Look around you
Find 5 things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste
This is called grounding. It can help when you feel like you have lost all control of your surroundings.
BREATHE
Just breathe – Remember the 5 second Rule – breath in for 3 seconds and out for 2 seconds. You can do this anytime, anywhere – no one needs to know.
Useful National Websites & Helplines
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.mankind.org.uk/
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
YOUNG PEOPLE
https://youngminds.org.uk/
USEFUL LOCAL WEBSITES AND HELPLINES
http://www.oasisdaservice.org/
http://www.risingsunkent.com/
ORGANISATIONS
https://www.relate.org.uk/
www.bacp.co.uk
https://www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org/
Reading Recommendations
The Relate Guide to After the Affair – How to build Trust and Love Again – Julia Cole
The Relate Guide to Better Relationships – Sarah Litvinoff
The Relate Guide to Loving Yourself Loving Another: The importance of Self-Esteem for Successful Relationships – Julia Cole
How to do Relationships – Anjula Mutanda
The Relate Guide to Sex & Intimacy – Cate Campbell
Relationships – The School of Life
The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome – (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Maxine Aston
The Asperger Couple’s Workbook – Practical Advice & Activities for Couples and Counsellors – Maxine Aston – Foreword by Tony Attwood
DEPRESSION
How to Help your Loved One Overcome Depression – Dr Nicola Ridgeway & Dr James Manning
Living with a Black Dog – How to take care of someone with depression while looking after yourself – Matthew & Ainsley Johnstone
Reasons to Stay Alive – Matt Haig
Shoot the damn dog – A Memoir of Depression – Sally Brampton
The Recovery Letters – Addressed to People Experiencing Depression – Edited by James Withey and Olivia Sagan
MINDFULNESS/LIVE ADVICE BOOKS/ABOUT THE BRAIN BOOKS
Sane New World – Ruby Wax
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled Mind – Ruby Wax
How to be Human- The Manual – Ruby Wax
Daring Greatly – How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead – Brene Brown
How to stay Sane – Philippa Perry – The School of Life
Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life – Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
Notes on a Nervous Planet – Matt Haig
The Book You Wish Your Parents had Read (and Your Children Will be Glad That You Did) – Phillipa Perry
The Silent Guides – Understanding and developing the mind throughout life –Professor Steve Peters
The Things You can See Only When You Slow Down – How to be Calm in a Busy World – Haemin Sunim
YOUNG PEOPLE
Am I Depressed and What Can I do About It? A CBT self-help guide for teenagers experiencing low mood an depression – Shirley Reynolds and Monika Parkinson
Blame my Brain – Nicola Morgan
Keep your Cool – How to Deal with Life’s Worries and Stress – Dr Aaron Balick
Positively Teenage – A Positively Brilliant Guide to Teenage Life – Nicola Morgan
The Teenage Guide to Friends – Nicola Morgan
The Teenage Guide to Life online – Nicola Morgan
The Teenage Guide to Stress – Nicola Morgan
You Are Awesome – Matthew Syed
