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Working out what triggers stress for you can help you anticipate problems and think of ways to solve them. Even if you can't avoid these situations, being prepared can help.
#nationalstressawarenessday #mentalhealth #wellbeing #wellbeingwednesday #mind

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Some scientists think being active can improve wellbeing because it brings about a sense of greater self-esteem, self-control, and the ability to rise to a challenge. #NationalStressAwarenessDay #mentalhealth #stress #mind

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It's not always possible to avoid stress, but there are things you can do to help reduce its impact on your mental health.

This #NationalStressAwarenessDay we're sharing some of our tips for coping with stress, with more on our website. > https://t.co/4MEBN25t62

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A cats purr vibrates within a range of 20-140Hz aiding with lowering stress and can even help bones heal. We think Otis here is doing a great job!
Have you got a pet that helps you de-stress? We want to know! #NationalStressAwarenessDay #mentalhealth

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The activities we do with friends help us relax. We often have a good laugh with them, which is an excellent stress reliever.
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Stress tip: Identify your best time of day
Do the important tasks that need the most energy and concentration at that time. For example, you might be a morning person or an evening person. #NationalStressAwarenessDay #mentalhealth #charity

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Today is #NationalStressAwarenessDay and we are asking you how your pets help you de-stress. Is your dog the image of calm? Is your cat the purrfect stress buster? Tag us in your pics and include the hashtag #DestressPet

We'll also be sharing stress-busting tips the whole day!

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4 Nov

Wednesday is National Stress Awareness day and this year we want to see your pets unwinding and hear about how they help you keep ahead of stress. Be sure to tag us so we can share your pics!

Helping Yourself now

Name: Crafty Minds
Start: 2019-11-20T13-13-00-00
End: 2019-11-20T15-15-00-00
Location: The Vineyard Community Centre

The following are a series of resources to help and guide you, and ideas and helpful hints on how to improve your mental health.

MoodGym

An online course that aims to help you to identify and overcome emotional problems. The course, which you can complete at your own pace, helps you to develop good coping skills and offers a free self-help program to teach cognitive behaviour therapy skills to people vulnerable to depression and anxiety.

Website: https://moodgym.com.au

Mood Juice

This website offers self-help literature on a variety of issues including anger, anxiety, assertiveness, bereavement, depression, insomnia, obsessions and compulsions, panic, post-traumatic stress, shyness and social phobia.

Website: www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk

GlasgowSteps

This site will tell you all about common stress problems and give you some ideas on how best to tackle them.

Website: http://wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/support

Moodscope

A free online service which measures your mood everyday using a card game. It helps you to track your scores to learn what may be causing your ups and downs. You can share your scores, using automatic online e-mails, with friends who have agreed to buddy you. This measure, track and share method can lift mood over time.

Website: www.moodscope.com

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier society. We want to see a fundamentally different way of life where people care less about what they can get for themselves and more about the happiness of others.

The movement brings together like-minded people from all walks of life, drawing on the latest scientific research and backed by leading experts from the fields of psychology, education, economics, social innovation and beyond.

Website: www.actionforhappiness.org

Headspace

Headspace is a project designed to demystify meditation. Using the wonders of science and technology, we make it easy-to-learn, fun-to-do, and relevant to your everyday life.

Headspace is working to get as many people in the world as possible to take 10 minutes out of their day, to practice a simple and easy-to-learn meditation technique. And if you like the way it makes you feel, then we’d love to show you how to make that a life-long skill.

Website: www.getsomeheadspace.com

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