Worries: things that may help over the coming weeks

Keeping up with the 5 ways to feel good

The 5 ways to feel good can help you feel better in a number of ways. It’s good to keep them in mind every day.

Courses and helpful tools

• include breathing exercises into your daily routine
• learn how to improve your mood and stress. The Living Life to the Full hub has free courses and books
• therapy, sometimes called IAPT or Healthy Minds, can be used as a way to help you feel more resilient. It can be completed for free in your own time, as part of a group or with help from someone over the phone:
  • visit the GM SilverCloud website to sign up for a wellbeing programme
  • for group or phone options, complete the Pennine Care referral form

Thinking about why you're worried

It might be helpful to try and work out why these feelings of worry and/or anxiety are happening.

Visit our webpage if you think it might be related to something that’s recently happened to you.

Feeling more connected in Stockport

• Stockport.gov.uk has a list of activities and groups happening each week
• contact your GP and ask about the Viaduct Wellbeing Service
• fill in the form on their website and get advice from the Stockport Support Hub

If worries and anxiety continue to be a problem

If worries continue to affect your life for several weeks, you could talk to your GP about other options:

• see if you could receive support from Beacon Counselling
• find private options on the Counselling Directory website

Please note there may be a charge for counselling options not supplied by the NHS.