Presentation by Pamela Griffiths - Just the Mother, Worry: How to identify your triggers to worry. Presented at the Western Australian Mental Health Conference 2019.

1. WORRY
How to identify your “triggers to worry” and what to do about them
with
Pamela Griffiths

2. Using “Worry” to empower communication

3. … just the mother

5. Three Activities
• Where is your worry pain
• What did you see, hear or feel to trigger that pain
• Name your worry and express your concern

6. What is your biggest
worry about him/her today?
… no wrong answers

8. … why me?

10. … i can’t fix it

11. ….. if they are capable of making their own
choices,
the individual who is unwell
has the right
to make the decision
to seek their own help …..
https://www.helpguide.org/

13. … as Carers,we need to be
ready…

14. .…. if the time comes when that is no longer
the case,
we need to be ready
to fight for the one who can not fight for
themselves …..
https://www.helpguide.org/

15. • To find the right treatment
• To develop self-help strategies
• To cope with symptoms, and
• To build a fulfilling life
… are we ready to fight for them?

17. … traditional list of “how to stop worrying”
• Tip 1: Create a daily “worry” period
• Tip 2: Challenge anxious thoughts
• Tip 3: Distinguish between solvable and unsolvable worries
• Tip 4: Interrupt the worry cycle
• Tip 5: Talk about your worries
• Tip 6: Practice mindfulness
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/how-to-stop-worrying.htm?pdf=12834