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Advice

Welcome to the advice category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as containing useful advice.

Learn how to help yourself by reading these advice articles that comprise advice taken from my personal experiences, community suggestions (such as advice from people on Twitter), taken from research studies, and from other professional sources.

Here, all your self-help and life hacks needs will be met, so check this archive out.

A Fantastic DIY Self-Care And Wellness Interventions Jar

11 June 20244 November 2020 by Unwanted Life
A pair of hands reaching for a jar overflowing with fairy lights to represent A Fantastic DIY Self-Care And Wellness Interventions Jar

Reading Time: 5 minutesA great self-care crafting activity is to DIY your own self-care jar to randomise your self-care. Read this article to find out how

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Crafting, Products, Self-Care, Stress92 Comments

Beat: How Their Eating Disorders Web Chat Works

7 April 202521 October 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a white man using his smartphone to access Beat Eating Disorders webchat service represent the topic of the article - Beat: How Their Eating Disorders Web Chat Works

Reading Time: 7 minutesBeat offer support for people who suffer from, or suspect they might suffer from, an eating disorder. One of their resources is live web chat

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ReviewTags Eating Disorders, Support37 Comments

Graded Exposure: The Ultimate Method To Tackle Fears

11 June 202414 October 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman doing indoor rock-climbing to represent the topic of the article - Graded Exposure: The Ultimate Method To Tackle Fears

Reading Time: 9 minutesGraded exposure is a CBT method designed to tackle fears and anxieties, which I’ve turned into a self-help workbook so you can do it at home

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Exposure therapy, Phobias65 Comments

Is Gaming Good For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing?

11 June 20247 October 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture of two white people playing a football game on the PS3 on a flat screen TV to represent the topic of the article - Is Gaming Good For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing

Reading Time: 14 minutesGaming is a $134.9 billion (US) industry, so its reach into our lives is global, but is that a good thing or not?

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Bullying, Charity, Coping Strategies, Self-Care87 Comments

What’s The Truth About Intrusive Thoughts?

11 June 202416 September 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture chosen to represent intrusive thoughts of a young Asian woman looking out of a window with a though bubble above their head which says "What's The Truth About Intrusive Thoughts?"

Reading Time: 9 minutesIntrusive thoughts are something we all live with but they’re now always negative with this article showing how these thoughts can be useful

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, What is...65 Comments

Mental Health: Should You Inform Your Workplace?

11 June 202426 August 2020 by Unwanted Life
A group of people in an office gather around for a presentation and brain storming session to represent the topic of the article - Mental Health: Should You Inform Your Workplace

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe worry about informing your workplace about your mental health can be immense, so this article outlines the pros and cons of telling them

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Stigma, Work74 Comments

What To Do When Your Cries For Help Are Ignored

11 June 202419 August 2020 by Unwanted Life
A black woman sitting against her bed crying to represent the topic of the article - What To Do When Your Cries For Help Are Ignored

Reading Time: 7 minutesWe often reach out with cries for help when we’re most in need of support, but here’s what can you do if no one listens to those cries

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Mental Health Trust74 Comments

How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

12 June 20245 August 2020 by Unwanted Life
A white woman sitting down in her living room reading a self-help book to represent the topic of the article - How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

Reading Time: 6 minutesMotivational interviewing provides therapists techniques to promote change in clients, which this article has adapted into a self-help method

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, Theory, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Support86 Comments

Human Rights In Healthcare

12 June 202422 July 2020 by Unwanted Life
A woman of South America decent protesting with one fist raised in the air above her head to represent the topic of the article - Human Rights In Healthcare

Reading Time: 6 minutesHuman rights have been applied to health care in most countries. Knowing and understanding these rights will help you get the healthcare you need

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Mental Health Trust92 Comments

13 Fantastic Ways To Stop Sabotaging Myself

12 June 202415 July 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a book with a white woman on the cover with the words "yes you can" printed on it to represent the topic of the article - 13 Fantastic Ways To Stop Sabotaging Myself

Reading Time: 7 minutesA collection of tips and life hacks to help you get over your sabotaging behaviours so you can create a better quality of life for yourself

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Motivation125 Comments
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