How to instantly boost
#mentalhealth
: accept ppl for who they are and show them (w your words, patience, and actions) that you aren’t trying to change them, you just enjoy watching and helping them figure out who they are and what it is that makes them unique.
Gentle reminder
-Sit
-Close eyes
-Unclench jaw
-Relax facial muscles
-Let shoulders fall
-Place hands over heart & stomach
-Breathe deeply
-Inhale through nose, exhale out mouth slowly
-Stay present in this moment
-Continue deep breaths
-Now smile
#Mentalhealth
#mindfulness
Wednesday Mental Health Check-in Use an emoji to share how your feeling today!
❤️ Really good
🧡 Pretty good
💛 Okay, I guess
💚 Starting to struggle a bit
💙 Having a hard time
💜 In need of resources
It's okay to not be okay
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
#mentalhealth
When people say you basically do not have
#mentalhealth
because you're able to carry on & function well in society while maintaining employment and masking.
Um ok? This means nothing.
Something I've not seen mentioned much r.e. the cost of living crisis is the effect it'll have on the overall
#mentalhealth
of the population
Put simply, it'll likely be a hammer blow. Right after the one caused by the pandemic
Because of how our brains understand money
🧵
/1
"If the government does not plan to do anything to deal with the cost of living crisis, they may as well shout into the wind. This is an issue affecting everyone, every day. Until it is fixed, nothing else will matter."
Spot on from
@youngvulgarian
Instead of giving survivors unsolicited advice, try...
👉"I believe you."
👉"I "am here for you."
👉"Thank you for sharing."
👉"How can I support you?"
#PeerSupport
#MentalHealth
We (
@MaudsleyNHS
) are recruiting a Membership Officer! Someone to work with our Governors (and me, sorry 😉) and to help us engage with our population in South London. We'd love to hear from you!
Anyone with children on here? Would really like your opinion. My niece had a
#mentalhealth
episode this week. Severe enough to involve Drs. Turns out one cause is that she didn't hit a certain grade in Spanish so they gave her detention.
#school
policy! Is this a thing today?
In 2020, 172 out of 480 people who committed suicide in EU prisons were in
#pretrialdetention
, according to
@coe
data. They were either awaiting trial or pending their appeal - not convicted of any crime yet.
Learn more about the impact of
#pretrial
detention in
#mentalhealth
🔎