Promoting Recovery
I am a recovery goal.
What is e.g. obtaining my high school diploma or understanding my anger?
I am the Olanzapine drug type and side effect
What is an anti-psychotic?
and
What is weight gain?
What are Extra-Pyramidal Symptoms(EPS)? (muscle spasms, stiffness, tremors, restlesness)
What is tardive dyskinesia (TD)? (abnormal muscle movements, usually of the face, mouth, tongue and/or hands)
What is agranulocytosis? (lowering of white blood cell count which can make you sick)
I am the way mental illness is diagnosed
What is a psychiatrist, psychologist, doctor and or other health care professional?
What are DMS V criteria and typically involves disruption of one's life and ability to function at school or work?
We are relationships that are positive, helpful and rewarding
What are social supports?
I am a strategy for coping with stress
What is e.g.?
Talking to someone
Using a relaxation strategy
Having a sense of humour
Positive self-talk/affirmations
Listening to music
Writing in journal
Participating in religion or spirituality
Participating in a hobby
An area of my life I would like to improve
What is e.g.?
intimate relationship
friendship
family relationship
living situation
leisure
spirituality
creativity/self-expression
education
work
I am a strategy to remember to take my medication
What is e.g.?
Using a dosette
Using a blister pack
Using a timer/alarm on my device (watch, phone)
Taking medication during another daily activity like brushing my teeth or after eating supper etc.
I am a cause of mental illness.
What is e.g.?
What is a chemical imbalance of neurotransmitters?
What are genetics?
What is substance use (alcohol and drugs)?, and/or
What is stress, including past trauma?
I am a tip for starting a conversation
What is e.g.?
Finding someone who isn't busy?
Smiling and looking at the person to show that you are listening?
Choosing an interesting topic?
Not sharing information about yourself that is too personal too soon?
I am a trigger for my illness/relapse
What is e.g.?
Death/loss
Isolation
Stopping my medication
Using substances
Doing too much; not having a balance to my day
Not doing anything; having nothing to do that I value
I am a strategy to develop and achieve a goal
What is e.g.?
Staying positive
Focusing on one goal at a time
Breaking larger goals into smaller steps
Start with a shorter term or smaller, more achievable goal
Telling somebody about your goal
Trying different ways to achieve it etc!
I am the lithium drug type and side-effect
What is a mood stabilizer?
and
What is:
Nausea, cramps, thirst, fatigue, headache, mild tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, slurred speech, confusion, dizziness?
I am two symptoms of Schizophrenia
What is e.g.?
Hallucinations
Delusions
Cognitive difficulties
Thought disorder
Negative symptoms (lack of energy, motivation, pleasure and emotional expression)
Catatonic Behaviour
I am a strategy for developing closeness with someone.
What is e.g.?
Expressing positive feelings?
Paying genuine compliments?
Asking the person about themselves?
Sharing something about myself?
Doing things together?
Showing that you care/Helping out?
Being willing to compromise?
Being there?
I am a sign that I am under a lot of stress
What is e.g.?
Hearing more or louder voices?
Heart beating fast?
High blood pressure?
Headache?
Problem concentrating
Sore belly
Irritability
Anxiety
Forgetfulness
Tearfulness
Irritability
Dry mouth
Trembling
Trouble sleeping
I am the definition of recovery from mental illness
What is e.g.:
Hope, meaning, connection, roles, goals, empowerment, choice, developing a sense of identity outside of the illness or substance use etc.
I am a strategy to treat medication side-effects
What is:
Knowing the side-effects of my medication?
Talking to my doctor to reduce my dosage?
Talking to my doctor and switching to another medication?
Talking to my doctor and adding a medication to treat the side-effect?
2 symptoms of Mood Disorder (Depression or Bi-polar mood disorder)
What is e.g.?
Feeling extremely happy or excited (mania)
Lack of or too much sleep
Loss of or increase in appetite
Talking a lot
Having racing thoughts
Trouble concentrating
Feeling Irritable
Being unrealistically self-confident
Feeling really sad
Feeling helpless, hopeless and/or worthless
Having very low energy
Having difficulty concentrating
Feeling overly guilty for things that aren't your fault
Lacking judgement/making poor decisions
I am the definition of stress
What is e.g.:
What is a feeling of strain, pressure or tension resulting from challenging event(s)/situation(s)?
I am a strategy for preventing relapse.
What is e.g.?
I am a strategy for Recovery
What is e.g.?
Staying Active,
Expressing Creativity,
Expressing Spirituality,
Developing a Support System,
Making time for leisure,
Following through with my treatment,
Being involved in self-help/peer groups
I am the four main categories of medication to treat psychiatric symptoms
What is an
Antidepressant,
Mood stabilizer,
Anti-psychotic and
Anti-anxiety/sedative medication?
John Nash, a famous mathematician, had this illness.
What is Schizophrenia?
I am a daily hassle or stressful life event
What is e.g.?
Divorce
Hospitalization
Separation
Financial, legal, social problems
Moving
New job
Illness
Crowds
Not enough privacy
Noise
arguments
I am advice for someone struggling with the symptoms of an illness
What is e.g.?