Mental wellbeing
Visit the Lanarkshire Mind Matters website for a range of information and self-help, including online courses for which you can sign up straight away.
Five steps to mental wellbeing
Steps you can take to help you feel happier and more positive
Anger management
Reasons why anger problems occur and where to get help for anger issues
How to control your anger
Anger can become a problem if you find it difficult to keep it under control
Fears and phobias
Coping with fears and phobias
Find out more about how to cope with phobias
Coping with a fear of the dentist
Tips on coping with your fear of the dentist, including advances in dentistry and sedation clinics
Ten ways to fight your fears
Here are 10 ways to help you cope with your day-to-day fears and anxieties
Help for phobias
Many people with phobias resign themselves to living in fear, but this doesn’t have to be the case as help is available
Anxiety and panic
Why do I feel anxious and panicky?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but for some people it can be an ongoing problem
Are you having panic attacks?
Signs and causes of panic attacks to help identify when you’re having one
How to deal with panic attacks
Learn how to handle a panic attack
Low mood and depression
Low mood and depression
Learn what you can do if you are experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety
Worried someone is depressed?
Often it’s a partner, family member or friend who first realises that someone needs help
How to feel happier
Try our six tips to help you be happier, more in control, and able to cope better with life’s ups and downs
Exercise for depression
Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression
Tips for coping with depression
If you’re feeling depressed, try these coping strategies
Do you have the winter blues?
Lots of people get depressed in winter, the medical term is seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Beating the winter blues
It’s thought the winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), affects around 2 million people in the UK
Stress
Struggling with stress?
Learn what to do if you are struggling to deal with stress
10 stress busters
Try these 10 tips to help you deal with stress
Coping with exam stress
Tests and exams can be a challenging part of school life for both children and parents. But there are ways to ease the stress
Coping with money worries
It’s normal to feel worried or anxious when times are hard, but there are things you can do to help
Beat stress at work
Some pressure at work can be motivating, but when it becomes excessive it can lead to work-related stress
Easy time-management tips
If you never seem to have enough time, try these tips to help you regain control of your days
Breathing and relaxation exercises for stress
​These exercises are designed to help you relieve stress and relax.
Dealing with traumatic events
Dealing with traumatic events
Getting help and support to come to terms with tragic events experienced either in person or witnessed in the media
Therapy and counselling
Talking therapies explained
Information on common types of talking therapies and how they can help certain conditions
Benefits of talking therapy
Talking therapies can help all sorts of people in lots of different situations
Self-help therapies
Self-help therapy has some advantages over professional face-to-face counselling, learn more about what they can be used for
Find the right therapist
Feeling comfortable with your therapist or counsellor is important
Pregnancy
Your mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy
How to look after your mental wellbeing during pregnancy and when to get help
Your mental health and wellbeing after birth
How to look after your mental wellbeing after the birth and when to get help
Mental health self-help guides
Depression self-help guide
Work through a self-help guide for depression that uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Anxiety self-help guide
Work through a self-help guide for anxiety that uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Problem solving self-help guide
Work through a self-help guide for problem solving based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)