Table of Contents 1 128

The Little Blue Book

Cover Page 1
The Little Blue Book 3
Disclaimer 5
Contents 6
Section 3 Recognising Depression 7
Introduction 8
Over this period of uncertainty 9
Having a positive outlook 10
Section 2 Towards Resilience 11
Looking for the Good 12
Those of us caught 13
Practising Positive Thinking 14
Positive thinking being optimistic 15
Health Outcomes 16
Positive emotions 17
Emotional Bias and a Whispering 18
Did you know 19
Resilience and Positivity 20
Much of our disposition 21
Creating The Habit of Positive 22
Being alert to 23
Four Great Tips 24
Be Thankful 25
Social Isolation and Loneliness 26
But being lonely and isolated 27
Social Isolation and Loneliness 28
Workplace and Loneliness 29
Workplaces and colleagues 30
Section 2 COVID-19 31
Combatting Loneliness 32
What can you do 33
Solitude How it Differs 34
Loneliness in Australia 35
Social Isolation and Loneliness 36
Weight gain is a common sign 37
When it becomes a Lonely Battle 38
Step outside 39
Job Security 40
Labour Market Flexibility 41
Understanding Isolation 42
That emotionally-oriented 43
Mothballed at Home 44
Watch what you eat 45
About Anger 46
Thanks to a capacity for higher 47
Some Tips to Manage Anger 48
Laughter, humour is the weapon 49
About Anger 50
If you have problems 51
About Anger 52
Anger abuse humiliation 53
Children exposed to dysfunctional 54
Acceptance 2 55
Helping your Young People 56
Be Alert to What's Underneath 57
Talk Talk Lots 58
Signs of Stress in Children 59
Job strain where workers 60
Section 3 Recognising Depression 61
Recognising Anxiety Disorder 62
People with Anxiety 63
Post-Traumatic Stress 64
Emergency Personnel 65
Closing-Off 66
Acknowledging the struggle 67
Some Notes on Depression 68
Just under 7% of employees 69
Recognising Depression 70
When Should we Seek Help 71
Helping Someone 72
Signs of Depression 73
Smoking 74
Diseases Associated with Smoking 75
Dangers of Smoking 76
Smoking Links to Depression 77
Gambling 78
Recognising Gambling Disorder 79
What is Gambling Disorder 80
Australian gamblers lose 81
Some Facts about Gambling 82
The Mathematics 83
Correlations Between Work Stress 84
And the knock-on effect 85
Drugs and Alcohol 86
But self-medicating by drowning 87
The Damaging Effects of Alcohol 88
Binge Drinking 89
High-Risk Alcohol 90
Tips to Help You 91
Drugs Legal & Illicit 92
Pharmaceuticals 93
Pharmaceuticals and Workplace 94
Detection Periods for Legal 95
Some Things to Know 96
Health Effects from Long-Term 97
The Chemsitry of Addiction 98
Choose Wisely 99
Depression Alcohol and Drug Use 100
Taking your Lifeback 101
Alcohol Drugs and Family Violence 102
The Economic Cost 103
Suicide 104
Soem Facts about Suicide 105
Approaching Someone 106
What should you do 107
Signs Someone May Be Thinking 108
To Be on the Side of Life 109
Starting a Conversation 110
Listen Support Encourage 111
Postscript Ten Things 113
Finding your Best Self 114
Eat Well Drink Lots 115
Give of Yourself 116
Be Gentle with Yourself 117
Be Clear with your Boundaries 118
Avoid smoking drugs 119
Take Time for Yourself 120
Nurture your Relationships 121
Change your Future 122
Have Regular Health Checkups 123
Stay Safe Be Well 125
Where to Access Help 126
Last Page 128

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