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Depression

Depression. Quick Write!. Make a list of 5 characteristics you really like about yourself. These characteristics help you to maintain your balance, confidence and well-being during turbulent times in your life. How do these characteristics keep you happy?. Negative & Positive Feelings.

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Depression

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  1. Depression

  2. Quick Write! • Make a list of 5 characteristics you really like about yourself. • These characteristics help you to maintain your balance, confidence and well-being during turbulent times in your life. • How do these characteristics keep you happy?

  3. Negative & Positive Feelings That’s right, we are talking about feelings!

  4. We can’t feel happy and positive all the time. • As a matter of fact, negative events and feelings in our lives help us to appreciate the happy times. If you block out all the negative, you have a hard time feeling happy.

  5. Feelings Graphs What does depression look like on a chart?

  6. Normal Happy Unhappy

  7. Depression • Lasts longer than one week Happy Unhappy

  8. Depression • Everyone experiences unhappiness, and many people become depressed temporarily. These feelings are normal and relatively short lived; this is not the case with depressive illness. • When a depressed state persists for several weeks, then deepens and eventually starts interfering with work and everyday life it becomes an illness. Depressive illness brings about changes in a person’s mood, behaviour and thinking.

  9. Definitions • Psychological depression – caused by thoughts and behaviours that can be corrected through therapy. A trained counsellor or psychologist can provide therapy. • Clinical depression – caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. This kind of depression can be helped by medicine. Only a doctor or psychiatrist can prescribe antidepressants. • There is no test to determine which type of depression a person is suffering from

  10. Signs to look for: • Feelings of sadness or irritability • Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed • Changes in weight or appetite • Changes in sleeping pattern • Feelings of guilt, hopelessness or worthlessness • Inability to concentrate or make decisions • Fatigue or loss of energy • Restlessness or decreased activity • Complaints of physical aches and pains • Thoughts of death or suicide

  11. Treatment • Depression is the most treatable of all mental illnesses. There are many treatments available that may be used, alone or in combination, to help people lead normal lives: • Counselling • Medications • Psychotherapy • Self-help groups • Support groups

  12. Suicide If depression goes unrecognized or is ignored, those with depression may become vulnerable to suicide.

  13. Behavioural Signs of Suicide • Noticeable and sudden changes in behaviour • Signs of depression • Increased use of alcohol and drugs • Making final arrangements • Giving away valued possessions

  14. Verbal Signs of Suicide • Expressions of helplessness and hopelessness • Talking or joking about suicide • Talking about a specific suicide plan • Talking about having access to the means of killing oneself

  15. What Should You Do? If You Recognize the Signs of Suicide

  16. Take Action! • Be observant • Reach out to the person • Ask about suicide • Show respect • Be actively involved • Determine risk • Offer support • Get help!

  17. Help is Available!! • Talk with your family and friends • Talk with your doctor • Talk with your pastoral counsellor • Call your local Canadian Mental Health Association office • Book an appointment with a social worker or psychiatrist • Find out more information about depression

  18. How Do You Achieve Peace & Contentment in Life?? • Peace and contentment usually come from making good choices and feeling in control of your life. • While you may not be able to control people and events around you, your are in total control of your reaction to them. You have total control over your thoughts and actions. You can feel contented and peaceful regardless of what is going on around you.

  19. Internal Locus of Control • “Any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him – mentally and spiritually. The last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was genuine inner achievement. It is this spiritual freedom – which cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.” • Victor Frankl, a Jew in a German Concentration Camp

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