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Help with managing Better sleep

Sleepio
Sleepio

Sleepio is a 6 week online program designed by sleep experts and based on cognitive and behavioral techniques.

Resources for Better Sleep
Resources for Better Sleep

A list of resources to help you get better sleep: apps, websites, blogs, worksheets and books

Insomnia
Insomnia

This booklet covers a wide range of topics related to sleep problems. Some of these sections will be relevant to you, but there may also be parts which are not. There are various tasks throughout this booklet to help you identify your sleep problems, and to help you learn new ways of dealing with them.

Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide
Sleep problems and insomnia self-help guide

Click the link below to view and download a PDF guide from NHS Inform (link to PDF at bottom of page). https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/mental-health-self-help-guides/bereavement-and-grief-self-help-guide#  

CBT for Sleep Difficulties
CBT for Sleep Difficulties

CBT for Insomnia is an evidence based set of interventions effective in the treatment of Insomnia and sleep problems. This workbook can be used either alone or with the support of your Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Managing Low Mood – Self Help Guide
Managing Low Mood – Self Help Guide

If you are in need of some support, this self-help book can help you cope better with low mood. This booklet prepared by Wellbeing-Glasgow covers a wide range of topics related to low mood and…

Keep an activity record 
Keep an activity record 

A table you can use to schedule your daily activities and plan your week.

Activities you can try at home 
Activities you can try at home 

Increasing your activity levels can help improve your mood.

Tips on managing change in our lives
Tips on managing change in our lives

We all have to cope and manage with change in our lives for lots of reasons. Here are some tips and thoughts on navigating through a period of change.

Relaxation
Relaxation

If you feel tense a lot of the time, you can try learning some relaxation skills, as these should be helpful.

Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a psychological therapy based on the relationships between what we think, what we do and how we feel. CBT teaches you how to recognise and tackle problems in the here and now, rather than in the past.  

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If you, or someone you know, is in crisis and in imminent danger of causing harm to themselves or others, call 999 immediately

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