Self Help - Mental Health & Sleep
The practice is able to suggest many accredited and verified websites which are very effective in helping people overcome periods of stress or depression if used regularly (initially every 2-3 days).
These websites are FREE and listed below. If you do have severe symptoms (for example thoughts that life isn't worth living), or should you wish to see a doctor regarding this then please make an appointment.
Suggested resources:
Erskine Crisis Counselling: 0141 8128474
Recovery Across Mental Health (RAMH): 0800 221 8929 or www.ramh.org
Emergency out of hours crisis team: 0845 650 1730
Breathing Space: 0800 83 85 87
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http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp
www.depressionuk.org/useful_links
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au - now a paid service
Smartphone Apps:
There are also very useful and popular FREE apps available for your smartphone which can help with depression and anxiety on a regular basis. Examples of such apps include:
the mindfulness training app should you wish to try these.
Calm Harm app (helps stop self harm)
CBT based self-help materials for stress, resilience and sleep:
The Scottish Government, as part of the digital mental health strategy and Healthier Scotland, is supporting the availability of Silvercloud self-help modules which can be accessed by the general public through the following link https://wellbeing.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/nhsscotland/137/signup using the pin Scotland2020.
This is independent of the computerised CBT service and the modules are not monitored so no information is shared with your GP. They are suitable for anyone with mild difficulties who doesn’t require support.
Mental health for children
There is a useful repository of self help Children's Mental Health resources which can be found at:
https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/
Bereavement
For bereavement specific resources a very helpful charity is Cruse Scotland who do counselling and specific bereavement related reading materials; they are also available over the telephone on 0845 600 2227.
There is also online information available via NHS Inform and NHS GG&C
Younger people
For younger people coping with bereavement, Hope Again is also a very useful website.
For younger people dealing with low mood, the Safe spot app is very good and can be obtained for iphone and android at http://safespot.org.uk/
The Wynd Centre in Paisley are helpful in organising counselling for teenagers and adolescents suffering from low mood or stress. They can be contacted on 0141 887 4647 or via
Sleeping Problems
There is lots of good advice online regarding sleep hygiene to improve your sleep without the use of medication which is frequently addictive and can be less effective than routine modification.
The leaflets and resources below contain information on how you can improve your sleep:
Moodjuice Scottish Sleep Advice
Fear Of Flying
There are many reasons why GPs are unable to routinely prescribe medication for fear of flying - mainly because of the increased risks that these medications cause. For example, diazepam is directly contraindicated for phobias as it can significantly worsen your phobia of flying. It can also significantly increase the risks of potentially harmful conditions such as DVT.
There are several courses available online for fear of flying - one that comes highly recommended is the easyjet fearless flyer course.
Their FREE PDF can be downloaded HERE
You can also find out about face to face courses at https://fearlessflyer.easyjet.com/ but you do have to pay for these.
Another FREE booklet can be downloaded via Flying Without Fear