Getting Help with your mood

If you have been struggling with anxiety, feeding sad, irritatable or having flashbacks for several weeks, or it is causing significant distress or impairment, you should talk to your GP. They will be able to discuss talking with relevant healthcare professionals and refer you to a specialist doctor such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. It might be helpful for you to be offered talking therapy or medication.

NHS talking therapies service has replaced Improving Access to Psychological Therapies or IAPT. Your GP or healthcare professional can refer you to talking therapies or you can get in touch yourself – search for 'my local talking therapies service'.

If you need urgent help because you cannot cope or your are so distressed that you are worried you might hurt yourself or somebody else in some way, there is other help available, including calling 999 in an emergency.

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/

You can request an urgent appointment with your GP

Call 111 if you can't get an appointment with your GP

You can also Call 116 123 to talk to the Samaritans or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours.

Or text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line. Their website address is https://giveusashout.org/