Recognizing Stress

Americans are STRESSED OUT!!

Many of us, young and old, are under “extreme” stress. In our household of two parents and four kids, at times the stress level gets pretty high!!

A recent article in our local paper said: “the American psychological Association conducted 1, 134 adults ages 18 or older from Aug. 3 to Aug. 27, including 100 adults who were parents of children ages 8 to 17.  In addition to the national sample, the association surveyed another 937 adult parents. The report also includes the results of another online survey from Aug. 19 to Aug 24 of 1, 136 young people ages 8 to 17. The survey found that a majority of Americans are living with “moderate” stress, which is a stress level of four to seven on a scale of one to 10.”

Title: Glenn To Close

A year ago on October 21, 2009 Glenn and Jessie Close launched the first anti-stigma Public Service Announcement (PSA) from BringChange2Mind. The 30-second PSA that aired on Comcast, Fox Networks, Lifetime, Time Warner Cable and a variety of local affiliates made a great impact on the Mental health Community.

Ron Howard at the camera and John Mayer‘s song “Say” in the background really added to this powerful message.

Tongue Depressor:
Just cause I’m a tongue depressor, Doesn’t mean I should be DEPRESSED RIGHT?

Toilet Paper:
I wish that was TRUE… I know I’m not a butt wipe!!! But, that IS what I DO!

Dog Owner:Yah… My old lady got me this service dog. SHE said he’ll FIT right into our Family!

Dog: Rowr Snarl

Title: Mental Health Service Dogs

The mental health benefits of companion animals isn’t a novel idea. In the fall issue of Esperanaza magazine, the focus is to give hope to cope with anxiety and depression . One of the articles is about The Power of Pets by Donna Jackel:

Joe: I learned to put my mania to good use!

Title: Bipolar Tricks: Bottling The Power

Moms say it about their children all the time, “I wish I could bottle my child’s energy!” Well, at least my mother used to say it about me all the time.