Keeping Busy

Trying to keep your hands and mouth busy are helpful when trying to beat addiction cravings.

Give these ideas a try:

work on a puzzle
write in your journal, cards, notes
drink warm water with lemon
play cards
learn sign language
draw or paint
hold a pen
trim your nails
play with a yo-yo
chew gum
brush your teeth
flossing
teeth whitening

whistle
sing
deep slow breathing
do push-ups or sit-ups
put on hand weights
play a piano or guitar
squeeze stress ball
doodle
wash your hands or face
carry a walking stick
try new makeup
take up photography

Keeping busy helps!

Feeling Stressed Out? Try These Quick Tips

Sleep can be your best friend. A mind at sleep is a mind at rest. You can get some sleep by decreasing the amount of stimulating activities late at night
Do the thing you fear to do, and keep doing it. This is the quickest and surest way
Talk it out. Everyone struggles from time to time. It helps to share your thoughts and feelings with a friend, family member, teacher, clergy
Keep a journal. It really helps to sort out your thoughts. This is your private diary. Write all of your thoughts down

TV, phone, internet
to conquer a fear
or someone you look up to
to get problems out of your mind

Did You Know?

1 in 5 suffer from a mental illness
Mental disorders are the second leading cause of disability
None of us are alone in our struggles to achieve good mental health
Coping with Suicidal Thoughts - The troubles you are going through are temporary
Individuals who have the best treatment success are those that work in partnership with their healthcare teams
Once depression is recognized, help can make a difference for 80% of people who are affected
Worriers often hold (false) positive beliefs that worrying is beneficial and good
Stigma about mental illness is still largely present in our social structures and institutions
Enhancing our knowledge and understanding about mental illness is one of the best ways to dispel these myths

That's 20% of our population!
Second only to heart disease
mental illness is a global challenge
and there is always a solution
allowing them to get back to their regular activities
which can keep worriers worrying

need help? don't know where to go?

Our Line is open 24 hours/day, 365 days/year

Get Answers. We’ll Help.

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Find your way. Call

Open Line Open Mind 310-OPEN (6736) is a free, confidential service to get information, support and referral to all mental health and addictions services in Hastings & Prince Edward Counties in Ontario, Canada. Call 310-OPEN and be connected to someone with an open mind to help you when you need it. We are OPEN 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Keeping Busy

Trying to keep your hands and mouth busy are helpful when trying to beat addiction cravings.

Give these ideas a try:

Keeping busy helps!

Sleep can be your best friend. A mind at sleep is a mind at rest. You can get some sleep by decreasing the amount of stimulating activities late at night

Do the thing you fear to do, and keep doing it. This is the quickest and surest way

Talk it out. Everyone struggles from time to time. It helps to share your thoughts and feelings with a friend, family member, teacher, clergy

Keep a journal. It really helps to sort out your thoughts. This is your private diary. Write all of your thoughts down

TV, phone, internet

to conquer a fear

or someone you look up to

to get problems out of your mind

1 in 5 suffer from a mental illness

Mental disorders are the second leading cause of disability

None of us are alone in our struggles to achieve good mental health

Coping with Suicidal Thoughts - The troubles you are going through are temporary

Individuals who have the best treatment success are those that work in partnership with their healthcare teams

Once depression is recognized, help can make a difference for 80% of people who are affected

Worriers often hold (false) positive beliefs that worrying is beneficial and good

Stigma about mental illness is still largely present in our social structures and institutions

Enhancing our knowledge and understanding about mental illness is one of the best ways to dispel these myths

That's 20% of our population!

Second only to heart disease

mental illness is a global challenge

and there is always a solution

allowing them to get back to their regular activities

which can keep worriers worrying

need help? don't know where to go?

Our Line is open 24 hours/day, 365 days/year

Get Answers. We’ll Help.

Free. Private. Confidential. Help for Adults 16+

Find your way. Call

Call 613-310-OPEN (6736)