RMY07: Self-help and self-care
| Duration | 15 minutes |
| Learning Objectives | To understand you are the best judge of your mental health and wellbeing, so you have to find what works for you and keep doing it – in moderation. |
| Tools/materials for the Presenter | Rural Minds Youth PowerPoint – Self-help and self-care |
| Lesson Components | List some other activities that either you use or you could use to give yourself a break. Discuss those that are shared to the group. Everything and anything can be a form of self care. By definition, it is an individual thing. We just need to be very aware of everything in moderation. We cannot play computer games for two hours a day. That is not productive and would actually harm our mental health. |
| Key messages | The person looking back at you in the mirror is your biggest support and your worst critic Be honest with yourself – learn to recognise when you need to take extra care of your wellbeing and do something about it Find what self-care activities work for you Keep it in moderation and try and identify several techniques that work, so you can rotate through them – variety is the key to staying engaged with self-care activities |
| Reflection | What is an activity you currently use to improve your mood or relieve stress? |