Mental Health: the basics

Mental health changes all the time and it depends on many things, such as whether you’re feeling good about yourself or getting on with your family and friends. Sometimes there can be lots of things stressing you out including how you're feeling physically or whether you are sleeping and eating well.

Just as everyone has physical health, so everyone has mental health – sometimes good, sometimes not so good. Mental health is very individual, so what feels 'normal’ to one person may be very different to what other people experience.

What the Mental Health Service offers:    

An opportunity to talk through your difficulties in confidence, with an experienced Mental Health Adviser, and discuss appropriate ongoing support.  This may include - 

• Follow-up meetings with an experienced Mental Health Adviser.
• Help to access Disabled Student Allowance.
• Help to arrange extra support and adjustments, for example Specialist Mentoring.
• Referral to the Counselling Service and other appropriate support services.

We can support you throughout your studies including any breaks from studies (e.g. interruption of studies).

We can work with you on issues such as: 

• Anxiety problems and panic attacks 
• Problems with motivation, procrastination or lethargy  
• Difficulties with concentration, organisation, or time-management 
• Avoidance and isolation from others
• Perfectionism
• Low self-esteem and lack of confidence 
• Sleep problems or unhealthy eating patterns
• Self-harm or suicidal thoughts

What you can expect from the Service:

• Our staff will treat you with respect and put your needs and interests first. 
  
• Information about you will be treated as strictly confidential within our Confidentiality Code and Data Protection procedures. 

Emergency Help

If you need to talk to someone urgently  you can find information on who can help on our Urgent Help page.