wk2: | Applied Sciences

video.docx hi guys thanks for coming today my name 0:03 is Brooke I'm one of the silicate errs 0:04 here and this is Robin she's also a 0:06 facilitator she I just want to go around 0:08 and introduce yourselves again good 0:11 start 0:12 I'm sandy 0:15 right 0:17 okay well 0:18 thanks for coming today guys so we're 0:21 just going to quickly go over the agenda 0:23 to start we're going to introduce the 0:25 group norms and then we're going to do a 0:27 quick truck in talk about the homework 0:29 from last week and then we're going to 0:31 go into relaxation techniques we're also 0:33 going to have a guest speaker come in 0:35 and then we're going to kind of talk 0:37 about the homework we want you to do for 0:38 next week okay I'm just gonna go over 0:41 the rules for group you guys are all 0:43 familiar with them but just going to 0:44 clean all things talked about group are 0:46 two main confidential there is to be no 0:48 unhelpful terms or labels this is pork 0:50 group so we want to work together in 0:52 positive ways all members are to be 0:54 respectful of each other will be at 0:57 least one break in each session and 0:58 participants will do the best to attend 1:00 each session and it's not or three to be 1:02 late or anything just call myself or 1:04 Robin you guys have our number and your 1:06 we're going to call you once a week 1:08 called you last Wednesday just to check 1:10 in and see how things were going so that 1:12 will continue for the next couple groups 1:13 okay 1:15 we're going to move into the check-in so 1:18 funny but everybody can just kind of 1:19 tell me on a scale of one to ten how 1:21 they're feeling today ten being 1:23 excellent one being you're not coming 1:26 very good nature and if you want stir I 1:30 feel like I'm four 1:35 six 1:38 five 1:41 five 1:43 okay so we did some homework from last 1:46 week's session we talked about coping 1:48 skills I didn't find situations where 1:50 you're feeling uncomfortable or negative 1:53 in any way with your illness and 1:55 addressing ways to cope with that so 1:57 does someone want to start until it's 1:59 about their issue and then what they use 2:01 to cope affect 2:02 and you want to start well I 2:10 was depressed 2:17 smokes involved 2:20 and did that really help in that 2:22 situation I 2:23 guess yeah what did you do for you did 2:26 it calm you down yeah 2:28 so you really needed something and that 2:31 was that with the choice for me 2:32 okay we're going to talk more about 2:35 substance use and your medications later 2:37 on but it was I think identified the 2:39 situation they need to get out of and 2:41 you used a coping strategy for that so 2:43 thank you for sharing camera genetics 2:47 okay 2:49 so 2:51 last week I had I didn't really want to 2:57 leave my house it was cold out but I 3:01 remember that we talked about how it's 3:03 important 3:04 talk to people and I looked out my 3:07 window and I saw my neighbor up there 3:10 and 3:11 I decided to challenge myself and go and 3:16 say hi and talk to him and 3:18 when I was talking to him it was 3:22 became really overwhelming for me and I 3:25 kept thinking that he 3:28 did he thought that I was that I was 3:30 crazy 3:32 you know the crazy lady just came out of 3:34 her house kind of thing and so like I 3:38 stopped and I took a couple deep breaths 3:40 and 3:42 and but then I started thinking that he 3:45 was looking at me funny you know he's 3:48 thinking 3:49 crazy again and so I had to make an 3:51 excuse to go back inside the house but 3:54 for when I was 3:56 breathing I felt better I'm glad that 4:01 you can identify that you're feeling 4:03 anxious and we used a coping skill the 4:06 attraction what last week it could be 4:08 you were able to do that and we're going 4:09 to go more into breathing techniques and 4:12 relaxation today so many ways I can help 4:14 with more of the anxiety and kind of the 4:17 feelings of being judge Thank You 4:20 Bryan would you like to talk to them 4:22 situation experienced this