Steps to deal with stress - Minding Your Head
Steps to deal with stress - Minding Your Head
Steps to deal with stress - Minding Your Head
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Helping others<br />
Helping others can make us feel better about ourselves and<br />
better connected <strong>to</strong> those around us.<br />
Helping friends and family members<br />
in need<br />
This can be as simple as getting them<br />
<strong>to</strong> talk about what’s happening and<br />
listening <strong>to</strong> their problems and worries.<br />
• Try not <strong>to</strong> interrupt them<br />
• Don’t feel you have <strong>to</strong> give advice<br />
or try <strong>to</strong> solve their problems<br />
• Friendly silences give people time<br />
<strong>to</strong> think<br />
Encourage them <strong>to</strong> seek help if they<br />
need it. They might find this guide<br />
useful - why not get them a copy?<br />
Volunteering<br />
Voluntary work is work for a notfor-profit<br />
organisation, or work for<br />
someone who is not a family member,<br />
where only reasonable expenses are<br />
paid. Volunteering helps others and<br />
can improve our own situation.<br />
There are thousands of things you can<br />
do in Northern Ireland, such as<br />
• helping out at playgroups<br />
• visiting elderly people or<br />
hospital patients<br />
• clearing canals or planting trees<br />
• working in a charity shop<br />
Take action now<br />
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