MentalHealthMedicationStoryInsideyourheadisyourbrain.Eachperson’sbrainisverydifferent.Thebrainislikeourcontrolcentre.Thebrainiswhereourpersonality,ouractionsandemotionsarecontrolled.JobsoftheBrainEachareaofthebrainhasaspecialjobtodo.Thispictureshowswhereeachdifferentjobiscontrolledinthebrain.Atthetopofthebrain,theredareareceivesmessagesFROMthebodylikehowthebodyismovingorhowitisfeeling.ThepurpleareasendsmessagesTOthebodytellingithowandwhentomove.Thesedifferentareasarealwaysworkingtogetherandtalkingtoeachother.MessagesgobetweenbrainandbodyThispictureshowshowmessagesgoaroundthebrainandbody.Amessagegoesfromthefingertothe‘feelbody’(blue)areaofthebrainsayingthatthefingerishot.Amessageisthensenttothe‘movebody’(orange)areasayingthatthefingerneedstomoveaway.Thefingerthenmovesawayfromthefire.Thesemessagestravelsofastthatwedon’tevennoticethem.Thesemessagesarecarriedaroundthebodybythenervoussystem.Thenervoussystemislikeour“knowledgesystem”.Therearetwowaysthatmessagesarecarriedaroundthenervoussystem.Partofitiselectrical,likeelectricity.Andtheotherpartischemical,carriedbynaturalchemicalsinthebody.BalanceInahealthyperson,allthechemicalsinthenervoussystemarebalancedLikewaterinahealthyriversystemBalanceallwrongSomethingscanmakethebalanceallwrongStressBadfoodBadsleepFamilyhistoryDrugsandalcohol?Somethingscanmakethebalanceinournervoussystemgoallwrong.Someofthethingsthatcanmakeournervoussystemoffbalanceare:-drinkinggrog,-usinggunja-toomuchstressWhenthebalanceisallwrong,thereisa‘build-up’ofstrong(orpoisonous)chemicalsinthenervoussystem.Thischangesthemessagesthataresentallaroundthenervoussystem.Insteadofhealthymessagesthatmakeourbodyandbrainworkproperly,confusedmessagesaresentaroundthebrainandbody.Whenthebalanceisallwrongintheperson’sbrainandbody,theymaygetamentalillness..BalanceallwrongWhathappenstothisperson?Theperson’sbalanceisallwronglikeariversystemwithdamsorbadchemicalsBalanceallwrongMentalIllnessBalanceMedicinecanhelptobalancethechemicalsinthebodyLikefreshwaterinahealthyriversystemMentalhealthmedicinetakenforonedaywillhelpbalanceforoneday.MedicinetakeneverydaywillhelpbalanceeverydaySomementalhealthinjections(needles)willhelpbalanceforweeks.Mentalhealthmedicineneedstobecheckedregularlybyyourdoctor.Sometimesyouneedmoreforbalance,sometimesyouneedless,sometimesyouneedtochangemedicineGetthebalancebackLookforproblemswithbalanceinyou,&friendsandfamilyGETHELPFamilyhelpCeremonyHealerMHteam/healthworkersMedicineCounsellorStopdrugsStopalcoholMusicDancingCultureCountryWorkGoodfoodGoodsleepExercise