Self
Help Leaflets Titles available -
bereavement,
controlling anger, depression,
depression and low mood,
obsessions and compulsions,
panic, post
traumatic stress, shyness and
social anxiety, stress and anxiety,
stress and
understanding
voices and disturbing beliefs.
We have provided below some self help leaflets
for common mental health issues. These leaflets and others are also available in the surgery waiting
room. |
 The
Bereavement Leaflet covers:
 | Coping with bereavement & grief |
| Understanding grief |
| How do people feel in the early hours and days after the death of
a close relative or friend |
| What sorts of feelings do people have weeks and months after a
bereavement |
| When do people begin to recover from a bereavement
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| Can tablets help? |
| What can a bereaved person do to help themselves?
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| What can family and friends do to help?
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| What practical things need to be done if there is a death |
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 The
Controlling Anger Leaflet covers:
| What is it like to be angry? |
| How can this guide help me? |
| Understanding anger and its causes |
| What is anger? |
| What causes anger? |
| Controlling anger |
| Beliefs about anger that can be unhelpful
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| controlling the physical symptoms of anger
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| controlling angry behaviors |
| Problem solving |
| Communication |
| Long term beliefs |
| Where can I get further help? |
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 The
Depression Leaflet Covers:
| How can this leaflet help me? |
| what is depression |
| How these feelings, physical signs and thoughts may affect your
life |
| What causes depression? |
| Are some people more likely to become depressed than others?
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| How can I help myself to feel better? |
| What treatment is available for depression?
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| Where can I find help if I am depressed?
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 The
Depression and Low Mood Leaflet covers:
| How can this guide help me? |
| What does research tell us about depression?
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| How can I understand these feelings? |
| Can I recognise these gloomy thoughts? |
| What more should I know about these gloomy negative thoughts?
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| How can I help myself |
| Where can I find extra help? |
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 The
Obsessions and Compulsions Leaflet covers:
| What is O.C.D |
| What more do we know about O.C.D |
| What are the symptoms of O.C.D? |
| Can O.C.D be treated? |
| What can I do to help myself? |
| How can I make facing what I fear easier?
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| How can I stop myself from carrying out the compulsive act?
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| How can I tackle negative thinking in O.C.D?
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| How can I tackle compulsive checking? |
| How can I tackle obsessional thoughts where the compulsion is
another thought ?
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 The
Panic
Leaflet covers:
| What is a panic attack? |
| Understanding panic - what causes it and what keeps it going?
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| What causes panic attacks to begin? |
| What keeps panic attacks going? |
| Can panic attacks really harm me? |
| What techniques can help me cope with and reduce panic attacks?
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 The
Post Traumatic Stress Leaflet Covers
| What is a traumatic incident? |
| How do people react after a traumatic incident?
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| Why do we react so strongly to trauma? |
| What can I do to try and help myself overcome the trauma?
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| Overcoming avoidance |
| Overcoming low mood, following trauma |
| When should I ask for further help? |
| Where can I find further help?
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 The
Shyness and Social Anxiety Leaflet Covers:
| Do I suffer from social anxiety? |
| What is shyness or social anxiety? |
| What cause social anxiety? |
| What keeps social anxiety going? |
| How can I help myself to overcome social anxiety?
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| Understanding Social Anxiety |
| How can I reduce my negative thoughts, beliefs and images?
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| How can I stop thinking that everyone is looking at me?
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| How can I change my own behavior? |
| How can I reduce my physical symptoms? |
| Where can I get further help?
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 The
Stress and Anxiety Leaflet covers:
| Isn't it normal to feel anxious |
| Am I suffering from anxiety? |
| What is anxiety? |
| What cause anxiety? |
| What keeps anxiety going? |
| How can I manage my anxiety better? |
| Understanding Anxiety |
| Reducing physical symptoms |
| altering your thoughts related to anxiety
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| Changing behavior related to anxiety |
| Where can I get help if I think I'm suffering from anxiety?
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 The
Stress Leaflet covers:
| What is stress |
| How can this leaflet help me? |
| What are the signs of stress |
| Can life events cause stress? |
| Is there a type of person who is more likely to experience stress?
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| How can I help myself to cope with stress?
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| Can I learn to be more relaxed? |
| What further help is available? |
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 The
Understanding Voices
and Disturbing Beliefs Leaflet is for:
people who experience voices or disturbing beliefs. But you may not
be sure
whether you need to read this. Some people hear voices and are quite
happy
with the experience – if you are one of these the leaflet may not be
particularly
relevant to you. If on the other hand, you feel confused, reading it may
be a
start to making sense of what is happening to you. |