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Wellbeing

Wellbeing and self-care strategies from the Anna Freud Centre

90+ strategies for managing wellbeing

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Acceptance

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Activism

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Alone time

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Apps delivering self-help strategies

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Aromatherapy and fragrance

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ASMR

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Avoiding certain foods

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Baking & cooking

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Be kind to yourself

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Being outside

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Boardgames

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Books & Reading

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Challenge negative feelings

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Chinese herbal medicine

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Coding

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Colour therapy

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Confronting your fears

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Crafting

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Creative writing

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Crying

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Dance

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Daydreaming & Visualisation

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Distraction techniques

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Drama

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Drawing or painting

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Ecotherapy

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Email support

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Face-to-face informal support

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Faith and religion

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Gaming

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Getting a job

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Goal-setting

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Going on day trips or holiday

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Going to the cinema

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Herbal/plant-based remedies

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Homeopathy preparations

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Hope box/Happy box

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Laughter / humour

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Learning a language

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Letting off steam

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Light therapy

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Listening to music

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Listening to podcasts

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Listening to your body

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Little actions to release tension

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Making music

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Massage

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Meditation

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Mindfulness

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Noticing your triggers

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Online chat or peer group support

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Organise your day

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Over the counter medications

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Personal care & hygiene

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Photography

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Physical exercise

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Pilates

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Playing

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Positive thinking

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Problem solving

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Psychic intuition

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Psychoeducation

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Reducing consumption of stimulants and other drugs

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Relaxation techniques

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Revision

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Rewards

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Self-talk

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Setting boundaries

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Shopping

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Silence

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Sleep

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Spending time in nature

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Spending time with animals / pets

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Spending time with friends

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Spending time with supportive people

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Spiritual/energy healing

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Sport

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Tai Chi & Qigong

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Telephone support

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Text message support

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Thinking about things

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Time away from technology

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Understanding negative thoughts and feelings

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Unsupported online, computer or app-based CBT

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Virtual reality therapy courses

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Volunteering & taking care of others

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Walking

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Warm bath

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Watching YouTube, TV or Films

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Water therapy

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Writing things down

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Yoga

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Youth Groups

Specialist areas for managing wellbeing

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Dealing with loss and bereavement

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Managing social media

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Helping someone else

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LGBTQI+ mental health