8th grade Mental/Emotional Health

Suicide

News Clip April 2016

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Warning signs:

• lack of energy
• withdrawal
• no longer taking interest in favorite activities
• no longer taking interest in personal appearance
• taking unnecessary risks
• expressing suicidal thoughts or talks a lot about death.

My story....

What you can do...

1. Try to stay calm, listen to them.

2. Don't make comments to challenge their intentions.

3. Offer comfort and support.

4. Urge them to get help, or offer to tell someone.

5. Don't keep it a secret.

Getting Help

Sources of Help

Therapy

• Counseling
• 1-on-1
• group
• family

• Parent or adult family member
• Clergy member
• Teacher or school counselor
• Family counselor
• School nurse
• Social worker
• Psychologist
• Psychiatrist

• Drug Treatments
• helps disorders

Signs of Clinical Depression

"I never feel happy anymore."

"I'm always tired."

"I can't think anymore."

Mental and Emotional Problems

"I don't want to see anyone."

"I wake up around 3am every night."

Overview of Stress

1. Depressed mood

2. Lack of energy

3. Inability to concentrate

4. Withdrawal

5. Change in sleep patterns

6. Feelings of worthlessness

7. Indifference

8. Pessimism

9. Irritability or anger

10. Thoughts of suicide or death

"I can't do anything right."

2 types - eustress (good) and distress (bad)

"I don't care what happens."

"Things will never get any better."

Health is your life!

"You just don't understand."

3 main types:

• Anxiety
• Personality
• Mood

When the body prepares to deal with stressors, it elicits the fight or flight response, releasing adrenaline (hormone that gives the body extra energy)

"Sometimes I wish I just wouldn't wake up, ever."

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

restlessness, tiredness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep issues

General Anxiety -

Bipolar Disorder -

also called manic-depressive disorder, extreme mood changes for no reason

Panic Disorder -

pounding heart, sweating, shortness of breath, fear of losing control

Clinical Depression -

lose interest in life, no longer finding enjoyment in anything

Phobia -

intense and exaggerated fear of a specific situation or object

Ways to manage stress:

1 relax your muscles

2. Slow your breathing

3. Get enough sleep

4. Think positively

5. Keep your sense of humor

6. Have some fun

OCD -

Everyone feels 'down' or 'blue' from time to time. That is OK! It won't last long, and if it does, get help.

obsessions such as needing to do certain behaviors over and over; compulsions such as handwashing, counting, hoarding, and arranging possessions

PTSD -

withdrawal or depression after a distressing experience such as sexual abuse, natural disaster, accident, or witnessing violence

Personality Disorders

Include a variety of psychological conditions that affect a person's ability to get along with others

Schizophrenia -

one of the most serious; lose contact with reality (unable to separate what is really happening with what they are imagining)

may have hallucinations (seeing and hearing things), delusions (false beliefs that are unreasonable)

Improving your Mental and Emotional Health

• Motivate yourself
• setting short-term and long-term goals
• Focus on your strengths
• self-esteem boosts
• Understanding and managing your feelings
• expressing emotions in a healthy way
• Develop a positive attitude
• being optimistic
• Learn from your mistakes
• failure is a part of life!

8th grade Mental/Emotional Health