Recovery Supports

Excessive worrying or fear
Feeling excessively sad or low
Confused thinking or problems concentrating and learning
Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable “highs” or feelings of euphoria
Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
Avoiding friends and social activities
Difficulties understanding or relating to other people
Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy
Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
Changes in sex drive
Difficulty perceiving reality (delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that don’t exist in objective reality)
Inability to perceive changes in one’s own feelings, behavior or personality (”lack of insight” or anosognosia)
Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes (such as headaches, stomach aches, vague and ongoing “aches and pains”)
Thinking about suicide
Inability to carry out daily activities or handle daily problems and stress
An intense fear of weight gain or concern with appearance

Starting to miss school classes
Poorer performance on tests
Decreasing interest in personal hygiene
Becoming lethargic and withdrawn
Pronounced mood swings
Dropping existing friends and hanging around with others whose behavior is questionable
Difficulty maintaining good personal hygiene (showering, brushing teeth, etc)

The United Way has provided a list of resources in Iredell County that are up-to-date and connect residents to the following needs:

For any resource needs, call 2-1-1 or visit NC211 to be connected to the appropriate resource