Supporting Others' Mental Wellness

About this session :)

Do you know anyone struggling and want to support them more? Let’s share about how we can help those in need. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿? This support circle is for family members, partners, friends, co-workers and others in the community who have someone in their life struggling with mental health conditions. 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔? Seeing someone important to us battle depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or a personality disorder often leaves us feeling lost and exhausted, despite our best efforts to help and stay connected. It may be difficult to deal with mixed emotions, where love, fear, sadness, frustration, guilt and hope show up all at once. We wish we could talk to someone. At the same time, we worry if our feelings will be understood when we speak about how things really are from our perspective. Maybe we find ourselves wondering what is lost because of this situation; maybe we’re wondering where we are, and our needs when it comes to supporting others? As much as we care for those who are in need, caring for ourselves is equally important. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼: -Share about your experience of having someone in your life who lives with mental health condition -Receive understanding, validation and support -Connect with others who have similar experiences -Learn strategies for coping with stress, expectations and conflicting emotions 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: During a very brief intro you can tell us: •⁠ ⁠Your name to call you by •⁠ ⁠What do you hope to get from this support group 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼: -Share about having someone who lives with mental health condition -Talk about the feelings that show up -Discuss how our relationships are impacted -Give voice to our hopes and support that we need -Speak about ways to reduce stress, boost self-care and keep balance in daily coping 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: Please do your best to join by 7.30pm It‘s fine if you don't feel like talking much or sharing some details – you decide what you’re comfortable with Come with an open mind, friendly heart and help us keep this circle as a confidential, judgement free, ok to be vulnerable space Because bonding brings wellbeing that can be passed to others.