week I 4:27 thought I was hearing things and there 4:31 was a upstairs 4:33 and I then I wasn't sure so I called my 4:38 neighbor who lives upstairs and she she 4:42 talked to me it was it was her she was 4:44 moving the furniture so I was I was 4:47 hearing things but it was 4:49 to identify situation where thought you 4:52 may have in hearing company and you 4:53 wanted to check in with somebody to just 4:55 kind of confirm validate how your family 4:57 and is that me or someone you who 4:59 supports you often yes she's my landlord 5:02 to 5:02 live in her face okay that's great that 5:05 you have somebody that you can call 5:06 that's really great right thank you for 5:08 sharing 5:11 [Music] 5:13 the other day 5:15 Mike had I think he was mad at me 5:20 no he bit me really he bit me hard on my 5:24 hand and I wanted to get I wanted to 5:28 hurt him but then I I said no don't hurt 5:33 him he didn't mean it and then I 5:36 listened to music and the music helped 5:39 me and it took me away from my bad 5:42 feelings and then I went and I pet my 5:45 cat and he didn't bite me 5:49 work through that scenario in your head 5:52 you know step away from the situation 5:57 is doing a really wonderful job of 5:59 incorporating coping skills that we 6:01 talked about last week into your daily 6:02 lives and it's also a learning 6:04 experience everyone else in the group 6:05 you see with techniques for people and 6:07 also try those techniques thank you guys 6:10 for sharing 6:11 we are now going to talk about 6:14 relaxation techniques 6:16 okay so we're going to start with a 6:18 simple breathing exercise so for 6:20 everybody you can kind of sit back get 6:21 comfortable 6:22 kind of just loosen up a little bit and 6:25 close your eyes 6:27 we're going to get you to take three 6:29 deep breaths okay so let's start getting 6:32 through the nose 6:41 and 6:56 that simple brain which can be done and 7:00 where you're going to richest well how'd 7:03 you feel about that 7:05 good good Thank You Lee corporated into 7:09 your 7:12 great great Kemp you're familiar with it 7:15 I 7:16 I didn't realize how how anxious I was 7:20 before beginning I'm like I felt like I 7:24 was able to breathe because sometimes I 7:26 just I'm bringing too quickly or I don't 7:29 even realize that I'm not breathing I 7:32 hold it in so doing that just kind of 7:35 made me 7:39 and being super anxious your heart rates 7:42 this is right and you start going like 7:44 there's a control and just being able to 7:45 breathe in and getting that control 7:47 again is really constructive in 7:48 situations like that so that's great 7:53 but do things breathing is a lot easier 7:57 to focus on spending the noises and 7:59 sounds from hearing or not and 8:03 breathing is easier than 8:06 drinking is then I the walls start to on 8:10 me 8:10 it gets really really crazy 8:17 easier scope for you then maybe some of 8:21 the other kind of cozy 8:27 when I breathe really deep it makes me 8:32 feel like I'm petting my cat and I like 8:35 this even kind of you know really 8:39 breathing to petting your cat as and 8:41 enjoy a lot to me or you yeah nice to 8:43 meet you feel calm unless the cat wants 8:46 to bite me but then maybe I will try 8:48 breathing 8:50 these are all self soothing techniques 8:52 right so you can have full control over 8:54 this and also if you have someone around 8:57 you they could do it with you because 8:58 it's just calming for anybody we're 9:00 going to do so that's great guys 9:02 we are going to have a 10 minute break 9:05 and then we have a meditation specialist 9:07 coming in today I'm going to try 9:09 meditation but it's a really good form 9:10 of relaxation join discuss homework for 9:13 next week yeah so we've practices now in 9:16 group so maybe throughout the week this 9:18 week you can try incorporating the 9:20 breathing exercise into your daily life 9:23 maybe when you get a kind of a negative 9:25 symptoms anxiety hallucination 9:28 try the breathing technique and next 9:30 week we'll come back