Self help materials

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this workbook to provide you with some information about body dysmorphic disorder - how it develops, how it is maintained and how to address this problem.

What is the difference between depression and sadness?

The following video outlines the main symptoms of depression and explains the difference between depression and sadness.

Coping with depression

NHS portal with a variety of self-help resources from general information about low mood and depression to links on healthy diet, reducing your alcohol intake and getting regular exercise. There is also available a trove of self-help techniques such as meditation, breathing exercises and learning ways to think about problems differently.

NHS Self-help leaflets

Another great NHS portal with a variety of self-help flyers covering from abuse to depression, anxiety and alcohol misuse. The flyers can be downloaded for free as pdf or purchased for a minimal fee in a hard copy format. 

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this workbook to provide you with some information about disordered eating - how it develops, how it is maintained, and strategies to start to change the problem behaviours associated with disordered eating.

Why is it so hard to avoid distractions? And how can you get better at it? Here are five tips to help you focus in a brief and clear video presented by BBC and author Nir Eyal. 

Bet Blocker

Bet Blocker is a free tool to help you control your gambling. Install it on as many devices as you like and you can block yourself from accessing over 13613 gambling websites. You can select how long you want to be blocked for

Studying abroad and feeling down?

University can be difficult. For international students, the extra obstacles that come with adjusting to life in a new country, often in a new language, can heighten feelings of homesickness, sadness or depression. Please check the following website for more information on how to support youself.

What holds us back from being more confident at work is often a sense that we are fundamentally different from those who succeed. We suffer  needlessly – from The Impostor Syndrome. Please read the illuminating video produced by the School of Life, an organisation helping people live more fulfilled lives. 

Creating Confidence  is a useful guide to international students, getting to grips with life in the UK.

Death is generally thought of as an almost intolerable idea that requires us to keep as much distance from it as possible. Our leaflet on bereavement and loss , gives you some information about the psychological issues involved in bereavement and dying. It also gives some practical suggestions about what to do.

Please check our 'Mind your head' student guide to mental health.

This booklet is produced for students by the Public Health Authority (PHA). It is full of practical tips and information on managing stress and achieving and maintaining positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. It also contains a list of helpful local organisations and websites which offer support. 

Self Help Resources for Mental Health problems

If you suffer from a condition that is affecting your mental health and are looking for specific information about different types of problems then the ‘workbooks' or sets of modules in this website designed by the Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) may be relevant to you. Some of the modules can be used on their own, while others are best used as part of the series; each workbook will have its own suggestions.

Mindfulness_Based_Progressive_Muscular_Relaxation   

Mindfulness-based Progressive Muscular Relaxation is intended to help you become more aware of where your tension lies, to slow down and to feel more relaxed. It may also help you to identify, monitor and release your body tension. However, this is not an instant fix. It is important to practise daily for at least 15 minutes.

Mindfulness-based muscular relaxation 

Mindfulness based progressive muscular relaxation instructions  on using the audio track can be downloaded and used on a regular basis, to help you ease tension in your body and to settle your anxiety. You should read the accompanying notes before completing the exercises. The session lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Guided sensory meditation

This guided meditation lasts about 30 minutes and is based upon sensory and inner body experience.

As you follow the instructions, be aware that you are not attempting to achieve anything in particular. You are not seeking enlightenment, happiness nor peace of mind. You are merely observing what is happening and at four levels: (a) your senses, (b) your feelings, (c) your thoughts and (d) your inner body experience.

Coping with Panic

This manual, produced by the NHS (UK), is designed to help you understand and overcome your panic attacks. You should read it through and slowly complete the activities included.

Anxiety, fear and panic

NHS portal with a variety of self-help resources from general information about stress and panic attacks to links on improving general wellbeing through Regular exercise, eating healthily, avoiding substance misuse, e.g. caffeine, alcohol and smoking, or seeking support through support groups such as No Panic. 

Panic Workbook

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this workbook to provide you with some information about panic attacks and panic disorder and suggested strategies for how you can manage your panic and anxiety.

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this workbook to help you understand what is helpful and unhelpful about being a perfectionist.  The goal is not for you to give up your high standards altogether but to learn to pursue healthy high standards rather than unrelenting high standards that negatively impact your life.

Rape Crisis is an organisation that can offer support to women and girls affected by any form of sexual violence.

SurvivorsUK offers support to men and boys affected by any form of sexual violence

Video of a student who was raped in her first term at university, and spent years asking herself what she could have done to prevent it. After therapy, and now studying for a masters in trauma psychology, she explains why so many rape survivors blame themselves. And, she argues, situations like hers are more common than we think...

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this workbook to provide you with some information about procrastination and some suggested strategies for how you can address this problem.

Group work relationships  

This information sheet tells you about some of the relationship dynamics which commonly happen in groups of all kinds and explains how to manage these dynamics better.

Assertiveness_Tips  

The ten tips included, give you advice on how to be more assertive in your life. The session also explains the differences between being assertive and being aggressive. It is helpful to look at these tips in conjunction with the tips on working in groups. Give it a go!

Self-esteem Workbook

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this information package to provide you with some information about low self-esteem - how it develops, how it is maintained, and how to address this problem. 

BISH

A frank and open guide to sex, love and you. It is for people who are (or are thinking about) having sex and relationships. Hopefully it is for all genders and sexualities, people with disabilities and asexual people. It is also aimed at people from different backgrounds, with varying beliefs and values.

Relax and sleep well

The following information and activities are intended to help you gain a better understanding of relaxation and your sleep patterns and to find ways of resolving any sleep problems you may have.

Sleep Workbook

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (Western Australia) has developed this information package to provide you with information on the sleep function, sleep hygiene and sleep problems.

10_tips_for_exam_stress

If followed diligently, these 10 tips will possibly help you manage exam preparation and stress better, leading to better success.

Exam stress Tips

Working towards exams can creating feelings of worry and being under pressure, especially at university where you are aiming for a degree. However there are a range of things that you can do to help deal with the stress that you might be feeling...

Anxiety, fear and panic

NHS portal with a variety of self-help resources from general information about recognising anxiety symptoms, accessing therapeutic support, e.g. CBT, Counselling, to links on improving general wellbeing through Regular exercise, eating healthily, avoiding substance misuse, e.g. caffeine, alcohol and smoking, or seeking support through support groups such as No Panic. 

Shyness_and_Social_Anxiety

Social anxiety is a very common experience, yet many people make it worse by believing it to be unusual. This document talks you through some of the issues involved and suggests some strategies for tackling the difficulty.

Anxiety self-study guide

This information and self-study guide has been written for the Centre for Clinical Interventions with information about social anxiety and strategies for managing your anxiety in social situations.  It is organised into modules which are designed to be worked through in sequence.  It is recommended that you complete one module before going on to the next. Each module includes information, worksheets, and suggested exercises or activities.

Calm.com: Enjoy a free curation of meditations, sleep stories, music and more, all hand-picked to support your mental and emotional wellness.

Trauma is really strange

The goal of this graphic book is to be a non-scary introduction to trauma. For many people, understanding what the brain is trying to do to protect them helps healing.