Mental Health Awareness

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22/08/2024

Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.

22/08/2024

21/08/2024

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD often have problems with social communication and interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests. People with ASD may also have different ways of learning, moving, or paying attention.

17/08/2024

Its ok not to be ok..

16/08/2024

Mental Health Issues

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14/08/2024

People with ADHD experience an ongoing pattern of the following types of symptoms:

▶️Inattention–having difficulty paying attention.
▶️Hyperactivity–having too much energy or moving and talking too much.
▶️Impulsivity–acting without thinking or having difficulty with self-control.

13/08/2024

ADHD and MENTAL HEALTH

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be a lifelong condition. You might start to experience symptoms in childhood and find that they continue into your teenage years and as an adult.

What is ADHD like?
If you experience ADHD, you might find that you:

▶️have difficulty concentrating
▶️tend to fidget
▶️are forgetful
▶️sometimes make impulsive decisions.

This isn’t a complete list of all symptoms, but they are some of the symptoms which are also common in mental health problems.

Lots of the main symptoms of ADHD are things that impact your behaviour, mood, and thinking. So you might be misdiagnosed with a mental health problem like depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a personality disorder.

11/08/2024

What are the risks of drug abuse?

Drug use carries many risks, including:

▶️physical and mental health problems
▶️personal relationship issues
▶️work and financial problems
overdose

Unlike prescription medicines, there is no process to check the quality for making illicit drugs. This means you do not know:

▶️how strong the drug is
▶️if other substances have been added to the batch
▶️Even pills that look the same may have different ingredients and effects.

Regular use of drugs can also lead to drug:

▶️tolerance
▶️dependence
▶️addiction

10/08/2024

What are illicit drugs?

✅️When a drug is not used as intended, it is known as an illicit drug.

1️⃣Some types of illicit drugs include illegal drugs, such as:

▶️speed and ice (crystal m**h)
▶️heroin
▶️GHB
▶️MDMA (ecstasy)
▶️LSD (acid)
▶️cocaine
▶️ketamine
▶️cannabis (ma*****na)

2️⃣Illicit drugs can also include pharmaceuticals, such as:

▶️over-the-counter medicines
▶️prescription medicines

09/08/2024

What is drug abuse?

Drug abuse is when a drug is used inappropriately. This can be when it is:

▶️used for a different purpose than it is meant for
▶️taken in excessive amounts

🔴Substances such as alcohol can be used in harmful ways. However, drug abuse usually refers to the use of illicit drugs.

08/08/2024

PTSD in children and adolescents

Children and teenagers with PTSD may have similar symptoms to adults, but there can be some differences.

1️⃣After experiencing trauma, children may:

▶️lose skills they had previously mastered, such as speaking
▶️develop bedwetting after previously been dry at night
▶️become scared of the dark or of going to sleep
become unusually clingy with parents or carers
▶️act out the event during play
▶️have distressing dreams or trouble sleeping
▶️have extreme temper tantrums

2️⃣Adolescents with PTSD may experience similar symptoms to adults, but they may also be more likely to:

▶️increase risk-taking behaviour
▶️engage in self-harm
▶️use alcohol or other substances

07/08/2024

What are the symptoms of PTSD?

Everyone is affected differently by PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD usually start soon after the traumatic event, but sometimes they take several months to appear.

🔴There are 4 types of PTSD symptoms.

1️⃣Re-experiencing the trauma
Symptoms of this type include:

▶️repetitive memories (or flashbacks) that are hard to control and intrude into everyday life
nightmares
▶️extreme distress caused by reminders of the trauma
▶️physical symptoms such as a racing heartbeat, difficulty breathing, sweating or panic attacks when reminded of the trauma

2️⃣Avoidance
Symptoms of this type include:

▶️avoiding places, people or objects that may trigger memories of the traumatic event
not wanting to talk or think about the event

3️⃣Negative thoughts and mood
Symptoms of this type include:

▶️blaming yourself or others for the traumatic event
▶️feeling numbness, depression, anger or guilt
▶️not being able to remember the traumatic event
no longer enjoying favourite activities
▶️becoming emotionally detached from others

4️⃣Increased alertness
Symptoms of this type include:

▶️frequently scanning the environment for signs of danger
▶️being easily startled
▶️irritable or aggressive behaviour
▶️difficulty sleeping
▶️poor concentration

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06/08/2024

What causes PTSD?

PTSD can be caused by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. This could involve serious injury, sexual violence, a potentially life-threatening situation or death. It can also be caused by hearing about a traumatic event that happened to someone close to you.

Experiences that can potentially lead to PTSD include:

▶️serious accidents
▶️natural disasters such as bushfires, floods and earthquakes
▶️living in a war zone, or experiencing war in the military
▶️sexual or physical assault
▶️torture or terrorism
▶️seeing people hurt or killed

Although a relationship break-up or losing a job can feel devastating, these are not the type of events that cause PTSD.

⏺️RISK FACTORS OF PTSD

Anyone can develop PTSD, but some people are at a greater risk. Females are more likely to develop PTSD than males.

⏺️You are more likely to develop PTSD if you:

⏺️experienced a traumatic event where someone caused harm intentionally
▶️experienced repeated trauma, such as living in a war zone or suffered repeated episodes of abuse
▶️work in a job that exposes you to repeated trauma, such as a soldier, paramedic or firefighter
have had a mental illness in the past, such as anxiety or depression
▶️did not have enough support afterward the traumatic event
▶️experienced additional life stressors after the trauma, such as the loss of loved ones, a home or a job

⏺️PTSD is not the only mental health disorder caused by experiencing traumatic events. Depression, psychosis, anxiety or eating disorders can also result from experiencing traumatic events.

05/08/2024

What is PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is mental health disorder that can occur after experiencing a traumatic event.

It’s common to have feelings of fear and anxiety after a traumatic event. In some cases, these feelings can last for a long time and affect how you cope with everyday life. If these symptoms continue to persist more than a month after traumatic event, they may be a sign of PTSD.