You & Your MENTAL HEALTH

    As limitless as are the pathways to the fulfillment of the human potential, so too are the roads to the perversion of that potential of mind and spirit. We can, if we so choose, become our own worst enemy, able to destroy ourselves more totally than any adversary could with the most advanced weapons of modern technology. Suicide is but the most obvious way in which we reject the gift of life and fail to appreciate its purpose or to look beyond our mortal frailty to some greater meaning to our existence.

These are presented only as guidelines to encourage you to think more rationally and to act more effectively about matters that relate to mental health.

1. Look for causes of your behavior in the current situation or in its relation to past situations, and not just for some defect in yourself
2. Compare your reactions, thoughts and feelings with those of other comparable individuals in your current life environment to assess their relevance and appropriateness.
3. Have several close friends with whom you can share your feelings, joys and worries.
4. Don't be afraid to show others you want to be their friend or even to extend or respond to love.
5. Never say bad things about yourself.