Stressors & Triggers Posts
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Families, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
1963. My first diagnosis came when I was ten years old. Divorcing parents pitted me against one another which led me into feeble attempts of pulling out my hair, running safety pins under my skin and suicide. I was something called “manic depressive”. My father told...
by WRAP and Recovery Books | Aug 23, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Hello! My name is Jenna and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor working in Pennsylvania. Since I went to WRAP Level 1 training a few months ago, it has become a tool that has been useful for both me and the consumers with whom I work. For the longest time, I have... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
In 1997 when people with lived experience worked together to develop WRAP, we had an earnest discussion of identifying and responding to triggers. It was decided by the group that we shouldn’t spend a lot of time “catastrophizing”, thinking of all of... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Below are tips from our Facebook friends, when asked “What do you do to get yourself out of the hardest times?” Art. I like to make cards with quotes and flowers. Coloring helps me get out of my head and brings me peace. Wait! Music! I take an Ai Chi... by WRAP and Recovery Books | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, For Facilitators, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers
Filling out this survey is voluntary. You don’t have to fill it out if you don’t want to. Answer only those questions you want to answer. Skip over questions you do not feel comfortable answering. By choosing to complete this survey, you are helping to... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 19, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
By: Judith Cook Ph.D. Although the concept of recovery from a mental illness is relatively new (Deegan, 1988), people with mental health difficulties have been self-managing and functioning in the community long before the idea of recovery became popularized (Harding,...