Feeling disconnected?

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GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  Have you been feeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Help could be just a click or phone call away. Free, anonymous mental health self-assessment available at www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org and 1-877-877-3647.

Have you been feeling consistently moody or sad? Can't relax or concentrate? Been alternating between highs and lows? Have you been troubled by unexplained aches and pains? Are you unable to eat or sleep? If so, you may be suffering from a mental health disorder.

The Department of Defense is offering free, online and telephone mental health and alcohol self-assessments for a range of common emotional situations that often go undiagnosed and misunderstood.

If you've been feeling disconnected and unlike your usual self lately, this program can help you put the pieces back together. The self-assessment program offers self-tests for depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol problems, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is available at www.MilitaryMentalHealth.org and 1-877-877-3647.

Questions included on the online assessment are:
* Have you lost pleasure in things you used to enjoy?
* Do you have trouble sleeping or eating?
* Does your mood fluctuate between overly "high" to sad and hopeless?
* Are you keyed up and anxious all the time?
* Are you having nightmares about something that happened in the past?
* Do you suffer from unexplained aches and pains?

Once the self-assessment is completed, you will be given information on where to turn for a full evaluation. The Mental Health Self-Assessment Program is a voluntary, anonymous mental health and alcohol self-assessment and referral program offered to military families and service members affected by deployment. It is offered online and via the telephone 24/7, as well as through local in-person events. This program is offered without charge through the Department of Defense Office of Health Affairs.

For more information, call the life skills support center at 747-7446.