Managing your problem
Full Leaflets
Assertiveness And You
Describes how building your assertion skills can help you cope with stress and stand up for yourself while respecting other peoples right to do the same.
Changing Practical Problems And Difficulties
Describes a 7-step method for tackling practical problems.
Changing behaviour 1 - Becoming more active
Describes how increasing your activity levels can help your mood.
Changing behaviour 2 - Alcohol and Drugs
Describes how alcohol and drugs can make stress, anxiety and depression worse and how you can tackle this problem using self-help.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 1 - A Beginning
An introduction to the effect that unhelpful thoughts can have on your mood and how to start changing them.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 2 - Thoughts
More information on the effect that unhelpful thoughts can have on your mood and how to start changing them.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 3- Guilt and Worry
Describes how increasing your activity levels can help your mood.
Completing Your Own 5 Areas Review
Tells you how to use the 5 Areas Model to understand your issues
Coping With Physical Ill Health
Helps you understand the mental stress and distress that may be associated with your physical health problem.
Coping With Chronic Pain
Describes how chronic pain can affect your 5 areas and what you can do to help yourself.
Grief - Coping with Grief and Loss
Describes how loss and bereavement can affect your 5 areas and how you can help yourself.
Coping with trauma
This leaflets describes how you can use the 5 areas approach to understand and manage the consequences of a traumatic experience.
Distraction
Describes how to use distraction to help manage your upsetting and intrusive thoughts.
Panic Attacks
Describes the symptoms of panic, what can set them off and how they can be managed using guided self-help.
Problems And Goals List
A blank form that helps the client and clinician decide what are the principal problems and aims for which guided self-help is intended.
Relaxation
Describes the basics of relaxation and includes a simple relaxation exercise and diary.
Relaxed Breathing
Describes the basics of relaxed breathing and includes a simple relaxed breathing exercise.
Sleep Problems
Describes how sleep can be affected by stress, anxiety and depression and what techniques can be tried to tackle sleep problems.
Using Anti anti-anxiety medication
A self-help leaflet on the use of anti-anxiety medication
Living Life To The Full Resources
A collection of resources from Living Life to the Full
Using plans to maintain your mental health
Using plans to maintain your mental health and well-being
Lite Leaflets (simplified versions)
Assertiveness And You Lite
Describes how building your assertion skills can help you cope with stress and stand up for yourself while respecting other peoples right to do the same.
Changing Practical Problems And Difficulties Lite
Describes a 7-step method for tackling practical problems.
Changing behaviour 1 - Becoming more active Lite
Describes how increasing your activity levels can help your mood.
Changing behaviour 2 - Alcohol and Drugs Lite
Describes how alcohol and drugs can make stress, anxiety and depression worse and how you can tackle this problem using self-help.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 1- A Beginning Lite
An introduction to the effect that unhelpful thoughts can have on your mood and how to start changing them.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 1 - Thoughts Lite
More information on the effect that unhelpful thoughts can have on your mood and how to start changing them.
Changing Unhelpful Thinking 3-Guilt and Worry Lite
Describes how guilt and worry can affect your mood and how you can tackle them.
Completing Your Own 5 Areas Review Lite
Tells you how to use the 5 Areas Model to understand your issues
Coping With Physical Ill Health
Helps you understand the mental stress and distress that may be associated with your physical health problem.
Coping With Chronic Pain
Describes how chronic pain can affect your 5 areas and what you can do to help yourself.
Grief - Coping with Grief and Loss Lite
Describes how loss and bereavement can affect your 5 areas and how you can help yourself.
Coping with trauma Lite
This leaflets describes how you can use the 5 areas approach to understand and manage the consequences of a traumatic experience.
Distraction Lite
Describes how to use distraction to help manage your upsetting and intrusive thoughts.
Panic Attacks Lite
Describes the symptoms of panic, what can set them off and how they can be managed using guided self-help.
Problems And Goals List Lite
A blank form that helps the client and clinician decide what are the principal problems and aims for which guided self help is intended.
Relaxation Lite
Describes the basics of relaxation and includes a simple relaxation exercise and diary.
Relaxed Breathing Lite
Describes the basics of relaxed breathing and includes a simple relaxed breathing exercise.
Sleep Problems Lite
Describes how sleep can be affected by stress, anxiety and depression and what techniques can be tried to tackle sleep problems.
Using Anti-Anxiety Medication Lite
A self-help leaflet on the use of anti-anxiety medication