Have you ever known anyone that hurt themselves or maybe even ended their life prematurely? Its a very touchy subject and I may get some negative reviews and comments for even bringing it up. However, what is uncomfortable needs to be spoken about.⠀
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I’ve received many requests to dive deeper into content related to those who struggle with depression. This week’s blog is what science tells us, some unfortunate personal experience with close friends and family, and nothing but real authentic talk from me to you.⠀
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I try to keep things light but with this topic understand it can be pretty sensitive so if you’re under 18, get your parent/guardian permission first.⠀
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Start conversations with those you care about.⠀
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Too many people have lost their lives because people around them ignored the warning signs or weren’t aware of them in the first place.⠀
This blog goes out to Luanne and her boys I grew up with down the street. May your memory of being a kind woman and mother be forever remembered.
#1 High Self-Esteem Is Key To Preventing Self-Harm⠀
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The following article relates to low self-esteem and risk factors for self-harm.⠀If we reverse engineer the article, we can take practical steps towards empowering those we care about to improve their self-esteem and self-worth and thus preventing self-harm.⠀
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I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and ideas of expanding positive steps related to this topic in the comments below..
#2 We Should Be Aware Of Low Esteem as A Risk Factor For Self Harm⠀
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Have you ever heard someone say something like, “man I’m so stupid. I can’t believe I did that.” ⠀
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“I am the worst friend in the world”⠀
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and you believe what they say is truly how they feel?⠀
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These are warning signs of someone with low self esteem.⠀
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Oftentimes, these are first steps towards the possibility of physical self-harm.⠀
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Encourage your loved ones that no one is perfect, and its okay to make mistakes. If you can think of a personal example of something you’ve done that is similar in fashion, they may lighten up their self hatred for a moment or two.⠀
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What are some ways you encourage your loved ones to not be so hard on themselves?⠀Comment below ⬇️
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#3 Positive Coping Mechanisms Can Reduce Self-Harm Risk⠀
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When I read the article from Monday, I smiled 😊 ⠀
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The top two coping mechanisms for reduction of self-harm risk are:⠀
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✅ Exercise 🏋️♀️ ⠀
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✅ Treating yourself (i.e. massage, hot bath, shopping, basically anything you enjoy doing)⠀
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What is something you enjoy doing either related to exercise or treating yourself?⠀
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Mine in this order is:⠀
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#1 Singing Mariah Carey Music⠀
#2 Dancing 💃 In the kitchen⠀
#3 Running in the early am before traffic hits 😂 ⠀
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What’s yours?⠀
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Comment below ⬇️ ⠀
#4 Here Are Some Stats on Self Injury For Prevention⠀
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Stats to raise awareness and hopefully decrease prevalence. ⠀
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When I worked in the psychiatric hospital, a lot of my patients that struggled with severe depression had warning signs before self-harm would occur.⠀Sometimes the warning signs were so brief and almost undetectable.⠀
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We made very detailed notes if there was a self-harm situation so we could help prevent them from happening again.⠀What I really liked to see what patients helping the staff if they noticed a friend was acting differently or seemed a little more down than usual.⠀It was very much like a family setting and nurturing.⠀
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I hope these warning signs and stats bring you some education to help prevent self-harm in your community.⠀
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Where will you be using these tips today?⠀
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Please share this blog with a friend or family member that would value this content.⠀
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#5 Score Your Very Own Copy of The Move Happy Facilitator Program© To Lead Your Groups Towards A Self-Loving and Happy Future⠀
⠀ Super excited & proud to share my 16-week program with you!⠀
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It is something I actually facilitated to my former patients in a psychiatric hospital.⠀
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We ran the program 4 days a week and each week included a topic like how I share with you every week! ⠀
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All weekly topics were related to happiness from what I researched.⠀
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I created a psychological questionnaire to measure happiness (simple 1-pager) & a fitness questionnaire to measure fitness so you and your participants can track progress throughout.⠀
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My patients improved for the most part in both areas consistently and spread news about the group around the hospital 💜 ⠀
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Each day includes:⠀
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Journaling 📓 (pre-designed questions I created)⠀
Group Discussion of the daily topic (a subtopic of the weekly)⠀
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Workouts 🏋️♀️ With Minimal Equipment that are safe for all ages⠀
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I recreated the workouts via video example (demo not full) so you don’t have to be a fitness expert to run the program⠀
One of my patients was always down and depressed and after 7 days in the class said he was doing great and enjoyed my group. He encouraged me to share it with you.⠀
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So now I am and 30% of proceeds goes back to a mental health organization of Your choice (just email me which one you want me to donate to and I will).⠀
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Another 10% will be donated to your local chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters (BBBS.org for more info).⠀
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To order go here. ⠀
Move Happy® Updates
The Move Happy® Podcast has almost 250 downloads yeah! I had some family time this weekend and will release this week’s podcast tomorrow.
The first annual World Tour begins soon! Let’s prevent depression and suicides worldwide together.
Later this week I have the honor and pleasure of interviewing a TikTok phenomenon who has over 1,000,000 followers! Stay tuned for the official release and make sure to subscribe to the podcast channel here.
So there you have it folks. We all can help prevent self-harm in our friends and loved ones by being more aware, being kind, and not being afraid to open up dialogue. If you suspect a friend or family member is about to harm themselves or worse, talk to them, and get a professional involved. Too many people (especially the 15-29 year olds) lose their lives too soon from self-inflicted harm. Let’s spread more love to others, ourselves, and remind others that its okay to love yourself.
PS: Don’t forget to tell someone you love them today
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