It's All About Us

It's All About Us - Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Bell Estate Room, Lions Place.

A confidential group for older adults who are thinking about, or getting ready to reduce or stop their use of alcohol, sedatives, pain killers or gambling, or are looking for ongoing support to maintain recovery with addiction, anxiety and depression. Led by peer facilitators. Please call Melanie Reimer at 204-772-3533 for more information.

Broadway Seniors Resource Center

Anxiety Education and Self Help DVD and CD

·         FREE:  The mindful way through depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. Sound Recording, 4 compact discs. Charleswood Library. Call number: CD 362.25 MIN https://winca.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_US/default/search/results/?ln=en_US&q=the+mindful+way+through+depression&rw=0

·         FREE:  ON YOUTUBE: Depression: Out of the Shadows, a 12 part series from PBS. -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWFn8eRLqTM&list=PL85B6526C32DB15EE

·         For purchase:  Anxiety Fight (2-disc DVD program), by Charles R. Cobb, MD. Tulsa, OK, January 2014. - http://anxietyfight.com/

·         For purchase:  The Anxiety Solution Series: Your Guide to Overcoming Panic, Worry, Compulsions and Fear (9 CD audio discs), by Ken Goodman, LCSW. QuiteMindSolutions.com, 2013. - http://kengoodmantherapy.com/ **NOT SURE IF AVAILABLE IN CANADA

Recovery Support Group for People 55+

It's All About Us: Seniors Helping Seniors

Recovery Support Group for People 55+

Lions Place

610 Portage Avenue, 2nd floor, Bell Estate Room

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Phone:  204-237-5918

"With the transition of aging and family life… its very important  there’s a place  for older adults to come… to talk openly about the challenges…of living with addiction, a place that is safe and confidential. When you come together good things happen.” - Group Facilitator Bob Murphy

It’s All About Us:  Seniors Helping Seniors

Recovery Support Group for People 55+

·      Lions Place, 610 Portage Avenue

2^nd Floor, Bell Estate Room

·      Starting Wednesday September 25, 2013

Every Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

For people who are interested in active recovery from problems related to depression, anxiety, or addiction

(alcohol, sedatives/painkillers, gambling, other drugs), or for spouses/parents of someone living with addiction.

Group participant, Joe, 80 years old, said the group definitely helped him deal with his own addiction with sleeping pills.  “Having the support of the group made it easier to address my own issues.  It really helped my state of mind. It’s a place where people who have a problem can go for help. We look after each other.”

For further information and /or to register contact Coordinator Lynn Crawford at 204-237-5918, Mornings

*Sponsored by Partners Seeking Solutions with Seniors, Inc.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Centre Manitoba, Inc.

OCDC
100-4 Fort Street (at Assiniboine)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1C4

Phone:  204-942-3331
Fax:  204-772-6706

Website:  www.ocdmanitoba.ca

OCD Treatment in Winnipeg (for adults):

Grace General Hospital Department of Clinical Health Psychology:  204-837-0319

Health Sciences Centre OCD Research and Treatment Clinic:  204-787-7253

Private Psychologists:  204-942-3331

From the website:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neuro-biological illness, classified as an anxiety disorder. The individual with OCD experiences and attempts to suppress recurrent, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that cause anxiety or discomfort. Ritualistic behaviours (compulsions) follow and are performed to neutralize and prevent this unease, though the relief is only of a temporary nature. The person realizes that the obsessions are a product of his or her own mind and that the behaviour is excessive or unreasonable. Compulsions may consist of mental rituals only, and therefore may be unnoticed by others. Until the illness becomes moderate to severe, the compulsions are often done secretively or are well disguised, so that the person's close associates are not aware of them. Generally the person feels that he/she is going 'crazy', feels ashamed, and fears telling others about it.

OCD-type behaviours can be associated with other illnesses, i.e. Panic Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Learning Disabilities, dementia, head injury and Schizophrenia.

OCD Spectrum Disorders include: trichotillomania, hypochondriasis, body dysmorphic disorder, and eating disorders

www.AngelaGGentile.com

Depression and Anxiety in Persons with Dementia - Health Information

It is not uncommon for older adults to be struggling with signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety.  Add dementia to the situation, and it becomes more challenging.  Here's a great article from the Alzheimer's Society in the UK.

Click here:  http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=139

Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba

100-4 Fort Street
Winnipeg, Mantioba
R3C 1C4

Phone:  204-925-0600
Fax:  204-925-0609

Website:  http://www.adam.mb.ca/