Description:
Aurora Behavioral Health Center – A Department of Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.
Mental health disorders like depression can make people want to escape life’s problems and their painful feelings. Emotion-driven response to coping with depression often results in staying in bed, withdrawing from friends or stopping exercise and other routine activities. This natural avoidance response unintentionally leads to more problems, from unintended weight gain to feelings of loneliness and even job loss.
In our intensive outpatient mental health program we will teach you how to break negative patterns of avoidance that are common in depression and you will learn how to face life’s problems and reengage with the world. Our therapists will also teach you powerful and practical ways to manage emotional stress with a focus on skills to help you handle life’s challenges and enjoy life’s gifts. You’ll be encouraged to identify personal and meaningful activities and will be taught how to take steps to engage in them regardless of your mood.