Mental health resources page - Counselling Hub Aberdeen
Welcome to our Adults Resources page.
These Resources are for information purposes only.
Please note any material on this page or contained within the links are the property of the Counselling Hub Aberdeen (unless specified), they are intended for personal informational use only, not to be reproduced or copied for any other purpose. We are constantly adding to our resources, blogs and helpful info sections, so please always check back! Thank you
Check in with yourself!
We have all heard the words ‘check in with yourself’ but what does this actually mean! In essence it is just being mindful - being mindful and aware of your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and also your body’s responses, reactions and needs. It is literally just checking in on your ‘self’ as you would with others! Ask yourself, when did you actually check how you are - HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
We have put together a quick list of questions for you to help you check in with yourself.
Anger
We all get angry, its totally normal! Anger is a natural primary emotion.
We are hard wired for anger, but sometimes if not expressed in the right way, anger can cause issues in your own life and for others. If this is an issue that is negatively impacting on your life, please get in touch with us, we can explore this further and help you learn to control it in a more constructive manner. There are a few simple tips and strategies you can also also learn to do. Please click on link below.
Negative thoughts!.
Most of us have negative thoughts, it is a known fact that we have more negative thoughts than positive ones. We are hardwired to have them, yet constant negative thinking can affect our mental health, leaving us with emotional and psychological distress.
The good news is, we can try to help ourselves in altering our thought processes.
If you are experiencing distress and your thoughts are impacting on your daily living, please speak to your therapist and if needed GP.
For info and more tips please see our blog post on ‘negative thoughts’ and click on the link below for the handouts.
Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is how we think about ourselves. How we perceive ourselves - this may be in a positive or negative way.
Low self-esteem is not valuing ourselves, for example we may lack confidence, we may be anxious, we are often very self critical. But the good news is, we can help ourselves and raise our self-esteem, confidence and self-worth.
For more info and extra tips you can also see our blog post on self-esteem and also one on ‘negative thoughts’ and click on the link above for the handouts.
Grounding and Relaxation techniques
Grounding and relaxation techniques can be used when we feel anxiety or anger taking the control over our mind. This can make us feel dissociated and detached from the reality.
The job of a grounding technique is to take us out of the traumatic experience of the past and bring us back to the safety of the presence by engaging our cognitive thinking.
Reflective exercise.
What are you feeling, thinking? This great little exercise will help you to understand and reflect more on your emotions and thoughts.
Grab a piece of paper and start writing?
Top tips
We all put things off, but sometimes we may need to put a plan or certain actions into place. Please also read our blog on procrastination.
Download our top tips for procrastination.
