Mental Health Care Emotions play a role in overall health. Everybody has bad days. Too many in a row can affect your well-being. Exercise.It releases powerful chemicals that lift your mood. Sleep well.Seven to eight hours a night enhance memory, learning ability, and mood. Eat well.Good nutrition affects your energy level and your mood. Let […]
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Mental Health Obsessions are unwanted thoughts or impulses that cause a person distress. Common Obsessions & Compulsions Common Obsessions * Thoughts or fear of dirt or contamination * Thoughts or fear of losing control * Thoughts or fear of injury to others or self Compulsions are rituals or repeated behaviors that a person does. Common
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Mental Health A person who is paranoid has fears, such as being watched, harmed or poisoned. He or she does not trust others and is suspicious that others are “out to get” him or her. It is normal to wonder if people are talking about you when you hear them whispering as you walk into
Mental Health Parents face many issues in raising children. Issues focus on seeing that the children are: * Safe * Cared for (physically and emotionally) * Taught right from wrong * Guided to deal with the stresses of life stages in order to learn how to become independent adults Parenting is not easy. Being an
Mental Health Care Many people do not use mental health services because of the “stigma” of having an “emotional” problem. Society tends to view mental health issues differently from medical ones. When someone breaks a leg, has chest pains, or needs to get a prescription, they’ll see a doctor. However, when they have depression, excessive
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Mental Health Care Start counting the number of times you laugh a day. Set a goal to laugh more. * Check out funny YouTube videos. * Watch comedy shows and movies. * Get a joke sent to your email every day, such as throughajokeaday.com. * Act like a kid – tell and laugh at your
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Mental Health Care * When you wake up, see a new day full of exciting possibilities. * Use your imagination to deal with mundane tasks at work and home. * Be free to be you. Care less about what other people think. * Enjoy reading a children’s book or watching a children’s cartoon or TV
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Social Health Start with loving yourself. Build your own sense of self-worth. * “Know thyself.” Define who you are in a way that does not depend on what other people think. Accept your weaknesses, but focus on your strengths. Accept others for their strengths and weaknesses, too. Trying to change other people is not realistic
Mental Health Care Happiness is contagious. If you are happy, tell someone. Listen to reasons others are happy, too. * Schedule fun and relaxing times with family and friends. * Find your passion in life. Every day, week, or month, do something you enjoy and look forward to. * Find satisfaction in using your talents.
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Mental Health Don’t let mental wrath create physical problems. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” – Buddha Too much or chronic anger can lead to depression, headaches, heart disease, high blood pressure, or problems with
