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If you need someone to talk to free of judgement, we recommend the following services.

Talking Change provides a range of therapies and treatments for those aged 16 and over dealing with common mental health difficulties. These can be in a 1-2-1 or group settings. You can self-refer.

Please contact: 0300 123 39 34.
Available: Mon-Thurs: 8am – 8pm, Fri 8am – 5pm and Saturday 9am – 1pm.

Kooth.com provides an online emotional health and wellbeing service for ages 11-18

You can find advice and guidance, including advice from other young people who have experienced similar things. You can also speak to a counsellor via instant messaging. You don’t need a referral, you can just visit Kooth.com and register anonymously.

The site is available 24/7, with counselling available 12pm – 10pm on weekdays and 6pm – 10pm on weekends.

Samaritans You can access confidential emotional support at any time from Samaritans either by calling 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org

Shout Need urgent support but cant call? Shout offers a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Text 85258.

For more long term struggles requiring a GP referral:

CAMHS is available to help children and young people when they are having problems to do with their emotional and behavioural wellbeing. Your GP refers you to this service.

Less urgent struggles

If youre struggling with an overall lack of motivation that a crisis line wont be able to help with, take the advice of our Psychotherapist.

Marie-Claire recommends stomach breathing to try and zone out negative thoughts temporarily. Stomach breathing imitates the breath of sleep. As you breathe in your stomach should expand and as you exhale it should contract.

Another word of advice from Marie-Claire is be kind to yourself. Avoid saying such cruel things to yourself. "I'll never be good enough" etc. We would never dream of saying these to our friends. Instead of telling yourself you're too lazy to do things remind yourself you're just not motivated. Question why and get something out of your lack of motivation.

If you're lying in bed you're not lazy, you're probably tired so you need to lie in bed.

Part of our goals of this site is to normalise these feelings. They're part of the human condition as social animals. When you know its normal you can say to yourself "Oh ok, everyone has this, its not just me". Without lows there would be no highs. Check out more on our testimonials page

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