MENTAL HEALTH:

WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I KEEP

MINE???

Being able to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses

of everyday living in an acceptable way.

MINDBODY

SPIRIT

EMOTIONS ARE FEELINGS

FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING!FEELINGS ARE LIKE PLUMBING! – LET THEM FLOW & LET

THEM GO

GETTING STUCK

FEELINGS ARE ALSO CALLED

“MOODS”

MOOD SAYINGS:

• “He’s in a bad mood”

• “She’s moody”

• “What a mood he’s in!”

• I’m in a bummy mood

Used with permission of Used with permission of Chato B. Stewart B. Stewart

Moods fluctuate

• Elevated mood

• Depressed mood

Mood fluctuations start when?

Teenage years!

CLINICAL DEPRESSION

Elevated Mood

Depressed Mood

MANIC EPISODE

Depressed Mood

Elevated Mood

BI-POLAR DISORDER

Elevated Mood

Depressed Mood

ANXIETY:RACING THOUGHTS

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Making the connection:

Our minds cause our emotions (moods)!

2 FACTORS:

• BRAIN CHEMISTRY

• THOUGHTS WE THINK

WHO CONTROLS OUR MIND?

WE DO!

BY CHOOSING OUR THOUGHTS

BELIEFS

THOUGHTS

FEELINGS

BEHAVIOR

BELIEFS????

• HOW WE SEE THE WORLD

• HOW WE SEE OURSELVES

• INNER AUDIO TAPE IN OUR HEADS; USUSALLY STARTED BY OUR PARENTS

2 TYPES OF THOUGHTS2 TYPES OF THOUGHTS

•POSITIVE

•NEGATIVE

THOUGHTS>FEELINGS

• POSITIVE THOUGHTS>PLEASANT FEELINGS (Happy, relaxed, calm)

• NEGATIVE THOUGTHS>UNPLEASANT FEELINGS (angry, worried, sad, scared)

GEE, I REALLY SCREWED UP I’M AN IDIOT!

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OOH, I MADE A MISTAKE! IT’S OKAY, EVERYBODY MAKES

MISTAKES. I CAN FIX THIS!

IT IS NOT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO US

THAT BOTHER US, IT’S OUR PERCEPTION OF THOSE THINGS THAT

BOTHER US!

THE POWER OF THE

MIND

POSITIVE THOUGHTS =

• CHANGING YOUR

PERCEPTION OF AN EVENT!

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION & ANXIETY

• EXERCISE

• HEALTHY DIET

• MEDITATION

• HERBAL MEDICINE

• POSITIVE THINKING

• HOBBIES/CREATIVE OUTLETS

• TALKING IT OUT

MEDITATION

EXERCISE

HEALTHY FOOD

CREATIVE OUTLETS

• PAINTING/DRAWING/SCULPTING

• COOKING/BAKING

• PHOTOGRAPHY

• POETRY

• SHORT STORIES/JOURNALING

• DANCE

• WRITING MUSIC/PERFORMING MUSIC

PET THERAPY

LEE SHIPWAY MSW,LCSW

(715) 675-3458

Lee@PeacefulSolutions.org