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

You could consider including breathing exercises into your daily routine.

Therapy can also be used as a way to help you feel more resilient.

SilverCloud is a free online therapy programme which you can use whenever you have spare time. To sign up, visit the GM SilverCloud website.

NHS Stockport Talking Therapies offers a number of forms of therapy, including individual and group therapy, completely free. To access these, complete a referral form on the NHS Stockport Talking Therapies website.

Pure Innovations also offers to one therapy sessions, either face to face, virtually, or over the phone. To access that, complete the Pure Innovations referral form on its therapy webpage.

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
• speak to your GP receptionist about Viaduct’s Wellbeing and Self-care Service, or you can refer yourself using Viaduct Care's online form
• 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.