Today is World Mental Health Day (Monday 10th October), with a world focus on making mental health and well-being for all a global priority
With so much uncertainty across the world and many people feeling the pinch of the cost-of-living crisis, more people are likely to experience poor mental health with increased stress, anxiety and depression.
A recent report showed that three in four adults (77%) reported feeling very or somewhat worried about the rising costs of living and half of the adults who were very worried about the rising costs of living, felt those worries nearly every day.
Worries and anxiety are something everyone experiences at times and feeling anxious is a perfectly natural reaction to some situations. But if worries or feelings of anxiety are constant, overwhelming, or out of proportion to the situation then this can affect your daily life.
Isle Talk IAPT (Improved Access to Psychological Therapies) self-referral service offers a range of services, including stress control and worry management workshops, which aim to provide strategies to help reduce stress levels and maintain wellness.
Pete Bullard, Clinical Lead for Isle Talk IAPT Services said:
“World Mental Health Day recognises the importance of breaking down stigmas and barriers that prevent people from accessing mental health support.
“With so many people facing uncertainty, it is incredibly important for those struggling with their mental health to feel free to come forward to get the right support to meet their needs.
Article continues below this advertisement “We offer psychological talking therapies to support people experiencing difficulties with their mental health, including stress, anxiety and depression. We urge anyone who needs help to get in touch with our Isle Talk IAPT team for mental health and wellbeing support.”
The Isle Talk IAPT service tailors its services to meet the needs of individuals and offers a range of therapy options, including group workshops, individual face-to- face and online therapy sessions.
Our parents and grandparents just got on with things when times were dodgy.
What about a more direct rational to solve many of the mental health issues for the British people.
If only vetted useful newcomers to the UK were allowed, then without countless new mouths to feed, new bodies to house, new patients to treat, with less people filling our roads our prisons, our maternity wards, our hospitals , our courts, then maybe there would be more wealth, less overcrowding and building, so cheaper rent and properties and less crime for the long suffering British people to contend with.