Dr Hera on Mental health awareness Fgakl

Dr Hera 12/10/19

RECOGNISE 

DISORDER from DISTRESS

DELAY in seeking help

DIVERSE causes (MULTIFACTORIAL)

Distress

1. Has identifiable cause

2. Temporal (time limited)

3. Usual response 

4. Experience 

Disorder

1. May not have identifiable cause

2. Prolonged 

3. Unusual response 

4. Label eg. Depression, specific problem..don’t label, only doc 

DIVERSE causes (MULTIFACTORIAL)

Can be 

biological

Spiritual 

Social 

Psychological 

Avoid all the “over....over..over..

Over-Spiritualising

Over-medicalising 

Complexity and don’t simplified 

Clinical (family heritery)

Therefore....major supporting 

Multi sectorial 

Abt 45% talk to friends.

Be good listeners 

(Not judging)

**Just be there for them....**

Attention NEEDED, they r not “attention seeker”

Listen, accepting

**Someone to listen and offer empathy.**

Not give advice and solution.

**Trust and understanding, empathy**

Looking for someone to understood them...& let it out...abt 50% of survey 

***just be presence for them**

You never alone. 

Caution: confidentiality 

As soon as u feel u need to find out, seek help.

 

Question: 

How to we deal with our young adult child, just finish study and looking for a job. Hv mood swing earlier this year. 

isolate n hide himself fr us, in room most of the time. Not open to talk. But we know he’s talking to friends (May or  not be good company), play online games/watch YouTube. we r concern but can’t reach out as they stay away fr us. He drove out occasionally to hv tea with friends or go gym. Also reluctant to suggestion to see mental or psychiatric doc.

Use ***WE*** (not then, us)

—> We need to Level the ground 

Engage with them , live with them.

Jesus said “Feed my sheep”

JOHN 21:17

Human ***being*** not doing. Don’t worry of doing.

The ground is “level” at the foot of the cross.

If u dont share with others the level is not even.

Book Marva J.Dawn

“Being Well When We’ll ill”

We need recognise our unique roles

We Need Community of mental health care 

- Family 

- medical team

- the person with distress/disorder

- Peers - workplace, school

- church pastor, cg, bro and sis 

ROLE:

Scenario (important of community)

Mark 2:1-12 paralytic man carried him ***(the stretcher bearers)***

Eg. Dad in banquet chair,

Stretcher bearers 4men to Jesus.

***Our job is to take them to where they suppose to go...***

Each community has different roles to play.

What choices depress ppl hv?

Common ways of coping

Avoid or confront 

- distraction 

- numbing

- working

- processing

- solving

Avoid - Short term relieve

It’s helping or not?

If not, MOVE.....

Move beyond yourself.

Who has better mental health?

1. Has caring and meaningful r/ships

2. Encouraged to hv self expression 

3. Opportunity for participation 

4. Engages in faith/religious activities 

www.theosthinktank.co.uk

Religion and well being.

“Love God & love men”

U need both...solution for well being.

Who then?

Authentic connection

Relate authentically 

Top worried do not wanna to talk about problem?

- Don’t understand 

- be-little problem 

- hardly talk

- judge

Priority for the person

- understand them (PRESENCE)

- hear them, listen 👂 

They need a ****SAFE-SPACE:****

1. Safe space has 2 parties

- Taking perspective (difference perspective, mine and yours)

They may focus on theirs problem. 

U need to know and go into their world/cave. It’s not something that the person can control.

We can only see their works as tourist.

Both are enriched- if successful connected. It’s the being.

2. Safe space is EARNED not demanded.

3. Safe space allows us to be VULNERABLE 

4. 

Life is complex

Young ppl are navigating...

Q&A

If they stigma

Get them to go gp 

They always hope, to manage, not necessary w medical.

Harmful pain (relieve, temporal) to ease their internal pain. Alternate to talk to someone to coping mechanism. Brain divert the pain to physical.

Suividal attempt. Ask why? Protective factor, must see hope. Engaging...:can show they matters 

Chemical imbalance.

Off medication, gp exercise 3x a week. Same amount of endorphins release! DANIEL Amon and caroline.

Think positive things, endorphins can increase! 

What causes mental disorder

Abt 200 types. 

Common bipolar, schezphinia ...as we know little 

Lack of positive thinking

Lack of ***exercise.***

***Hv conversation in positive way***

Sexually struggle to wrestle to..

Www. spiritual.friendship.org 

Recognise..Respond, relate...

Strength based relationship 

Connectedness

Activator 

Relator

Restorative 

Ideation