User:Cardozaheidi/Personal ways to cope with mental distress

''Mental Distress; When we find ourselves acting in different manners than we (NORMALLY) act. I for one have a hard time believing that I act differently. However, I can find times when I am more emotional. Like now my mind will not stop seeing my father in his last moments. Emotional Distress Signs (webmd.com) Maybe you're having that proverbial "bad day" - or perhaps a rough few weeks: Feeling down, anxious, overstressed, as if you're one breath away from the "last straw."''

If so, you may be surprised to learn it's quite common; doctors say it's part of the human condition.

''"The presence of anxiety, of a depressive mood or of a conflict within the mind, does not stamp any individual as having a psychological problem because, as a matter of fact, these qualities are indigenous to the species," says Charles Goodstein, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at NYU Medical Center in New York City. Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Emotional Distress | SAMHSA Frequent Mental Distress Among Adults with Disabilities: An Easy-Read Summary | CDC What You Need to Know About Emotional Distress (healthwebmagazine.com) What Is Psychological Distress? An Overview | Betterhelp''

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/stress-diagram-35236468.jpg When we recognize that our own emotions are spiraling out of control what can be done, I find it best to talk to myself in the mirror and let myself know whats going through my head. another way is to wright it all down and burn it so you can let the toxic feelings go.