After a disaster, you may be at risk for emotional distress. Warning signs can include feeling isolated, anxious, or having trouble sleeping or difficulty completing daily tasks. If you or someone you know is Deaf or hard of hearing, the national Disaster Distress Hotline now offers a direct videophone option. This free service for American …
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“Anger Issues”
My son, who is a teenager, but despite that fairly emotionally healthy, told me last night that he had “anger issues”. the reason he said this is that he got mad. He was in a bad mood, he was stressed, he had 1 thing after another pile up on him, and he got mad. He …
COVID-19 and Your Mental Wellbeing
COVID 19 is causing increased stress and anxiety for everyone. Here are some ways to maintain (and even improve) your well-being despite the pandemic, with a bonus video describing some signs and symptoms of the illness. You can also click this link to see a previous video I posted on the 4 keys for being …
Trauma and PTSD
Trauma occurs more frequently in the deaf community than the hearing community. Trauma can be compounded for people are D/deaf by communication barriers during a traumatic event. In fact, lack of communication can itself be a type of trauma. This ASL video by Health Bridges explains trauma and ways to get help.
Suicide Awareness and Prevention in the Deaf Community
Suicide is more prevalent in the Deaf community than the hearing, and current stressors in our world today, such as the pandemic and political turmoil, have increased the mental health burden even further. In this video, Justin Perez, from the office of Deaf Services in Alabama, explains what to look for and how to help. …
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Guided Meditation and Visualization
a guide to meditation and grounding from the CATIE institute, in ASL
Sleep
Sleep Sleep is important for multiple reasons: Your body’s immune system works to repair any illness/damage – lack of sleep has also been associated with obesity, those with weekday sleep that were 72 percent more likely to be obese. Sleep debt leads to long-term metabolic disruption, which can promote progression of illnesses like type 2 …
Psychiatrist vs Psychologist
Psychiatrist or psychologist, who does what? Most people confuse the roles of a psychiatrist and a psychologist, so this is a video to clarify the difference between the 2, So you know who to go to for the type of help you need. a psychiatrist is someone who has been to 4 years of medical …
4 Priorities for being mentally healthy
4 Priorities for good mental health Today, more than ever, it’s important to take care of our mental health. Here are some important and evidence proven ways you can do just that. Help others This can be donating to, or volunteering at a charity, or as simple as being friendly, saying hello or offering a …
The Importance of Empathy
This one isn’t in ASL, but it is very visual and has good information on why empathy is important, and how to develop it.