Mental Health and Wellbeing
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The third edition of Great Mental Health Day is taking place on 26 January 2024.
It’s a chance to talk about mental health and the support available. Activities are happening all over the capital, including here on Talk London.
One in four people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime. And all of us will experience times when we feel low, worried or anxious.
The pandemic has made this worse for many Londoners. In a recent poll, 42% of Londoners said COVID-19 had affected their wellbeing (ONS, 21 January 2022). And poor mental health can be more common in communities that are already facing other challenges and inequalities.
Signs that you may be struggling with your mental health include:
- problems sleeping
- losing interest in things you used to enjoy
- being tearful, irritable or restless
- feeling tired
- changes in appetite
- negative thoughts and feelings.
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Great Mental Health Day is about celebrating the small things we can do to boost our own wellbeing and support each other through difficult times.
The Mayor supports Thrive LDN – a citywide movement to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all Londoners and led by the London Health Board.
For Great Mental Health Day, Thrive LDN wants to hear from you about your mental wellbeing.
- What do you do to improve your own mental health?
- What makes you feel connected to others?
- What do you do to support others in your community?
Let us know in the discussion below, co-moderated by Talk London and Thrive LDN. You can also comment on other members’ contributions or click the heart icon to show support.
Your contributions will help Thrive to promote mental wellbeing by sharing examples of Londoners' stories.
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What do you do to improve your mental health?
London’s Great Mental Health Day returns on Friday 26 January 2024. Share how you look after your own mental health and how you support others.
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How your feedback has started to shape London’s road to recovery
HappenedNovember 2020: Workshops with key partners from health, voluntary sectors, local authorities and community organisations
HappenedDecember 2020: Mental health and wellbeing impact assessments and action planning with London’s Strategic Coordination Group (SCG) – coordinated by Thrive LDN
HappenedFebruary 2021: Briefing our key partners and stakeholder across the health and care sector and developing our early engagement plans
HappenedMarch 2021: leadership and governance for the mission transferred to the Thrive LDN Advisory Group, working closely with the Leaders’ Group and Social Recovery Board
HappenedApril 2021: Thrive LDN led engagement with the mission’s Working Group to revisit the mission narrative, develop project options and to align expectations of our key London partners
HappenedThe Mayor launched a citywide public awareness campaign on bereavement to help direct Londoners to information, advice, and support to cope with their grief.
HappenedJune - July 2021: Thrive LDN worked in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care to deliver free, one-hour webinars on Bereavement and Loss Awareness, aimed at workers or volunteers supporting bereaved Londoners.
HappenedJuly 2021: Good Thinking started working with faith groups to support the development of further, culturally competent bereavement resources which will be available from the autumn
HappenedLaunch of new wellbeing resource pages on the Thrive LDN website, marking the start of the mission's Wellbeing Campaign
HappenedRenewed commitment to the #ZeroSuicideLondon campaign as we marked World Suicide Prevention Day
HappenedSeptember 2021: Continuation of a pan-London Wellbeing Campaign, focusing on protective factors. Meanwhile, wellbeing training offers for Londoners and those supporting them begun being rolled out
HappenedSeptember - October 2021: Delivery of a further five Bereavement and Loss Awareness webinars, taking the total to ten sessions
HappenedThrive LDN and the Mayor’s Peer Outreach Team host London’s World Mental Health Day festival, led by and for young Londoners.
HappenedOctober 2021: Engagement around the wellbeing champion concept and resources stepped up
HappenedNovember 2021: Ubele/BAMEStream trial bereavement training offers to support black Londoners
HappenedNovember 2021: All London boroughs offered free training for councillors supporting mentally healthier conditions for both themselves and the communities they serve via webinars by Thrive LDN
HappenedMarking National Grief Awareness Week, Good Thinking launched a workbook on how to support a bereaved person in a culturally sensitive way
HappenedWinter 2021: Research into existing 'community champions' networks, mapping what already exists in London and opportunities to engage with and support these champions with additional resources, tools and training
HappenedCelebrated London's first Great Mental Health Day, which aims to get us talking about mental health and how we can improve our wellbeing
HappenedSupported Children's Mental Health Week
HappenedThrive LDN hosted a roundtable on support for children and young people with bereavement and loss, attended by charity partners, policymakers, education sector staff and young Londoners with lived experience of loss
HappenedFebruary 2022: Good Thinking launch faith-based bereavement resources for Buddhism, Judaism and Islam
HappenedFebruary 2022: Ubele/BAMEStream hold immersive bereavement workshops for councillors, therapists, community workers and others supporting Londoners from Black or racialised communities experiencing grief, bereavement and loss
HappenedFebruary 2022: Launch of radical self-care training workshops by Thrive LDN in partnership with the Innovation Unit and Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest
HappenedFebruary 2022: projects for the Mayor’s Right to Thrive Innovation Fund underway
HappenedMarch 2022: Good Thinking launch faith-based bereavement resources for Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism
HappenedDiscussion stigma and barriers to bereavement support at the UK Commission on Bereavement Faith Roundtable
HappenedMarked the National Day of Reflection with the UK Commission on Bereavement
HappenedApril 2022: Launch of a short guide for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of displaced Ukrainians arriving to the UK
Happened9 - 18 May 2022: Marked Mental Health Awareness Week, including a Thrive LDN hosted panel on loneliness and the cost of living crisis
Happened16 - 22 May 2022: Celebrated Creativity and Wellbeing Week with a theme of 'get creative, get outdoors;
HappenedCelebrate Right to Thrive projects at event with KCL
HappenedHold workshop with champion groups to develop wellbeing champion programme and resources
HappenedWhat do you do to improve your mental health?
