Owners Manual for Effective Mental Health and Troubleshooting Guide

A guide to help you help maintain your mental heath, and what to do when you recognise it is time to seek help

Daily Maintenance Plan: What you need to be doing everyday to maintain wellness. (Exercise, mindfulness, medication, social interaction, meaningful activity, self care, engagement in enjoyable activities, journal, sleep hygiene, eat well, hydrate) 

  •        

Early Warning Signs/ Red Flag: (Eg. Sleep changes, eating changes, withdrawal from others, increase in nightmares/flashbacks, increased irritability, increased drug and alcohol use, increase in risk taking, reduced enjoyment of enjoyable activities) 

  •    

Wellness Toolbox/ What Helps:  Useful for support team to be aware of so can prompt and support in a way that works for the person ( Eg. Exercise, sleep, mindfulness, art, hobbies, distraction, connection, talking, not talking, shower/swim, podcast, therapy, helpline, medication, self care, good nights sleep, relaxation, strategies)

Triggers/ What Makes Things Worse: (Poor sleep, stress, disconnection, not maintaining the things that help, certain times of year/anniversaries, certain environments or people, rigid expectations that don’t allow for current functioning)

About the author
Stephen Schwetz

Stephen Schwetz

I collect movies TV series and acronyms after my name. I am an active ADHD and Autistic, who suffers from all the trauma of trying to fit into a social system that doesn't work for the last 46 years

The Schwarrisons

A Neurodivergent Family Trying to Fit Their Square Pegs Into the Round Holes of Life

The Schwarrisons

Great! You’ve successfully signed up.

Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.

You've successfully subscribed to The Schwarrisons.

Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in.

Success! Your billing info has been updated.

Your billing was not updated.