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    This document discusses ways to prevent mental health relapses by tracking symptoms, identifying early warning signs, recognizing triggers, and developing coping mechanisms. It provides tools to help monitor symptoms, checklists for behavioral changes and common triggers, and suggestions for healthy coping activities. The overall message is that prevention requires self-awareness, preparedness, and proactive self-care strategies.

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    This document discusses ways to prevent mental health relapses by tracking symptoms, identifying early warning signs, recognizing triggers, and developing coping mechanisms. It provides tools to help monitor symptoms, checklists for behavioral changes and common triggers, and suggestions for healthy coping activities. The overall message is that prevention requires self-awareness, preparedness, and proactive self-care strategies.

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    This document discusses ways to prevent mental health relapses by tracking symptoms, identifying early warning signs, recognizing triggers, and developing coping mechanisms. It provides tools to help monitor symptoms, checklists for behavioral changes and common triggers, and suggestions for healthy coping activities. The overall message is that prevention requires self-awareness, preparedness, and proactive self-care strategies.

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    The passage discusses strategies for preventing mental health relapses, including tracking symptoms, identifying early warning signs, recognizing triggers, and developing coping mechanisms.

    One should track the frequency, intensity, and duration of symptoms to identify if they are becoming more problematic and could indicate an upcoming relapse.

    Early warning signs of an upcoming relapse include heightened stress, changes in sleep, speech problems, risk-taking behavior, loss of interest in activities, irregular medication, and appetite/energy changes.

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    Preventing Mental Health Relapse

    Managing or recovering from mental health conditions, such as anxiety- or depression-related symptoms,
    is not always easy.

    While coping strategies, medications, and therapy can help greatly, it’s important to understand how to
    prevent mental health relapses.

    During such difficult times, it’s not unusual for one’s symptoms to feel worse.

    This resource can help you to:

    ■ Track your own symptoms;


    ■ Identify early relapse warning signs;
    ■ Recognize triggers; and
    ■ Develop coping mechanisms.

    All these can help you take better preventative care of your mental health.

    Tracking Relapse Symptoms

    Ongoing symptoms of mental disorders can sometimes grow more frequent, serious, or persistent. These
    may signify the onset of a relapse.

    Frequency
    When a relapse occurs, what symptoms do you experience on a more frequent basis?

    Intensity
    When a relapse occurs, are there any symptoms that become more intense, or noticeable? Which ones?

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    Duration
    When you’re going through a relapse, are there any particular symptoms that take longer to pass than
    usual? Which?

    Early Relapse Warning Sign Checklist

    Sometimes, relapse onset can be gradual. In these instances, noticing your behavioral changes can help
    you seek help in a timely manner to prevent a more severe relapse.

    Tick any behavioral changes you typically display before a relapse so that you can recognize when to
    speak to a medical professional.

    Heightened feelings of stress, tension, or agitation

    Increased or decreased sleep duration; difficulty falling asleep or waking up

    Slurred, confused, or difficult speech

    Heightened risk-taking behavior, paranoia, delusions, or hallucinations

    Loss of interest in social activities

    Irregular or stopped medication

    Lack of interest in general hygiene

    Increased substance abuse

    Appetite changes; eating more or less than usual

    Heightened tiredness or fatigue

    Other

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    Recognize Relapse Triggers

    Mental health relapse triggers are events or circumstances that can precipitate a relapse, and vary
    between individuals.

    Frequently, relapse can be triggered when medication is stopped or during especially challenging periods
    in one’s life.

    Change in general is a common trigger for relapse, even when it seems mostly positive e.g. being promoted
    at work, or spending more time with friends or family.

    Tick any triggers you feel are relevant to you, so that you can be more aware of avoiding or carefully
    handling such situations when they arise.

    Ceasing, reducing, or tapering off medication

    Being laid off, fired, demoted at work

    Stopping therapy or treatment early

    Conflict in relationships

    Financial difficulties

    Sickness or death of a loved/close one

    Beginning a new romantic relationship

    Difficult workplace relationships

    Using or misusing intoxicating substances

    Being invited to social events

    Other

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    Develop Coping Mechanisms

    Practicing proper self-care can be an effective way to help prevent mental health relapse.

    Tick any activities that you typically find helpful to your well-being.

    Attending regular appointments


    (e.g. therapy, counseling, check-ups)

    Using support groups, complementary treatments


    (e.g. online therapy, peer counseling)

    Talking with close social supports


    (e.g. friends, family, religious figures)

    Regularly taking prescribed medication

    Exercising regularly

    Getting involved in your mental health treatment plan


    (e.g. conducting research, making decisions)

    Spending time on pleasant activities


    (e.g. hobbies, outdoor time in nature, meditation, writing, reading)

    Eating a healthy diet

    Getting sufficient sleep

    Practicing calming techniques


    (e.g. yoga, mindfulness, meditation, long hot baths)

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