I had been unhappy and stressed in my job for a while. I wasn't enjoying key elements of my role and I found my manager difficult to deal with.
I had managed my stress by going to the gym, exercising, running, avoiding alcohol in the week, sleeping and eating healthily but then at the end of last year it all got too much and I found I was crying a lot and feeling so low.
I went to see my GP, she mentioned Back on Track so I gave them a call. After a few phone calls, I was told I could start attending a 1 to 1 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy sessions. I was very lucky I didn't have to wait. During the sessions,I did exercises with my therapist which helped to challenge my negative thinking patterns, some which I'd probably had for a long time. I also had some homework which really helped too.I had 6 half hour sessions, I think perhaps the sessions could have been longer as 30min is very short. I also attended the mindfulness and assertiveness workshops which were great. Going forwards, I am now equipped with knowledge and know what I need to do should I slip back into negative thinking which is likely. All of this is work in progress, so I need to regularly do relaxation exercises, mindfulness, yoga etc to help me deal with stress.
"Support for feeling stressed and anxious"
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Update posted by Bonica (a service user) 6 years ago