5 Places to Find Mental Health Support Online

It’s World Mental Health Day today (10th October 2019 for anyone looking back on this post). As someone who has anxiety, I’m often looking for ways to help my mental health. The trouble is that waiting lists for services such as counselling are often long and unless you can afford to pay for private appointments, it can take a while to be seen professionally. As a result, there will be times when you need to manage your mental health. 

Over the past few weeks, my anxiety has not been good. It’s dissertation year and there’s so much going on with Crohn’s appointments and the like, that trying to deal with it all gets tough. While I’ve not started my main series of counselling yet, I have been shown a few online resources that are really helpful, so thought I’d share some of my findings. Obviously these aren’t things that will solve any mental health issues, but they are places that you might find some reassurance and coping strategies. What’s more, finding mental health support online is useful as you might be able to find advice immediately before you see someone in person.

Mindwell

Mindwell is actually a website focused on mental health services in Leeds, but it has some great general resources and tips on how to manage your mental health. It is worth having a look at regardless of your location.

Big White Wall

I personally haven’t used Big White Wall, but for university students looking for 24 hour support, you can post anonymously and receive advice from other members and the trained ‘wall guides’ who are mental health advisors. I often see it in the recommended list of mental health support online at university, so maybe check it out if you think it could work for you.

Blogging

There are so many fantastic mental health bloggers in the community now. Whether you want self-care tips or stress relief advice, ask for blog post recommendations from fellow bloggers.

I also find that blogging itself is a self-care practice for me. If I’m feeling stressed, I’ll take some time to write, read blog posts and generally enjoy some creative time.

You may also like: 4 Ways to Relax When You’re Stressed Out

Headspace and Calm

Headspace and Calm are 2 popular mental health apps to try out. While you can pay for the premium services, both have good free options for meditation, sleep and relaxation. I’m currently using Calm, but have used Headspace before and would recommend it!

Honest Guys

My go-to YouTube channel for guided meditations. The Honest Guys provide all kinds of meditations depending on how you feel.

Some of the meditations are also on Spotify too. 

Spotify is a useful tool as well when it comes finding relaxing music and meditation playlists.

Do you have any recommendations for mental health support online? If so, let me know. I’d love to add some more to my list!

Megan x 

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