I was just checking to see if there were any updated statistics yet on the number of suicides in the UK – not yet. I wanted to see if last year’s slight reduction was the beginning of a trend or just a blip. Anyway – I found myself perusing the figures, and also those forContinue reading “Cause of Death – not just suicide we need to worry about.”
Tag Archives: Coping strategies
British Summer Time
I suppose we are still technically in spring, not that the seasons seem to be following in any logical progression at the moment. Today the weather is pretty mild, a bit grey, but bright and not too cold. Showers are predicted. It rained all night I think. At the weekend, it was blistering sunshine, midContinue reading “British Summer Time”
Bricks in the stress bucket
MHFA introduced me to the stress bucket. It’s so simple really. That we all have our “buckets” – into which all of the stresses of life flow. And which, if the stress becomes more than our bucket can handle, will overflow – at which point we can start to experience symptoms of mental ill health.Continue reading “Bricks in the stress bucket”
Holistic Health
MHFA recognises there are many different ways to improve our emotional wellbeing. Sometimes that might mean medication, sometimes talking therapies – but there are also a wide range of alternative therapies, and strategies for improving our coping skills which may be of use in our recovery journeys. Some of them may have great bodies ofContinue reading “Holistic Health”