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JUST HOW TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE
REGARDING MENTAL WELLNESS
ISSUES
Community Matters discusses why community mental health and
wellbeing is important in Australia. We're a community mental
health journal discussing issues, resources, awareness and
definitions.
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LOTS OF PEOPLE HESITATE TO DISCUSS SELF-DESTRUCTION AND WHAT
DRIVES PEOPLE TO END THEIR OWN LIFE. INDIVIDUALS SHOW SORROW AND
SADNESS WITH THEIR BLOG POSTS AND DISCUSS SOCIAL NETWORKS, HOWEVER
ARE AFRAID TO DISCUSS THIS CATASTROPHE IN ANY MORE INFORMATION.
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WHAT'S REALLY FRIGHTENING IS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DEVOTE
SELF-
DESTRUCTION. SELF-DESTRUCTION IS THE 10TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR
GROWNUPS IN THE USA. THAT'S ONE FATALITY BY SUICIDE EVERY 13
MINS. FOR
TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 10-24), SUICIDE IS THE
SECONDLY
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.
THESE NUMBERS ARE SHOCKING AND ALSO STAND FOR THE VARIETY OF
DEATHS, NOT THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TRYING SELF-DESTRUCTION
OR
CONSIDERING SUICIDE.
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MENTAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY TREATMENT COURSE THAT CONCENTRATED ON
IDENTIFYING
YOUTH WHO REMAIN IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPING BEHAVIOR AND
MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNS OR APPROACHING A DILEMMA
CIRCUMSTANCE. A LOT
OF YOUNGSTERS ARE MISUNDERSTOOD, BULLIED, ALONE, INCAPABLE TO
EXPLAIN WHAT
THEY ARE REALLY FEELING, AND ASHAMED TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ASSIST?
WHAT'S THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IF YOU BELIEVE SOMEBODY IS
BATTLING OR UPSET? IT'S TRULY EXTREMELY BASIC. ASK THEM IF
THEY HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH YOU. PROGRAM THEM
THAT YOU CARE BY EXISTING, CONCENTRATE ON THEM AS WELL AS
ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY NEED TO SAY. DON'T JUDGE
OR MINIMIZE THEIR FEARS AND ISSUES.
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WHAT ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS?
THERE ARE MANY SIGNS THAT SOMEBODY MAY GO TO THREAT AND
APPROACHING A DILEMMA SCENARIO. THIS
INDICATION MIGHT CONSIST OF SELF-INJURY (EG. CUTTING), DRUG
ABUSE, CONSTANT PANIC OR ANXIETY ASSAULTS, DEALT
WITH A TERRIBLE EVENT (E.G ACCIDENT, ASSAULT, MODIFICATIONS IN
DOMESTICITY, ETC), EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL
ISSUES, AS WELL AS THE MANY INDICATIONS OF CLINICAL
DEPRESSION.
WILL I MAKE POINTS WORSE?
IF YOUR GUT REACTION INFORMS YOU THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, LISTEN
TO THAT LITTLE VOICE AS WELL AS OFFER
ASSISTANCE. STUDIES HAVE REVEALED THAT ASKING A PERSON IF THEY
ARE THINKING ABOUT HARMING THEMSELVES OR
SELF-DESTRUCTION DOES NOT CAUSE SOMEBODY TO END UP BEING
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE. WHAT'S SHOCKING IS THE
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO TRIED SELF-DESTRUCTION THAT EXPOSED
THAT IF EVEN ONE PERSON ASKED IF THEY WERE
THINKING OF ELIMINATING THEMSELVES, THEY NEVER EVER WOULD HAVE
MADE THE ATTEMPT. THEY SIMPLY REQUIRED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEONE TRULY CARED.
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WHAT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE?
WE SHOULD ALL LEARN TO BE HELPFUL TO ANYONE DEALING WITH MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS. WHILE LOTS
OF PEOPLE THINK THE SERVICE IS EASY - MOST LIKELY TO THE DOCTOR,
GET MEDICATION, AND ALSO YOU ARE
'TREATED', THE TRUTH IS IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO FIND THE IDEAL
MEDICATION AT THE APPROPRIATE DOSAGE
TO SUPPLY YOU WITH SOME RELIEF. A THERAPY PLAN MAY ALSO REQUIRE
THE BEST KIND OF TREATMENT (E.G.,
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, PSYCHOTHERAPY, BIO-FEEDBACK,
HYPNOSIS, ETC.), ALTERNATE
TREATMENTS (E.G., ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC. ETC.), AS WELL AS
CONCENTRATING ON NOURISHMENT,
EXERCISE, SLEEP, AND TENSION REDUCTION. NOT EVERY OPTION WILL
HELP EVERY PERSON, SO THE SECRET IS
TO KEEP TRYING AND DISCOVER WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU.
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REACH OUT AND ASSIST A PERSON TODAY
THE PRIMARY STEP IS EASY. JUST SHOW THAT YOU CARE. THERE ARE
LOTS OF TEACHERS, TRAINERS, SCHOOL THERAPISTS, REGIONAL
SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATED PROFESSIONALS, SELF-DESTRUCTION
OR DILEMMA HOTLINES OFFERED THAT CAN PROVIDE BRIEF AND
LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE TO SOMEBODY IN NEED. LOOK ONLINE AND
SEE WHAT'S OFFERED IN YOUR LOCATION.
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REACH OUT AND ASSIST A PERSON TODAY
THE PRIMARY STEP IS EASY. JUST SHOW THAT YOU CARE. THERE ARE
LOTS OF TEACHERS, TRAINERS, SCHOOL THERAPISTS, REGIONAL
SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATED PROFESSIONALS, SELF-DESTRUCTION
OR DILEMMA HOTLINES OFFERED THAT CAN PROVIDE BRIEF AND
LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE TO SOMEBODY IN NEED. LOOK ONLINE AND
SEE WHAT'S OFFERED IN YOUR LOCATION.
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