OTHER
OTHER THAN THAT, NO 4@MAJOR CRASHES.
CRASHES.
CRASHES. ALLEY, BACK TO YOU.
>>> THE MONTH OF MAY IS
DEDICATED TO MENTAL HEALTH 4@
AWARENESS.
AWARENESS. ONE IN FIVE OF US ARE LIVING
WITH A MENTAL 4@ILLNESS AND MAN
ARE NOT SEEKING HELP LARGELY
BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA AROUND
THE CONDITIONS.
THE CONDITIONS. THAT 4@STIGMA IS WHY A 26-YEAR-
OLD BURIED HER EMOTIONS FOR 4@
YEARS UNTIL HER ILLNESS ALMOST
TOOK HER LIFE.
>> Reporter: 4@TODAY SHE TURNS
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. A LAUGHING YOUNG WOMAN WITH HER
WHOLE 4@LIFE AHEAD OF HER.
THIS 4@LAUGHTER IS NEW FOR
EVONNE.
EVONNE.
EVONNE. A
EVONNE. A YEAR AGO SHE TRIED TAKING HER
LIFE FOR THE THIRD TIME.
>> I FIGURED THIS ISN'T HOW
LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
I CAN SEE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE @
SO HAPPY.
SO HAPPY.
SO HAPPY. AND I JUST FELT LIKE WHY CAN'T @
I BE ONE OF 4@THOSE PEOPLE?
>> Reporter: AFTER BURYING HER @
EMOTIONS FOR YEARS, SHE REACHED
OUT FOR HELP.
>> I WAS TIRED OF 4@IT.
AND I WOKE UP THAT DAY FOR WORK
AND I 4@WAS LIKE THIS IS IT.
I'LL JUST CALL WHOEVER I NEED
TO.
TO.
TO. >>
TO. >> THIS IS EVONNE ON 4@HER WAY
THAT FIRST APPOINTMENT.
MAY 18, 2017, 4@WHERE SHE LEAR4
HE HAS BORDERLINE 4@PERSONALITY
DISORDER.
DISORDER.
DISORDER. >> IT TOOK ROCK BOTTOM FOR ME
TO REALIZE I NEEDED 4@HELP.
>> IT WAS A SHOCK WAVE OF
EMOTIONAL RELIEF.
EMOTIONAL RELIEF. >> WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WAIT
SO 4@LONG TO GET HELP?
>> I THINK IT'S THE STIGMA.
THEY WANT TO GET HELP 4@BUT THE
ARE NOT SURE IF THEY NEED IT.
OTHER PEOPLE 4@ARE TELLING THEM
TO GET OVER IT AND STOP
WORRYING.
WORRYING.
WORRYING. >> Reporter: THEY'RE SEEING A
SURGE IN CASES AS MORE PEOPLE
VISIT THE CENTERS AND CALL THE
HOTLINES, 4@SOMETHING SHE CREDI
TO THE MANY CELEBRITIES GOING
PUBLIC WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES.
>> IT IS 4@A PHYSICAL ILLNESS.
WE KNOW MORE NOW THAN WE EVER
KNEW BECAUSE WE KNOW THE BRAIN
BETTER THAN 4@WE USED TO.
THERE IS HOPE.
YOU CAN 4@DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> IT'S WHY EVONNE WANTED TO
SHARE HER STORY.
>> EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE
HAPPY.
HAPPY.
HAPPY. EVERYONE DESERVES TO 4@BE HAPPY
HAPPY. EVERYONE DESERVES TO 4@BE HAPPY@
SO WHY NOT START?
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT? >> AND OUR THANKS TO EVONNE FOR
SHARING HER 4@STORY AND HER
BRAVERY.
BRAVERY.
BRAVERY. WE WANT TO WELCOME 4@IN CONNIE
FISHER, THE DIRECTOR OF MENTAL
HEALTH MISSOURI.
HEALTH MISSOURI. WE SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT THINGS 4@
THAT ANYBODY CAN DO.
EVERY DAY TO KEEP THEIR MENTAL
HEALTH INTACT BECAUSE WE GO
THROUGH A LOT OF STRESS ON A
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. >> 4@WE 4@DO.
AND THE SIMPLEST THING IS TO
DEEP BREATHE.
DEEP BREATHE. WE KNOW 4@THAT PEOPLE WITH
ANXIETY DISORDER SHALLOW CHEST
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
BREATHE. IF YOU DO THE DOCTOR DEEP 4@
BREATH, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. WE'RE LOOKING FOR BELLY TO GO
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. AND
OUT. AND THE EASIEST WAY TO 4@DO IT
TO DO A FAST YAWN.
CAN YOU DO A FAST 4@YAWN WITH M
AND SEE 4@HOW THE BELLY NATURAL
GOES OUT. 4@
>> THE WAY TO REVERSE THE
FLIGHT OR FIGHT RESPONSE IS TO
REVERSE A PANIC ATTACK IS DO
THREE SETS OF THIS 4@TIME OF
BREATHING.
BREATHING. WE'RE GOING TO BREATHE IN FOR 4
COUNT OF FIVE, HOLD FOR A COUNT
OF FIVE.
OF FIVE.
OF FIVE. AND BREATHE OUT AND SPELL 4@THE
WORD PEACE AS IN PEACEFUL.
BREATHE IN THREE, FOUR, 4@FIVE,
HOLD, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, P-
E-A-C-E.
E-A-C-E.
E-A-C-E. >> AND THAT 4@BASICALLY FORCES
YOU TO RELAX.
>> IF YOU DO THREE SETS OF
THOSE, YOU'LL CALM YOUR BODY
BACK4@ DOWN.
BACK4@ DOWN. >>4@ AND SOME OF THE OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> THE SECOND THING IS
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE. EXERCISE WE KNOW IS A STANDARD
TREATMENT NOW 4@FOR DEPRESSION.
IT RAISES THE SEROTONIN LEVEL,
A CHEMICAL IN THE BRAIN THAT
HAS TO DO WITH MOOD.
AND WE KNOW IT'S GOOD FOREVER
OUR HELP.
OUR HELP.
OUR HELP. EXERCISE HELPS WITH THAT AND
WITH ANXIETY DISORDER.
IF YOU HAVE THE 4@FIGHT OR FLIG
RESPONSE YOU CAN WEAR IT OFF BY
WALKING.
WALKING.
WALKING. THE THIRD THING IS CONNECTING
TO 4@OTHER PEOPLE.
I'M NOT CONNECTING ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL 4@BAD.
THE RESEARCH SHOWS YOU LIVE
LONGER, HAPPIER, AND HEALTHIER.
AND 4@MOST OF US HAVE RUN INTO
SOMEBODY WE KNOW AND SAID WE
NEED TO GET TOGETHER.
IF 4@YOU PUT IT ON 4@THE CALEND
YOU'LL DO IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
LIVE.
LIVE.
LIVE. WE'LL BE 4@ON FACEBOOK AT 7 A.M
ASK CONNIE YOUR QUESTIONS.
AND IF YOU 4@KNOW SOMEONE WHO I
STRUGGLING WITH A MENTAL
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS. GO TO 4@THE WEBSITE TO TAKE A 4@
SCREENING, A SIMPLE SCREENING
TO GUIDE YOU