The following is my interpretations and opinions of observations made over years of working and interacting and having empathy for human beings in pain and suffering 24/7/365...

If for any reason you are not comfortable with or feel safe with any of the following, then please don't use these ideas or opinions until you or your caregiver can find a good mental health professional you can -Trust- their opinion and or expertise...

All or most of our mental health clients and or Military Veterans coming home from (Iraq and Afghanistan) are in danger of -Suicide- being the answer to all the stress of being in a war zone and dealing with all the horrors of combat and or years of mental illness that never seems to go away...

If loving -Caregivers- were to treat mental health clients and or Military Veterans etc. with a program of -Continuous Kindness- you woud see a vast improvement in mental health recovery and a drastic reduction in -Suicides- (Active & Passive)...

(Continuing with 1 to 5 are in a past posts,this would make a wonderful Christmas Present to loving -Caregivers- because it would help them with a everyday plan)...

6. Keep a private record and list all your options and successes that you are going to suggest that will keep them busy for most of the day. It is very important that you keep their -Mind & Body- occupied as much as possible so that they don't use their -Free Time- to think about their problems and how suicide will solve everything...

7. The following ideas can be expanded by using the -Internet- for an unlimited amount of ideas and suggestions. Only do the things that you are comfortable with, have a list of ideas that they can select from and make sure that each idea is -Stress Free- as possible. At the end of the day have a heart to heart talk about their day, everyday and show your love one that you care about them.

8. Most clients will help you because they are generally well aware that they have problems and they desperately want to be considered normal again. So if you have gained their -Trust- you can make suggestions that are -Stress Free- as possible and they will cooperate in most cases.

9. If you have a family explain to them what you are trying to do and ask them for ideas to help you. Show this -Continuous Kindness Report- to members of your family so that everybody is on the same page in helping your loved one.

10. -Rotate- among family members things to do that are stress free and pleasurable as possible. Explain to each member that the main caregiver needs a rest once a week or more, most clients know they have problems and sometimes will act out if or when they are ignored or dismissed or have too much -Free Time-...

PS, I will post more ideas in the future...