1、Mental Health Medication StoryInside your head is your brain.Each persons brain is very different.The brain is like our control centre.The brain is where our personality,our actions and emotions are controlled.Jobs of the BrainEach area of the brain has a special job to do.This picture shows where e
2、ach different job is controlled in the brain.At the top of the brain,the red area receives messages FROM the body like how the body is moving or how it is feeling.The purple area sends messages TO the body telling it how and when to move.These different areas are always working together and talking
3、to each other.Messages go between brain and bodyThis picture shows how messages go around the brain and body.A message goes from the finger to the feel body(blue)area of the brain saying that the finger is hot.A message is then sent to the move body(orange)area saying that the finger needs to move a
4、way.The finger then moves away from the fire.These messages travel so fast that we dont even notice them.These messages are carried around the body by the nervous system.The nervous system is like our“knowledge system”.There are two ways that messages are carried around the nervous system.Part of it
5、 is electrical,like electricity.And the other part is chemical,carried by natural chemicals in the body.BalanceIn a healthy person,all the chemicals in the nervous system are balanced Like water in a healthy river system Balance all wrongSome things can make the balance all wrongStressBad foodBad sl
6、eepFamily historyDrugs and alcohol?Some things can make the balance in our nervous system go all wrong.Some of the things that can make our nervous system off balance are:-drinking grog,-using gunja-too much stress When the balance is all wrong,there is a build-up of strong(or poisonous)chemicals in
7、 the nervous system.This changes the messages that are sent all around the nervous system.Instead of healthy messages that make our body and brain work properly,confused messages are sent around the brain and body.When the balance is all wrong in the persons brain and body,they may get a mental illn
8、ess.Balance all wrongWhat happens to this person?The persons balance is all wrong like a river system with dams or bad chemicalsBalance all wrongMental IllnessBalanceMedicine can help to balance the chemicals in the body Like fresh water in a healthy river system Mental health medicine taken for one
9、 day will help balance for one day.Medicine taken every day will help balance every day Some mental health injections(needles)will help balance for weeks.Mental health medicine needs to be checked regularly by your doctor.Sometimes you need more for balance,sometimes you need less,sometimes you need to change medicineGet the balance backLook for problems with balancein you,&friends and familyGET HELPFamily helpCeremonyHealerMH team/health workersMedicineCounsellorStop drugs Stop alcoholMusic DancingCultureCountryWorkGood foodGood sleepExercise
