Handling Stress
Stress is "The adverse reaction people have to excessive
pressures or other types of demand placed on them."
Stress is not an illness – it is a state. However, if stress
becomes too excessive and prolonged, mental and physical illness
may develop.
This section is all about making you more aware of the signs,
symptoms and possible methods of handling stress. If you are
becoming isolated, anxious, feeling that you can no longer cope
with normal life, it may be time to seek advice from your GP or, if
in employment, your human resources manager.
Self Help Guides
L2 Stress
L2 Dealing with
Worry
L3 Stress and
Anxiety
L3 Panic
Tests
The above guides have good tests to help you identify if you are
becoming stressed about things.
The Health and Safety Executive publish a great deal of
information on stress at work and in the home. Use this link to see
if you are showing the signs and symptoms of being stressed. It may
be that you ask a close friend or family member to do it with
you.
www.hse.gov.uk/stress/dealingwith.htm
Organisations that Can Help
Here are a list of organisations, local and national, that may
be able to provide more help. First and foremost will be to contact
your local GP.
NHS 24
Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Health in mind
Breathing Space – A mental health helpline. Tel:0800 83 85
87.
CRUSE Bereavement Line – Help line for bereaved people and
those
caring for bereaved people. Tel: 0131 229 6275.
National Debt Line – Help for anyone in debt or concerned they
may fall
into debt. Tel 0808 8084000 (freephone).
Consumer Credit Counselling Service – Offers free one-to-one
counselling regarding debt management. Tel: 0800 138 1111.
Couple Counselling Lothian – Help with marital or relationship
problems.
Tel: 0131 556 1527.
Samaritans – Confidential support for anyone in crisis.
Tel: 08457 909090.
Penumbra - for all issues on mental health 0131 475 2380
Websites that may be of use
http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/stresscontrol
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
(For independent debt advice).
www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mentalhealth
(General information about health).
www.glasgowsteps.com
(For further useful self help).
www.edspace.org.uk
(Provides useful information about resources in Edinburgh).
www.eastlothian.gov.uk/documents/contentmanage/directory
(A very useful directory of national and local East Lothian
services).
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