World Mental Health Day – Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Thoughts
10th of October 2019 marks World Mental Health Day. This years focus is on suicide awareness and prevention and you can read some great advice
here https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/world-mental-health-day-suicide-prevention.
If you or someone you know need immediate help then please contacts the following organisations as well as your GP and NHS
Phone a free helpline such as:
- Samaritans offer a 24-hours a day, 7 days a week support service. Call them FREE on 116 123. You can also email jo@samaritans.org
- Shout Crisis Text Line: If you’re experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support Text Shout to 85258.
- CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) have a helpline (5pm – midnight) and webchat to support men
- Papyrus is a dedicated service for young people up to the age of 35 who are worried about how they are feeling or anyone concerned about a young person. You can call the HOPElineUK number on 0800 068 4141, you can text 07786 209697 or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
Extreme stress, anxiety and depression lead to suicidal thoughts and as a hypnotherapist I help people to never get to desperation point.
If you recognise these symptoms in yourself or someone else take some action.
I am sharing some advice from a friend of a friend who posted on social media today. This person is successfully working through anxiety, depression and addiction.
It’s World Mental Health Day today. I’ve made some big changes in my life over the last year or so, which has really helped around my issues of depression, anxiety and addiction. They may be of some use to you. They may not. But I’m going to share them anyway;
1. Find a community where you can be yourself. Share your hopes and fears without judgement. Talk openly and honestly.
2. Connect with nature. Walk, run, cycle, swim in it. The picture above was taken at our sunrise swim this morning at Shoreham Lighthouse. I try and spend a few hours a week in the sea or on the downs. I find it very healing.
3. Write a daily journal. Write down whatever’s in your head. Get it down on paper. Read it through. Understand yourself better. Write about what you’re grateful for. It’s a good way of looking at your own self-care and how you process your feelings.
4. Meditate. I don’t know what I’d do without it. The best way of connecting with yourself and your higher power, whatever that might be. Chant, be silent, listen to a dolphin shagging. Whatever works for you.
5. Eat healthy. Don’t go mad. It’s a balancing act. But eat well with the odd pizza and bit of chocolate thrown in.
6. Laugh. Laugh at yourself and laugh with others. Hang out with people you love. Life’s a bit mad isn’t it? Laugh in it’s big fat face.
7. Give up alcohol and drugs. Each to their own but it wasn’t serving me, so it had to go. It’s a personal choice. Don’t follow the crowd. Do your thing.
8. Exercise daily. Whatever floats your boat here. I swing from yoga to tennis to fights with Arsenal fans.
9. Get creative. Even when you don’t feel like it, dive in and give it a go. It often helps shift difficult feelings, just by changing your mindset and creating something.
10. Love yourself. This is bloody hard work. But keep at it. I’m my own worst critic but I’m chipping away at it.
11. (Because I always go one louder) Be kind to others. Even if it’s just a smile at a stranger. We’ve all got our struggles and our inner demons. You don’t know what’s going on with other people. Treat someone with the thoughtfulness and kindness that you would like to receive.
I hope that helps someone out there. It’s helped me. Don’t be alone. Keep talking, keep striving, keep growing, keep being you. You are bloody brilliant.
Happy World Mental Health Day ❤️
If you need help and support please do call for a free consultation on 0121 532 0075
Best wishes
Tracy
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