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Show 4 h 4 IHNTAHJ3ASIN STANDARD. Mav4. 1988 - Pagg jl May is Utah Mental Health awareness time cases. Most people can be treated on an basis and 80 of all serious disorders can be alleviated. Flint said that they are still seeing women three times more than men, not because more women get depressed than men, but because women usually ek treatment more readily than men. She says that counselors are also treating mors young children for depression these days as well. Its okay to be depressed", she explained, tut not to the point where it interferes with your ability to function or to live. Flint presented three basic characteristics of a person with good mental health. "A person with good mental health feels comfortable" about themselves, their emotions, their abilities and ss well as respecting themselves, she explained. Flint also said that persons with the characteristics of good mental health feel right about other people, that they know how to give and take without pushing or being pushed around. People with good mental health are able to meet the demands of life, accept responsibilities and handle most problems as they arise as well as setting realistic goals for themselves. Prevention of depression by following good mental health habits is a good idea, but realizing that good doesnt mean perfect is one of the keys. Occasional depression, may bo a fact of life for anyone, but letting it stop you cold is a crime. Flint said that it wasnt a sign of "weakness for a person to realise that they need help in dealing with depression, in fact, it was very healthy, the some as going to see a doctor for a cut or a dentist for a toothache. You don't have to put keup and releases natural up with it, she concluded. hormones that make a person feel For more information on help better as well as being healthy and with depression or other problems, making the person look better contact Uintah Basin counseling, 3 about themselves too. or Inc. at For others though, the clinical approach is also needed, which involves the use of an ' '! This, Flint said, isn't the uppers or things like that, that some folks used to take. These new ; !4 medicines are similar to things like that medicine, high simply regulate the body, chemically into balance. Part of therapy is counseling skills in and therapy, dealing with life and problems, changing their way of thinking and breaking old habits. It isn't easy 12 April and it doesn't happen overnight, just as acquiring habits doesn't "RETURN TO happen overnight either. Flint said that there had been a SNOWY RIVER lot of advances and changes over Part 2" 0 the last years especially in the treat P.G. medications that just chemical imbalance, without side 9:25-11:1- 0 7:30-9;15effects or withdrawal problems associated with some drags that were once used. Hospitalization is only necessary in the most severe or suicidal 5 April time or another, Flint explained, even the most cheerful people have occasional off days. Its how you deal with it and how long it lasts, that determines whether it is severe or not." does and how to recognize and deal Flint said that if the symptom" with it are especially severe or the depresAccording to Flint, her organizasion lasts more than two weeks, tion was originally part of Social that help should bo sought, as Services, but is now a separate depression is an illness. entity under the state Division of There are three basic reasons or Mental Health and Substance causes for depression and they are: Abuse. She said that her organizaof job, a death, di1) Loss-los- s tion is the treatment arm" of the vorce, lots of anything valued by the person organization. Flint said the purpose of the 2) Biological-- a biologicalchemi-ca- l specially designated month waa to change in the person, depresmake people aware, to sion can be genetic and inherited and to give hope to people, by problems, 3) letting thorn know that most men- such as menopause, PMS, or in the tal illness jg treatable. male, retirement Flint focused on depression in Retirement, for a man, espeseveral different areas, such ss cially to thoae whose job is their life, recognizing depression and how to such as the typical workaholic" , know whether it is seven or not, literally can befktalfor them ifthey courses of action in treating it, aa have no interests or hobbies outwell as preventative measures and side the work place, she explained. characteristics of a person with Contrary to what many people good mental health attributes. believe, according to Flint, mental Some characteristics of depresfilnesa can be treated, successfully sion an things like a change in in 9 out of 10 cases and a whole new sleep and eating habits, no enrange ofmedication and counseling ergy to do everyday activities, a and therapy are available. sense ofhopelessness, that nothing Flint explained that for some is ever going to change. Depression people, depression is a chemical isalaomarkedbyalossofpleasun, imbalance, that can be counter-sete- d in that things you normally eqjoy by new medicines. dont please you any more. There is "After identifying the problem a general withdrawal and a sense and recognizing it as a disease, of tunnel vision with no light at then treatment can begin. There the end of the tunnel. are basically two areas of treatEveryone gets depressed at one