The harmful or excessive use of alcohol or drugs that effect health, relationships and functioning
What is substance abuse
It's vital for our overall well-being, influencing our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What is Mental Health
What is an example of coping with anger in a positve way?
Changing your environment, or taking a timeout, walking away, or finding a distraction, to give yourself some space and time to cool off.
Saying NO when you do not want to or can not do something is a sign of setting what?
Healthy boundaries.
H.O.W. do we recover
1. Honesty
2. Open-mindedness or open communication
3. Willingness
What is a drug that you smoke or inhale that gives you an instant high. It is a stimulate
Crack Cocaine
How can I improve my Mental Health
By staying positive
Seek MH help, such as therapist, counselor, psychiatrist and/or psychologist
Take medication if prescribed
What is a good way of coping with anxiety?
Deep breathing exercises
Physical activities
Seeking support from loved ones or a therapist
Meditation
The 3 types of boundaries are
porous, healthy and rigid
True or False:
There are many pathways to recovery
True
What does H.A.L.T. stand for
Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired
What are some common mental health disorders?
Anxiety, depression, bi-polar and Schizophrenia.
What is a positve way to deal with loneliness?
Stop telling yourself that you’re lonely because something is wrong with you …
Start talking about loneliness to others.
Go out and do something fun and meet other people
True or False:
Porous is a healthy boundary
False
This drug causes you to have increased appetite or the "munchies"
What is marijuana
What is symptoms of bi-polar
Episodes of mania, characterized by extremely elevated mood.
Episodes of depression, characterized by low mood.
What are some coping skills for stress
1. Pause and take a deep breath
2.Take time for yourself (self-care)
3. Take a nap
4.Take a bath
5.. Take a walk
What is a rigid boundary
Unlikely to ask for help, isolate from others,keeps others at a distance.
What is the most common pathway of recovery
12 steps
The #1 cause of overdose at this time
What is fentanyl
What are symptoms of schzophrenia?
Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there)
Delusions (believing in things with no logical evidence to support them)
Disorganized speech and behavior
Paranoia
How do I learn to practice good coping skills
Practice
What is a healthy boundary
Values own opinion
Does not compromise values to please another person
Knows personal wants and needs
What does the acronym F.E.A.R mean?
There are 2 meanings, one positive and one negative
Face everything and recovery
Foget everything and relapse