It is important that we recognize when we are feeling overwhelmed and/or stressed. Loving and living with someone who has a mental illness can be very challenging and often leads to family members feeling stressed. Being aware of your early warning signs may help you indicate times where you may be feeling stressed. Pay attention to these warning signs and try to find ways to decrease stress.
1 in 5 Canadians are impacted by mental health issues. We at the Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere asks the question, who supports the other 4 people in that equation? FAME provides families and caregivers a facilitation of hope, recovery and education. We teach and support families to embrace self-care and individual responsibility.
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Showing posts with label stress. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Reducing Stress
It is important that we recognize when we are feeling overwhelmed and/or stressed. Loving and living with someone who has a mental illness can be very challenging and often leads to family members feeling stressed. Being aware of your early warning signs may help you indicate times where you may be feeling stressed. Pay attention to these warning signs and try to find ways to decrease stress.
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FAME,
family support,
Mental Health,
self-care,
stress
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