ment, depending on the severity of the depression. For some people, support of friends and family, exercise and finding worthwhile and interesting hobbies can make a big difference. In fact, according to Flint, exercise helps in most cases, as it helps balance the bodys chemical maAccording to Terri Anne Flint, of Uintah Basin Counseling, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, as officially declared by President Reagan and the focus for this year is depression, what it is, what it Other-physic- tssr APRIL (SNOW) SHOWERS-Actual- ly, it was Sunday, May 1 , when snow showers hit an unsuspecting Basin and there was even the report of a funnel cloud up in Pleasant Valley Saturday ' st April 30...According to the National Weather Service, the calls for partly cloudy skies Tuesday evening with diminishing winds and alow of 35. Wednesday should be mostly cloudy with a high of 64. Showers and thunder showers are forcast for Thursday and Friday as another storm impulse makes it's way through the Basin. Temperatures will be turning cooler again with highs in the 50s and lows in the mid 30s, dont put the electric blanket away, yet.. for-ca- - DUCHESNE COUNCIL Continued from page 1 supposedly rezoned at the begin-- , ning; ao that the original didn't have to put in curb, gutter and water. One individual also complained that the city alao incorporated the area againat their wishes, and now waa doing the land-own- er aame thing with therezoning. Several council members atated at the earlier meeting that they didn't remember it being Boned that way to begin with, and that minutes of that particular soning meeting were missing from the records ofthe time. WfiksTsdn skid at.the April.26: meeting;' that the city could not ignore the opposition posed by the majority of the homeowners and made the motion to leave the area alone and not rezone The motion quickly died for lack of a second and the mayor aaked if their were any other motions. Mel Tanner made the motion to adopt the rezoning proposal for the Old Farm road area to be reconed to RA-- 1 for the officially stated reasons that it was being done so to g correct the original and because it was in line ana compatible with the agricultural use of the surrounding area. The motion was seconded by Phil Thom peon. The vote waa 1 in favor, 'I..-.::- it miss-zonin- 4-- with Wilkerson opposing. In other council business, the council considered problems faced by a local homeowner whose basement and property was supposedly being flooded by water from an nearby irrigation canal. The city decided to check on costa for pipe of various sizes with the idea ofencasing and pressurizing the eanaL Agroup ofcitizens from another south city subdivision approached the council with their concerns about the roads into their area, which are reported to be in very poor shape. The city offend to bring in same fill gravel for several areas and check into having the road resurbadly-deteriorat- ed faced. council also addressed the. issue of burning within the city limits and made an exception to the ordinance during the cleanup efforts, but no garbage burning would be permitted. The council plans to revise the ordinance at a later dsts. The council heard a report m the CUP hearings in Salt Lake, in which several residents, officials and tribal members participated in. The next round of hearings will be in Washington D.C. on May 5. Council members wen urged by the mayor to contact the Statens representatives on the issue. , Duchesne County Sheriff Clair Poulson came to council meeting to hear concerns about problems with , students buzzing croaaing guards and creating a traffic hazard. He stated that officers would try to be mors visible and try and catch the problem drivers in the act SCHOOL BOARD , Continued from page 1 the district office. The overnight field trip request for the tennis team was authorized , Water users meet May 6 A negotiation session between the Moon Lake Water Users Association and the united States will be held m Friday, msy 6, 1988 at 10 a.m. in the Dry Gulch Irrigation as well by the board. In discussion items, the AcaBuilding, located at 263 East Lademic Fair schedule was discussed goon Street, Roosevelt, Utah. The main purpose of the Rehaand modifications suggested for bilitation and Betterment program the next year, including some conis to replace Moon Lake Dams two solidation of fairs. The DBA alao received propo- .needle valves, which have been declared unsafe and obsolete, with sal from the board concerning contract "negotiations.,, and the .next jet flow gates. negotiation meetingset for May 10, ' The public is invited as observThe report on the joint meeting er and may ask questions pertainheld with Uintah and Dagget ing to the contract at the end of the For further information County boards was discussed and contact LaVar Richman, it was revealed that the group will of Reclamation, Utah ProjbehostingtheStateBoardMay 19. A joint letter on the issue of Uintah ects Office, P.O. Box 1338, Provo, students attending schools in Utah 84603 or telephone : i 379-108-1. Duchesne County will also be leased in the re- near future. out-patie- nt al short-comin- 722-462- 781-074- 5. a nt , s Illilll : $ blood-pressu- re 29-M- ay 15-2- & Condition your leather book covers and keep thorn new by rubbing them with IsnoKn or saddle soap. 0 29-M- ay "THE FOX AND THE HOUND 4 H i |