Your mental Health...Unfortunately LGBT people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, notably, low mood and anxiety. For this reason it is important to keep your mental health in check by learning the warning signs and triggers that may influence your behaviour, thoughts and feelings. Here are some suggestions to protect your mental health:
Online ResourcesTurn to me
https://www.turn2me.org/ Mental Health Ireland http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/ Your Mental Health http://www.yourmentalhealth.ie/ Centre for Clinical Interventions http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm Get Self Help UK http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/ Mood Gym https://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome Mood Panda http://moodpanda.com/MoodJournal.aspx Mind Quire https://www.mindquire.com/index.php Mood Scope https://www.moodscope.com/ Healthy Place Journal http://www.healthyplace.com/mood-journal/ BooksThe Little CBT Workbook
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Little-Workbook Change your thinking with CBT http://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Your-Thinking-CBT Beat Low Self-Esteem With CBT: Teach Yourself http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beat-Low-Self-Esteem Overcoming Depression and Low Mood, 3rd Edition: A Five Areas Approach http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Depression-Low-Mood Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong (3rd Edition)http://www.amazon.co.uk/Depressive-Illness-Curse-Strong Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoot-Damn-Dog Overcoming Depression: A self-help guide http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Depression-Cognitive-Behavioural-Techniques Overcoming Low Self-Esteem http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Low-Self-Esteem Overcoming Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Anxiety Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-practical-guide Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-Be-Mindful-Live-Moment How To Stop Worrying And Start Living http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worrying-Start-Living Overcoming Worry http://www.amazon.co.uk/Overcoming-Worry Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wherever-You-There-Are The Effortless Sleep Method http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Effortless-Sleep-Method AudioFree Mindfulness
http://www.freemindfulness.org/download Darmouth Relaxation Downloads http://www.dartmouth.edu/~healthed/relax/downloads.html Hobert and Williams Muscle Relaxation http://www.hws.edu/studentlife/media UCLA Mindfulness & Meditation http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22 Mindfulness for Beginners http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-Beginners Guided Mindfulness Meditation http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guided-Mindfulness-Meditation Relaxation Techniques for a Healthy Life: Ultimate Guide to Reduce Stress and Anxietyhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Relaxation-Techniques-Healthy-Life Body and Soul - Relaxation: Resting the Mind Reviving the Body http://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Soul-Relaxation Relax: Guided Meditations to Ease Stress & Anxiety http://www.amazon.co.uk/Relax-Guided-Meditations Sleep Sleep Sleep Now: Adult: Essential Guide to Deep Relaxing Sleep http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Now-Adult Deep Sleep - Hypnosis to Relieve Insomnia http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Sleep-Hypnosis |
Useful LinksAddiction
Drugs and Alcohol Information and Support www.drugs.ie 1800 459 459 Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Outreach Project www.drop.ie 012803187 Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie 018420700 Drink Help www.drinkhelp.ie 018780610 Al-Anon-Ireland www.al-anon-ireland.org 018732699 Hanly Centre www.thehanlycentre.com 012809795 Rutland Centre www.rutlandcentre.ie 014946358 Advocacy Irish Advocacy Network www.irishadvocacynetwork.com 04738918 Mental Health Ireland www.mentalhealthireland.ie 012841736 See Change www.seechange.ie 018601620 Bereavement Console www.console.ie 1800201890 Bereaved.ie www.bereaved.ie 016793188 Bereavement Counselling Service www.bereavementireland.com 018391766 Anam Cara www.anamcara.ie 014045378 Widow.ie www.window.ie Depression & Low Mood Aware www.aware.ie 1890 303 302 Pieta House www.pieta.ie 016010000 Lean on me www.leanonme.net/ie Domestic Abuse Amen www.amen.ie 0469023718 Aoibhneas www.aoibhneas.ie 018670701 Men Overcoming Violence www.moveireland.ie 018724357 Women’s Aid www.womensaid.ie 1800341900 Sonas Housing www.sonashousing.ie 018662015 Family Support Family Therapy Ireland www.familytherapyireland.com 012722105 AIM Family Services www.aimfamilyservices.ie 016708363 One Family www.onefamily.ie 1890662212 Treoir www.treoir.ie 1890 252 084 Financial Advice Money and Budgeting Service (MABs) www.mabs.ie 1890283438 Citizens Information www.citizensinformation.ie 0761074000 Welfare.ie www.welfare.ie Senior Citizens Active Retirement Ireland www.fara.ie 018733836 Age & Opportunity Ireland www.ageandopportunity.ie 018057709 Third Age Foundation www.thirdageireland.ie 1850440444 Retirement Planning Council of Ireland www.rpc.ie 014789471 Older Women’s Network www.ownireland.ie 018844536 Friends of the Elderly www.friendsoftheelderly.ie 018731855 Sexual Abuse Rape Crisis Network Ireland www.rcni.ie 091563676 One in Four www.oneinfour.ie 016624047 Counselling Service for Abused Adults www.hse-ncs.ie 1800477477 Support Groups (for LGBT groups, click here) Grow www.grow.ie 1890474474 Shine www.shineonline.ie 1890621631 Aware www.aware.ie 1890 303 302 Recover Inc Ireland www.recovery-inc-ireland.ie 016260775 Mental Health Ireland www.mentalhealthireland.ie 012841736 Suicide Prevention Pieta House www.pieta.ie 016010000 Suicide or Survive www.suicideorsurvive.ie 1890577577 Samaritans www.samaritans.org 1850609090 1Life www.1life.ie 1800247100 |