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Managing Thoughts and Feelings

Sometimes our thoughts and feelings can be unhelpful, making us believe things that might not be true or filling us with negative emotions that are hard to process.

When this happens, you might find it helpful to practice techniques to manage your thoughts and feelings.

To get you started, we’ve put together a few pointers that you might find useful.

  • awareness of our thoughts and feelings can help improve our mental health and wellbeing – try keeping a mood journal or a diary
  • Do not run and hide from your emotions, acknowledge and accept, all of them
  • Talk to someone you trust like a friend or trusted adult
  • Visit your doctor
  • Take time to relax. Take some deep breaths.

If, having read this and tried these techniques, you would still like help then you can refer yourself to a clinician who will access your request for support.

Self referral

You can refer yourself to a clinician who will assess your request for support. Please also to take a look through self help resources below, which may be able to offer you additional support.

To send a self-referral, tap the button below to get started.  A self-referral will have the same result as asking your GP to refer you.

Do Self Referral

Self help resources

We have put together a list of specialist organisations that may be able to offer you additional support.

View self help resources