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Page 2A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987
MAY 4 - 10 IS MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Depression: This Common Cold Of The '80 s
Health Association (CMHA) is sponsoring Board of Education office in Clinton, the '80s. There will also be information
an evening of information. Clinical Psychologist William Croker will given on CMHA that night. Everyone is
On May 6, at 8 p.m. in the Huron County speak on Depression: The Common Cold off welcome to attend.
CLINTON - May 4 to 10 is Mental Health
Week and this year the Huron County Steer-
ing Committee of the Canadian Mental
Coping with everyday problems
Sally didn't see the car coming through
the red light. The next thing she knew she
was in hospital and they were stitching her
up. Her physical wounds healed quickly ; the
emotional ones did not.
Just as Paul's lawyer had promised, the
divorce was over quickly. What the lawyer
didn't tell him was that the emotional
upheaval would take much longer to deal
with.
Dave had been so unhappy with his job for
so long that he thought everybody had knots
in their stomachs when they left for work
each morning.
Sweaty palms. Stomach in knots. Fitful
sleep. Poor appetite. Feeling inadequate,
uneasy about the future. Feeling boxed in,
unable to move in any direction. These are
some of the most common effects of stress.
Most of us have experienced one or more of
these at some point in our lives.
While a certain amount of stress is known
to be good for you, too much can produce
tension, anxiety and depression, not to men-
tion a whole series of physical ailments.
When stresses mount up unchecked, emo-
tional crisis or serious physical illness can
easily result.
It is possible to deal effectively with daily
stress and avoid many of its ill-effects.
The key is coping, knowing how to cope
with stress does not come naturally to most
of us. We have to learn it like any other skill.
If the effects of stress are so troublesome
it may seem easier to avoid, stressful situa-
tions altogether. But how realistic is this?
Stress is inevitable. It is with us at home,
at work, in the streets, in our personal rela-
tionships. It, appears each night on the TV
news. It is in the stock market reports and
the report cards children bring home from
school. Stress is a fact of life.
Stress — Not All Bad
Dr. Hans Selye, world authority on stress,
makes it very clear that stress is "the very
salt and spice of life." Without it in our lives,
we would simply vegetate.
Three basic kinds of stress operate in our
lives:
* the stress which results from a sudden and
serious event, such as the sudden death of a
loved one.
* the stress that may come with particular
onset of life; marriage, childbirth, the onset
of middle age or retirement.
• the stress that becomes an ingrained part
of daily living — until we do something to
change the pattern.
Stress becomes distress when too much
happens too fast. When life deals out too
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much at one time, we lose our sense of
perspective. We begin to spend our precious
lifetime reacting to circumstances that
have been thrust upon us. We "can't cope."
Coping becomes a matter of dealing well
with life's stresses and strains. Not
dominating them. It's a matter of balance.
Take Control
Accept responsibility. The initiative must
come from you.
Try to be objective. Step back and look at
your life situation as if it were someone
else's.
Know your inner resources. Assess your
strengths and weaknesses.
Don't try to cope alone. Accept that every
one feels some pressure.
Take a positive approach.
Be realistic. Don't expect too much of
yourself. Set attainable goals. Accept that
there are many life situations you can only
affect indirectly. Take one step at a time.
Several problems at once can overwhelm
you. Decide on the first step necessary to
deal with it. Do it. Work on the rest in easy
stages. Write it down if it helps.
Learn to recognize danger signals.
Troubled sleep? Drinking more lately?
Feeling depressed more often?
Stay physically healthy. maintain sensi-
ble eating habits. Get plenty of physical
exercise.
Learn to relax. Schedule regular recrea-
tion into your life.
Sometimes stresses pile up unmercifully.
We feel trapped, immobilized. At this point,
seeking outside help is another method of
coping — a sign of strength, not weakness.
What is important is that a choice exists,
and that choice is ours to make..
Anger: The mystery feeling
Anger is surrounded by mystery. The
mystery is not anger, the feeling itself, but
the many ways in which people let it out, or
hold it in, or twist it until it becomes
something else. And, part of mystery is how
far people will go to convince themselves
and each other that anger does not exist.
We get angry when we are disappointed
about something. Anger happens in us when
we notice a gap between what we want or
need from the world or someone we care
about, and what we are getting. It can result
from a sense of loss, such as a loss of so-
, meone through death or divorce, or the loss
of health, a job, or a cherished possession.
Anger is a signal that we are facing a
frustrating or stressful situation.
Express Openly
Anger and love, may not seem to have
much in common. But both are powerful and
satisfying when they can be felt and ex-
pressed openly and honestly. Far too often,
anger is not expressed openly and that is
where the problem begins.
You say you are bored? Maybe what you
really are is angry because you seem to be
missing out on something.
You can put anger off, hoping it will go
away. You turn it into something else, like
overeating, overdrinking, or overworking.
You can become sleepless, sarcastic, or
physically ill. And you can hold it in until it
freezes and becomes depression or surfaces
as an explosion much greater thart'the real
or imagined hurt.
Acknowledge Hurt
The key is to acknowledge the irritation,
frustration, or hurt as soon as possible.
Remember you are what you say, what you
do, what you think, and what you feel. Your
feelings are as individual as your footprints.
No person is responsible for them but you.
Anger usually follows another feeling
such as frustration, fear or hurt which went
by unrecognized. Learn to notice the other
feeling first.
To be hurt, or afraid, or frustrated is to be
human. Try to express your feelings in
words. Accept anger as one way people get
what they want. It is not the only way and
certainly not the best way. What you
achieve with a temper tantrum is control
over another person, not cooperation.
Understanding a child's fear
There isn't a child in the world who hasn't
jumped with fright at thunder and lightning,
or found it "scary" in a dark room. These
are common fears, easily handled and
quickly forgotten.
But what about a strong, persistent fear of
dogs or of playing rough games or even of
dying? These are more unusual and call for
special handling.
In the very young child, a fear may lead to
a nervous mannerism - stuttering,
nailbiting, thumbsucking. Later deep-
rooted fears may also cause shyness and
withdrawal, or unexpected aggressive acts.
If a child has fears that won't go away and
which affect behavior, the first step is to
find out why.
What Causes Fear?
Fear grows out of experiences which we
can't understand 'and which seem to
threaten us. 'Among children, who don't
understand so many things, fears are
common.
The child who is told he's too young to help
bake a cake or paint a desk, or who is
ridiculed for a clumsy attempt at any task,
may develop a serious lack of confidence. If
those around him - family, friends and
teacher - don't have confidence in him, he
soon loses confidence in himself.
He may become shy and withdrawn. To
avoid doing the wrong thine. he does as little
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