps people challenge negative thoughts. Aaron Beck is credited with founding this form of psychotherapy.
What is CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)?
This system in the body is activated during fight-or-flight.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
A process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.
What is Recovery?
This rare but serious diagnosis includes symptoms of both schizophrenia and mood episodes.
What is schizoaffective disorder?
This is a positive coping skill - This tool helps people track how they feel and why by putting your thoughts down on paper
What is Journaling/writing?
An intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger
What is a Phobia?
This grounding method uses a countdown to help calm yourself.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
This recovery-oriented plan helps clients prepare for early warning signs or crisis.
What is a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)?