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edited June 2023 in Health & Wellbeing

Welcome to Health & Wellbeing!


This is a place to talk about anything related to mental or physical health, as well as general wellbeing. 

If you’re here for the first time, make sure you check out the full community guidelines over on our website. Here are a few things to bear in mind when using this forum:

We're not a crisis support service
If you're having suicidal thoughts right now and don't feel safe, or if you need urgent support for any other reason, the community isn't a good place for you to get support. We're not set up or trained to provide support to people in crisis, and these conversations can make others feel very worried or unsafe. If you're at breaking point, there are specialist crisis services out there who want to help. Here are a few:

Visit your nearest A&E department or call 999 if you need urgent medical attention, or if you have plans to end your life and don't feel safe. They are there to protect and help you when you need it most.

Crisis Messenger are contactable by text, 24/7, and can talk through any urgent issues you're facing:
Our crisis messenger text service provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK. If you’re aged 25 or under, and are experiencing any painful emotion or are in crisis, you can text THEMIX to 85258.

Papyrus can help you work on some practical techniques to get you through those intense moments:
If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice.

Call: 0800 068 4141
Text: 07786209697
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Opening hours: 10am – 10pm weekdays, 2pm – 10pm weekends, 2pm – 10pm bank holidays

Samaritans are reachable by phone and email 24/7, and will almost never break your confidentiality:
Whatever you're going through, call us free any time, from any phone on 116 123. We're here round the clock, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you need a response immediately, it's best to call us on the phone. This number is FREE to call. You don't have to be suicidal to call us.

CALL US
116 123 (UK)
116 123 (ROI)

EMAIL US
jo@samaritans.org (UK)
jo@samaritans.ie (ROI)

Seek medical help if you need it

With any injury, it's crucial to take care of it. There are a number of things you can do to ensure you stay safe, but it might be better to get yourself checked out by a professional. We strongly advise visiting your local A&E or calling 999 if you think you need urgent medical attention.

You can't be diagnosed online
To get a reliable diagnosis, you need to be examined by a qualified medical professional, and may also need clinical tests. Please take any advice you are given on public discussion boards with a pinch of salt - don't trust it until you have confirmed it with your nurse or doctor.

We all make mistakes
We appreciate that when you're not feeling very resilient you might find yourself unintentionally overstepping the guidelines. Everybody makes mistakes, so we won't ban anyone after one false move. If you repeatedly overstep guidelines following messages from moderators, we may have to take further action.

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Feel free to comment below with any questions or suggestions.

New here?
Head to Help Desk, where you'll find some useful information about us and our main community guidelines.

We're @Aife, @Ella, @Emma_, @Gemma, and @JustV - the staff team here at The Mix.

Our DMs are monitored Monday - Friday (10am - 6pm) with limited cover on weekends. We have a great team of moderators looking after the community outside of those hours to check in on any reported posts.

We're not able to provide support on this account. If you need support urgently for any reason, please call 999, go to your nearest A&E or contact Crisis Messenger by texting THEMIX to 85258.
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