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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-04-29, Page 22i '�XEtEk' 233-3422 .41 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 Make it a tarred* 4tain,1 THE CLINTON BIKE RIDE FOR CANCER THIS SUNDAY, MAY 3 STARTING AT 1:00 p.m. AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY CENTRE Get Your Sponsor Sheets at BECKER'S — TRIANGLE DISCOUNT MAC'S MILK — CLINTON OFFICE: CANCER SOCIETY "Sponsored by the Clinton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society" 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. 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