Supporting yourself (under 18)
Additional Viewing
Here are some additional viewing options that you may wish to review. Some are general, some are specific. Please refer to the information provided.
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Specific scenarios (Anxiety etc)
Thinking about suicide
How to deal with suicidal thoughts
How to get through the crisis moment (the next minute)
How and why to make a suicide safety plan
Click here to link to the online (electronic) or downloadable Safety Plan referenced in the video above.
What’s recovery like ?
Why we need to talk about suicide
Struggling with thoughts of suicide ?
Why people might want to take their own life and what you can do about it
If this is how you are feeling then it could be time to talk to someone. Check out the contact information at these sites below.
Also use the helplines shown here in our ‘helplines page’.
Self care
Self care and your wellbeing during difficult times
Random acts of kindness improve your wellbeing
SLEEP – Top tips if you are struggling with your sleep
The website below includes many videos. Take a look. Scroll down the linked page to see a range of videos.
Tough to talk
Mental Health Help – 7 Top Tips
Learn to love yourself
Being compassionate to ourselves
3 top tips for confidence
You are not your thoughts
How to deal with emotions (and not bottle them up)
Handling negative thoughts
Reframe unhelpful thoughts
Managing stress
Tips to cope with stress
Managing stress at important moments
How to cope with anxiety
Healthy coping strategies for young people
Body scan meditation
A simple relaxation or grounding strategy
Self-soothe boxes – what, why how ?
Below are some videos on specific topics such as self harm and anxiety (see the titles) but first here’s a link to ‘Local mental health advice and help for young people under 25 in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire‘ where you can select a topic to see videos and other materials to help you.
Advice on multiple scenarios
Talking about self harm
Coping with self harm
Anxiety explained
Understanding anxiety and depression
Let’s talk about Anxiety
Feeling anxious? Ideas to cope with anxiety
Understanding depression
OCD is Not Me
BDD Because I’m ugly
Panic attacks
Emotional Theory comes alive
Understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Asking for help
Asking an adult for help
Bottling up emotions
Importance of talking
Visiting your General Practitioner: A guide for young people with lived experience of self-harm and suicidality
What happens when I visit the Doctor
Bereavement
When a sibling dies – hurdles we need to jump
Coping with exams
Coping with exam stress
Beating exam stress
General
Mental health: Advice if you’re worried (Click image below to go to BBC site)
What happens when you contact Childline
The MIX – who we are
Kooth – what is it ?
What is CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) ?
The website below includes many videos. Take a look too.
We would always urge you to talk to someone – it’s Why Talking Fixes. Talking with someone who is there to support you can guide you most effectively to positive solutions and positive outcomes.
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