Mental Health
1st mental health awareness talk
Ilex recently took its first steps towards discussing mental health. We joined Mates in Mind 2 years ago knowing we wanted to do more but wasn’t sure what that looked like.
It lead us to simply talking!
Having open conversations with the whole team, we discussed how to start the conversation and how to look for signs if people are finding things difficult.
Our Process
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Favour to others
If you see someone struggling please go over and start a conversation with them. Doesn’t have to be intense but knowing that someone is potentially there for you is a big comfort.
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Favour to yourself
The hardest thing to to!
If you find yourself struggling seek out a friend or someone that will take a moment to listen.
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What to lookout for
Look out for behavior changes and mood swings.
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Types of stress
Depression, looking back at past events.
Stress, what’s happening right now!
Anxiety, Worrying about the future and events that haven’t happened.
