Self-Care Resources Page
Our Self Care Resources page contains advice, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health & wellbeing.
All the information is syndicated directly from the NHS.UK website
MOOD SELF ASSESSMENT
This self-assessment helps you better understand how you’ve been feeling over the last fortnight, and points you in the right direction for helpful advice and information on anxiety and depression
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.
It’s most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.
COUNSELLING
Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues.
SOCIAL ANXIETY
Social anxiety disorder is an overwhelming fear of social situations like meeting or speaking to people.
RAISING LOW SELF ESTEEM
We all have times when we lack confidence and do not feel good about ourselves.
But when low self-esteem becomes a long-term problem, it can have a harmful effect on our mental health and our day-to-day lives.
ANXIETY FEAR PANIC
Most people feel anxious or scared sometimes, but if it’s affecting your life there are things you can try that may help.
Support is also available if you’re finding it hard to cope with anxiety, fear or panic.
FEELING LONELY
Most people feel lonely sometimes, for many different reasons. If loneliness is affecting your life, there are things you can try that may help. Support is also available if you’re finding it hard to cope with stress, anxiety or depression.
10 STRESS BUSTERS
If you’re stressed, whether by your job or something more personal, the first step to feeling better is to identify the cause
5 STEPS TO A MENTAL WELLBEING
Evidence suggests there are 5 steps you can take to improve your mental health and wellbeing. Trying these things could help you feel more positive and able to get the most out of life.
PHOBIAS
Phobias are more pronounced than fears. They develop when a person has an exaggerated or unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object.
CLINICAL DEPRESSION
Depression is more than simply feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days.
Most people go through periods of feeling down, but when you’re depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months
EASY TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS
If you never seem to have enough time, better time management may help you regain control of your days.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder caused by very stressful, frightening or distressing events
SELF HELP THERAPIES
Self-help therapies are psychological therapies that you can do in your own time to help with problems like stress, anxiety and depression.
YOUR MIND PLAN
Your Mind plan helps you build a practical plan you can use to help maintain and improve your mental health and wellbeing.
By answering this short quiz, the Every Mind Matters widget gives you 5 actions that can help you feel more in control, deal with stress and anxiety, boost your mood and improve your sleep.
EAT WELL
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best.
VERY LOW CALORIE DIETS
A very low calorie diet is a clinically supervised diet plan that involves eating about 800 calories a day or fewer. They are sometimes considered for obese and severely obese people who are managing diabetes, going to have surgery or preparing for fertility treatment.
The diet usually involves replacing normal food with low-calorie shakes, soups, bars, or porridge containing milk.
KEEP WEIGHT OFF
Keep weight off
If you’ve achieved your target weight, well done! But don’t undo all the good work by going back to old habits.
The key to reaching your ideal weight and keeping the weight off is to make long-term changes to your diet and lifestyle that you can stick to.
HEALTHY BODY
A healthy lifestyle will make your heart healthier. Here are 10 things you can do to look after your heart
SLEEP AND TIREDNESS
Many cases of tiredness are due to stress, not enough sleep, poor diet and other lifestyle factors. Try these self-help tips to restore your energy levels.
MINDFULNESS
Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental wellbeing.
HOW TO BE HAPPIER
Try our 6 tips to help you be happier, more in control, and able to cope better with life’s ups and downs.
STRESS
Most people feel stressed sometimes and some people find stress helpful or even motivating. But if stress is affecting your life, there are things you can try that may help
SELF HARM
Self-harm is when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body. It’s usually a way of coping with or expressing overwhelming emotional distress.
TYPES OF TALKING THERAPY
Talking therapies are psychological treatments for mental and emotional problems like stress, anxiety and depression.
ANXIETY
Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe.
Seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern.
HELP AFTER RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
If you have been sexually assaulted, whether as an adult or a young person, it is important to remember that it wasn’t your fault. Sexual violence is a crime, no matter who commits it or where it happens. Don’t be afraid to get help.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence or abuse can happen to anyone. Find out how to recognise the signs and where to get help.
PANIC DISORDER
Panic disorder is a mental health condition where you have regular panic attacks.
BENEFITS OF TALKING THERAPY
Talking therapies can help all sorts of people in lots of different situations. You may also hear them referred to as counselling, talking treatments or psychological therapies
MENTAL WELLBEING AUDIO GUIDES
On this page you can listen to a series of mental wellbeing audio guides to help you boost your mood