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DHMP Community Message Board
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 Mental Wellness encompasses many things, including: · --Learning what stress is and how to manage it
· --Getting a good night sleep
· --Coping with loss
· --Understanding anxiety and depression
Also included in this section are some interactive tools to help you develop cognitive behavior therapy skills, a Community Message Board to chat and share tips with others interested in mental wellness, or visit the other links, resources and articles.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” World Health Organization, 1948
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Articles You'll Find on this Page
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Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened. When you sense danger – whether it’s real or imagined – the body makes hormones which speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy. This automatic process is known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, or the stress response. Some stress is normal and even useful. Stress can help you stay focused, energetic, and alert if you need to work hard or react quickly. But if you experience stress too often or for too long, it can have bad effects.
Anxiety can be a normal "alarm system" alerting you to dangerous situations. Your heart beats fast, your palms get sweaty, your mind races and you are prepared to either react or retreat (“fight or flight”). In this situation, anxiety can provide an extra spark to help you get out of danger. Anxiety can also give you the energy to get things done. But sometimes anxiety can be out of control, creating ongoing worry or fear that isn't related to a particular event or situation, or is out of proportion to what you would expect.
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