Websites
Self-help guides from the NHS
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health#mental-health-self-help-guides
Mind
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anger/about-anger/
Wellbeing guides
http://wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Anxiety-03-15.pdf
http://wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Depression-03-15.pdf
http://wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Insomnia-03-15.pdf
http://wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Self-Esteem-03-15.pdf
https://www.anxietycanada.com/learn-about-anxiety/anxiety-in-youth/
Action Scotland Against Stalking (ASSA)
https://markmanson.net/fuck-yes
https://www.antibullyingpro.com/support-centre
http://gal-dem.com/race-power-violence-women-girls/
For information about sexual violence:
For body-positive content that makes you feel good about yourself, we recommend:
For tips and ideas around mental health and how to cope, we recommend:
- journey_to_wellness_
- gottmaninstitute
- lindsaybraman
- bymariandrew
- rapecrisisscotland
- heyamberrae
- emmnotemma
For great feminist and LGBTQ+ content, we recommend:
For information around sex and relationships, we recommend:
Podcasts
The Guilty Feminist – feminist comedy podcast
Happy Place – Fearne Cotton talks to different people about what makes them happy
Grownupland – a podcast for young people about navigating the world
Nancy – features a range of topics about the LGBTQ+ experience
Men on the Scene – about men and masculinity
Swoon – a sex and relationships therapist
Apps
Anxiety Free: Self-hypnosis techniques to help lessen stress and anxiety
Blue Ice: Selps young people to manage their emotions and reduce self-harm
Calm: Guided meditations and help with sleep
Calm Harm: A free app for when you are emotionally distressed
Catch it: Learn how to manage negative thoughts
Chill Panda: Measures your heart rate and suggests breathing techniques or light exercises to help with stress
Cove: Create music to help express how you feel
DistRACT: A free app that provides help with self-harm and suicidal thoughts
EQuoo: A game about emotional fitness
For Me: A free app from Childline with online counselling, advice and message boards
Grid diary: A simple way to journal, with questions and prompts
Happify: Activities and games for stress and anxiety
Headspace: Meditation and mindfulness techniques (highly rated)
Ieso: Connect with trained therapists through online messaging
Insight Timer: Free meditation app
MeeTwo: A safe forum for teenagers where you can get advice on mental health concerns from experts and other teens
Mind Shift: Designed for young adults to help with panic attacks and anxiety
Mindful Gnats: Helps young people develop mindfulness and relaxation skills
Moodtrack Social Diary: Track your moods and chat anonymously
Mood GYM: Designed to help young people with low mood
My Possible Self: Learn to manage stress and anxiety and challenge unhelpful thinking
Naturespace: Sounds for relaxing, meditating, sleeping and resting
Pacifica: Helps to manage stress, anxiety and depression (highly rated)
Recovery Record: A companion for recovery from eating disorders
Relax Melodies: Relaxing sounds and white noise for meditation, yoga and relaxation
Relax Sounds: Nature and ambient melodies
Sleepio: An online sleep improvement programme
Sleep Time: Sleep analysis and alarm clock with relaxing sounds to sleep and wake to
Smiling Mind: Mindfulness meditation
Stop, Breathe & Think: Recommends guided meditations, yoga and acupressure videos (highly rated)
Stress and Anxiety Companion: Breathing exercises, relaxing music and games.
TalktoFrank: Honest information about drugs
Thrive: Use games to track your mood, and learn how to manage it
Worry Tree: Notice, manage and record your worries
