Are you STRESSED? Our Libraries can help

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STRESS - is what the Mental Health Foundation are focussing on this year in their Mental Health Awareness Week 14-20 May.  “Research has shown that 16 million people experience a mental health problem each year,” explains the Mental Health Foundation, “and stress is a key factor in this.”
Below is their list of stress factors and the suggested strategies for coping are on their website, link below.


  • feelings of constant worry or anxiety
  • feelings of being overwhelmed
  • difficulty concentrating
  • mood swings or changes in your mood
  • irritability or having a short temper
  • difficulty relaxing
  • depression
  • low self-esteem
  • eating more or less than usual
  • changes in your sleeping habits
  • using alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs to relax
  • aches and pains, particularly muscle tension
  • diarrhoea and constipation
  • feelings of nausea or dizziness
  • loss of sex drive
     
    According to the mental health charity MIND approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year but only 1 in 8 adults with a mental health problem is currently receiving treatment. We hold a wide selection of books, databases, magazines  and events to give you better information on these topics in our libraries. You can access thousands of books and articles from self-help guides to encyclopedias and more academic overviews, in our branches, online and we can also come to you!




    • Stressed, unstressed : classic poems to ease the mind / edited by Jonathan Bate, Paula Byrne,
    • The mindfulness key : the breakthrough approach to dealing with stress, anxiety and depression / Sarah Silverton
    • Mindfulness : your step-by-step guide to a happier life / Tessa Watt
    • How to be calm / Anna Barnes
    • Stress / Philip Cowell
    • Managing stress at work in a week / Stephen Evans-Howe
    • Overcoming low self-esteem : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques / Melanie J.V. Fennell
    • The worry cure : stop worrying and start living / Robert L. Leahy
    • Don't let your emotions run your life for teens  Van Dijk, Sheri
    • Overcoming binge eating :/ Dr. Christopher G. Fairburn
    • An introduction to coping with insomnia and sleep problems / Colin A. Espie
    • Learn to sleep well : get to sleep and stay asleep, overcome sleep problems, Idzikowski, Christopher





    Magazines From RBDigital


    And this year the Mental Health Foundation is encouraging people to run a Curry & Chaat event for Mental Health Awareness Week. The aim is simple: get together with friends, enjoy a delicious curry and you could raise money for the Mental Health Foundation. Some books below from our selection that could help you cook a meal for a Curry & Chaat event:

    • Madhur Jaffrey's curry nation : Britain's 100 favourite recipes  Madhur Jaffrey
    • The Spanish, Middle Eastern & African cookbook  Pepita Aris
    • Rick Stein's India  Rick Stein




    AudioBooks from Overdrive 

    But reading can also help reduce stress levels by 68 per cent, according to the University of Sussex research. They found even six minutes can be enough to reduce stress levels and it works better and faster than other methods to calm frazzled nerves such as listening to music, going for a walk or settling down with a cup of tea, research found as the Telegraph Newspaper reports.  So perhaps take a look at all the popular fiction and best sellers that arrive into our libraries each week.
    Just a taster below of the top 10 bestselling fiction books at the moment:



    • Fools and mortals / Bernard Cornwell
    • Tell tale / Jeffrey Archer
    • The sapphire widow / Dinah Jefferies
    • The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society / Mary Ann Shaffer
    • Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine / Gail Honeyman
    Links
    Reading Well
    Reading Well promotes the benefits of reading for health and wellbeing. The programme has two strands: Books on Prescription and Mood-boosting Books.


    Shelf Help
    Shelf Help provides 13-18 year-olds with high-quality information, support and advice on a wide-range of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders and self-harm, and difficult life pressures, like bullying and exams





















    Location: London Borough of Lewisham, UK

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