"Me and my wellbeing"

I was always a hairdresser for 40 years then I took a frozen shoulder. Had been my own boss for 20 years so when I then needed to work at something different it was hard to start. I always used my coping strategies that I knew as a child but when I tried to do some things different it wasn’t working. Fast forward to now: I have a different job and I enjoyed this role, it had a staring and finishing time, good holiday and a retainer when off which was great. When I first started I said nothing; but then I stood up for me and I hope for people struggling the same as me. I hit a wall earlier this year.

I have had help from my surgery and the mental health nurse, and was able to phone that day get an appointment and help that I needed as I had help before. The nurse talked to me and told me about this help and put me forward. A few months later I got the call and then another a few weeks later, to which I am so grateful, I had a chat with Ann  and was getting offered this help. I am so grateful as my anxiety and stress was not coping with what I knew in my mind and I wanted to stay in work not run away from these issues as I can’t run away from work place as I know know I need to be busy for my well being.

With the help and new ways of thinking  and not over thinking, it has helped me to accept new ways forward for my mental health and my journey. I love the tapping method it is so good and new ways of working out stuff in my mind to move forward. To have a service like this available and to be seen so quickly is great and I am moving forward to enjoy my time as it goes so quickly and to not overthink, get stressed and anxious.

Ann has been amazing and I am so glad that I was willing and wanting to change my thoughts and thinking about what hadn’t happened and won’t to be happy within. It is a wonderful feeling and if we are willing to change we can get there not just for now but long term in our future, slow and easy for as long as it takes.

Value yourself and your wellbeing, get fresh air, eat 3 meals a day, keep hydrated, enjoy and notice all of what makes us comfortable with in ourselves, take time out, and it’s ok to not be ok. Understand the feelings we have about ourselves and we are amazing good kind people. Try to push out.

I am making 2025 my year. Out walking again, recognising my own self as a wonderful person that I am and feeling the energy to move forward with a new journey and share this journey with people who I enjoy and love ❤️

Thank you for this service that is available to all who need it. When I started I felt my belly like a washing machine but with the help of Ann I have reached down and switched the button off. I will move forward and be forever grateful to have gotten help from the service and Ann. Thank you.