Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
First Step Service: Manage your stress
Richard Thwaites, a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, for Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said:
“In the last three years over 35,000 Cumbrians have been helped to overcome conditions such as depression and anxiety.”
We all feel low or worry from time to time and usually these feelings fade away on their own. But when they just won’t go away or start to interfere with your day-to-day life, First Step can help you get back on track
Stress Quiz
- Do you feel that you worry a lot of the time?
- Do you feel unable to cope with everyday things?
- Do you feel more moody, irritable or angry than usual?
- Have you lost motivation to do things?
- Do you find yourself avoiding doing things, or avoiding going to places due to feeling frightened or anxious?
- Do you feel tired a lot of the time?
- Do you find it difficult to concentrate?
- Do you find yourself drinking too much?
- Do you feel on edge a lot of the time?
- Do you find it difficult to relax?
- Have you lost interest in doing the things you used to enjoy?
- Are you having difficulty sleeping?
If you answered YES to some of these questions, then maybe you could benefit from the proven techniques that our free Stress control classes can offer.
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