| Show Women Beat The Blues i v i 5 In ri Week Six Six W ek Series Workshop J 1 4 i JI t F 4 v by Robynn T TIn In a week six-week series of workshops presented by Coping Network held on Saturday mornings a group of women students of Utah Technical College 7 learned le practical l ways to beat the blues Robynn Robyn Activities Vice Vic President arranged d for the course course because she f felt lt discouragement was a common problem among students students- a aPatricia Patricia Potts lecturer with Coping Network delighted the women with skits using different hats and songs as she played her guitar During the first week of the series she explained the differences differences' between discouragement and depression and the symptoms that indicate the need for professional help Darla DarIa Hanks principal lecturer of the Series got to the root roof of the discouragement problem she explained how to recognize thought patterns that cause women to believe they must be perfect or they must please everyone all of the time Practical techniques and exercises were given to identify false beliefs and to learn how to function on a realistic basis During the third w week ek Hanks told the women how to control the most common thought distortions Discouragement isn't caused by negative realities but by unrealistic interpretations of those realities in our minds over-generalize over and label If one can learn to when we w minimize magnify stick to the truth and not distort it in the thought the thought processes life can become easier to cope with exercise clothing to the fourth class for a The women were invited to wear w ar session of aerobics under the direction of La LaVon Von Seeley She has found aerobics to be her own best cst safeguard against the blahs furthermore she explained why our bodies vigorous need need vigorous exercise emphasizing an important imp and and depression s oi connection between nutrition as it relates relates- to deficiencies es those well on the road to slaying Eating right and exer exercising ising puts one of discouragement dragons The connection between stress reduction and self esteem was the subject of of- o the next class Hanks explained stress what it does to us and the practical J fr much stress which is often tied t to unrealistic for reducing stress Too ways a and d inferior feel inadequate expectations can make the most capable person perso When we feel that we dont don't measure up self esteem este m crumbles The last class was was' for the t e sharing sh ring of experiences asking questions shari sharing g practical ideas and for making these ideas ideas' applicable to the every everyday ay ayt rather than t situations in our our- lives The entire series stressed application cannot be b done away by understanding und alone Only by using theory Dragons de the edge that that makes makes provide the realistic techniques techniques- rov i understanding ing every day can the victor you that the ideas were the students indicating Good reports were given by if any dead dragons around campus c you'll understand working So you see any i why v v |
