Mental Wellness
1 in 3 youth will...
What is: develop a Mental Illness this year
Hippopoto-monstro-sesquippedaliophobia means ....
What is: the fear of long words
People addicted to this are more likely to be diagnosed with depression...
What is: a cell phone
These are the top 4 Eating/Feeding Disorders in Canadian youth...
What are: Anorexia Nervosa - Bulimia - Binge Eating Disorder - PICA
These 4 citrus smells/tastes help decrease depression...
What are: Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, and Orange (can be up to a 70% decrease)
This is the best time to treat a MH issue...
What is: right away or the sooner, the better (early treatment can prevent permanent illnesses from developing)
These are some of the reasons people think about dying by suicide
What are: too many negative feelings - feelings of hopeless (like no other options can be found) - feeling alone (helpless) - wanting to stop the pain - thinking it will protect others
Our brain reacts in these 3 ways when we feel out of balance, unsafe or overwhelmed (emotionally, mentally or physically)
What is: fight, flight or freeze some people also add fawn)
This is the age that Eating Disorders often begin developing
What is: by the age of 8
This is the number one treatment/support for ALL mental health issues
What is: connection/attachment to others (will accept talking to someone)
These are the most 5 common MH issues for youth in Canada....
What is: Substance -Induced Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Self Harming Behaviours and Eating Disorders
Stress is bad for us (true or false - and why/why not)
What is: false - stress makes us healthier (boosts our immune system), lets us grow as a person, makes us think of new solutions (think outside the box), and grows our confidence and self esteem.
We need this many trusted ADULT relationships in our life to have enough support options for mental wellness
What is: at least 5 (even if we trust different people in different amounts)
This makes Self Harm DIFFERENT from suicidal behaviours
What is: there is no desire to die
This food works as well as medication does, for mild to moderate depression or anxiety issues...
What is: dark chocolate (70% cacao or higher - 1 ounce a day)
Name reasons why youth do not reach out for help when they think they might have a MH issue....
What are: Embarrassment/Stigma - Confusion (don’t realize what is happening/how to explain it) - Scared/Fear of what is happening - Feel no one will understand/Don’t know who to talk to
This is the number ONE way to help/save someone who is thinking about killing themselves....
What is: NOT keep the secret (GET HELP even if it makes the person mad!)
This is the number one thing we do with our feelings that makes emotional stress worse (and can create MH issues)
What is: avoiding the feelings (stuffing them, bottling them up, distracting self too much so you don't feel the hard emotions)
These are the common PHYSICAL side effects/results of self harming behaviours....
What is: infection - permanent nerve damage - internal damage to organs - loss of blood - scars - accidental death (parasuicide)
These kinds of activities help strengthen mental wellness
What are: connection to people - talking about your problems - doing things that boost your happy hormones - having safe ways to release negative feelings - cuddling with pets - gratitude thinking - deep breathing - medication sometimes - counselling/therapy
Mental Health issues are as common as this colour of eyes...
What is: brown eyes (80% of the world population)
These are 3 ways to get rid of extra stress hormones (cortisol) from the body when we are making too much....
What are: Pee more, Cry more, Sweat more
This is what develops in us when we learn how to really know and trust ourself
What is: self esteem (it can ONLY grow if we spend time thinking about who we really are - ALL of ourself - our strengths, beliefs, values, hopes and dreams)
This is the most common Eating Disorder for males....
What is: Binge Eating Disorder (overeating/binge eating - no purging or compensatory behaviours - weight gain)
These are the 4 foundations that we need to have in balance on a DAILY basis, to cope with MH issues...
What are: getting enough restful sleep (8 to 10 hours) - eating enough food (so our gas tank is not empty during waking hours) - drinking enough water (8 cups - so we pee 8 to 10 times a day) - getting enough activity/movement (5 to 7 min for every 25 min of sitting)