Coping strategies for anxiety and sadness

Khadeejah shares the coping strategies she uses to tackle anxiety, loss and sadness

Advice from Khadeejah

Khadeejah shares the coping strategies she uses to tackle anxiety, loss and sadness. She suggests:

going outdoors and being active – this could be playing a sport that you enjoy or getting into the fresh air and enjoying nature
listening to uplifting podcasts
if you have faith or beliefs, you may find prayer helpful in seeking comfort

Find support for anxiety

Anxiety UK offers a wide range of helpful resources to help you understand and overcome anxiety.

SAMH has a lot of useful information to support mental health. They also help you to get involved in supporting others with their mental health, if you want to.

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Contact your GP practice if:

you want to speak to someone about your mental health.

If you need urgent help, phone 111 and choose the mental health option to speak to the mental health hub.

In an emergency phone 999.

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