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Official Representative 6 months agoHi everyone
London’s Great Mental Health Day returns on Friday 26 January 2024.
This year, the awareness day will focus on the importance of meaningful connections and highlight the power of relationships, communities, and social networks.
Checking in with a mate at the school gates, inviting a neighbour over for a cuppa and a chat, or bonding with a customer at the barber shop. These are all examples of meaningful connections.
What else do you think Londoners can do to look out for each other? How could everyday actions, networks, community or faith groups support and contribute to better mental health?
Let us know in the discussions below. Your comments will help spread hope and kindness, and help each other.
Thanks for joining in!
Talk London
TREXXX
Community Member 6 days agoIt would improve my mental health if women could walk around freely and not have to worry about being raped by 3rd world scum! It would also improve my mental health if women could defend themselves with weapons!
Sandrinha
Community Member 3 weeks agoMake London affordable to working people, families and young people. I work full time in a primary school as a support staff; my son( 29yo)works full time in a secondary school as a TA, my daughter (19) in full time education and we can’t...
Show full commentMake London affordable to working people, families and young people. I work full time in a primary school as a support staff; my son( 29yo)works full time in a secondary school as a TA, my daughter (19) in full time education and we can’t find an affordable home to live. Our mental health is at the lowest point. We go to work, always giving our best with a smile and within 15 days we will be living on the streets because every property available, once you put an offer, there is a bidding war. Making renting so expensive. No support available if you work. Working young people are forced to share with 4 or more strangers in order to afford living in the capital. We all are having to pick rent or food. Mental health! Sort the rental market in order to help improve our mental health.
Show less of commentMia at Talk London
Official Representative 3 weeks agoDear Sandrinha,
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
I hope you can access networks or organisations for support. I have included a few links, which you may find helpful.
For housing advice (including emergency advice) please contact:https://england.shelter.org.uk
Shelter also has a free helpline 0808 800 4444.
You can also apply for housing from your local council, or write to your councillor, Assembly Member or MP about a specific issue: https://www.writetothem.com/
With best wishes,
Mia
Talk London team
LondonLife1
Community Member 3 weeks agoI think you could really help our mental health by making London affordable. No one should need four flatmates and two jobs just to get by. It would help if immigration, especially illegal immigration was halted. The money spent on this,...
Show full commentI think you could really help our mental health by making London affordable. No one should need four flatmates and two jobs just to get by. It would help if immigration, especially illegal immigration was halted. The money spent on this, "DEI," and consultations could build more housing.
Some visas, like student and global talent attract people who are going to contribute to society. Letting in countless "refugees" doesn't help society. Why did we bother to leave the EU if we were still going to have open borders?
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Community Member 4 weeks agoStop ULEZ, Ban high emissions vehicles straight away.
Build more alternative road for travel.
Stop engineering work, if no efficient alternative way.
sudly
Community Member 1 month agophysical exercise helps maintain good mental health. We need more exercise opportunities, including safe, pleasant walking and cycling.
Interacting with other individiuals also help. But lack of civic spaces, such as community squares...
Show full commentphysical exercise helps maintain good mental health. We need more exercise opportunities, including safe, pleasant walking and cycling.
Interacting with other individiuals also help. But lack of civic spaces, such as community squares, halls, etc doesn't help. Locality based shared spaces help interacting with other community members.
Show less of commentMarseille
Community Member 3 months agoStressful travelling on buses and trains. Noise from people shouting on their mobiles in all sorts of languages. Antisocial behaviour on the streets and roads. Sometimes people just want a bit of quiet time to think or reflect or read a...
Show full commentStressful travelling on buses and trains. Noise from people shouting on their mobiles in all sorts of languages. Antisocial behaviour on the streets and roads. Sometimes people just want a bit of quiet time to think or reflect or read a book. My mental health can get quickly poor by other people's behaviours and it makes me moody. Maybe we need some nice relaxing music on buses and trains instead of tannoys when they speak you cannot understand what they are saying. Rubbish on trains is also very annoying and graffitti.
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Community Member 4 months agoWhat we can do to improve our mental health is knowing how to tackle measures that cause us severe stress. One of those factors sadly is the relentless antisocial behaivour happening all over London. This is in the form of drivers in cars...
Show full commentWhat we can do to improve our mental health is knowing how to tackle measures that cause us severe stress. One of those factors sadly is the relentless antisocial behaivour happening all over London. This is in the form of drivers in cars hooting for no reason but to cause aggravation and misery in different neighbourhoods. We need measures in place from the police and council to work together in stamping out this vile hatred and antisocial behaivour within our communities. The sound from cars hooting is painful and distressing. There is also the boy-racers who are driving around revving in cars illegally modified and also those riding around on dirt bikes. The noise is causing sleepless nights, stress and adding to our everyday problems. We don't need this on our doorsteps. The solution is for punishment and for those causing this in this form of antisocial behaivour needs to be fined and prosecuted for the harassment they are causing. This punishment applies to anyone making someone else's life a living hell.
Show less of commentcatandmouse
Community Member 6 months agoSigns that you may be struggling with your mental health include:
- problems sleeping
- losing interest in things you used to enjoy
- being tearful, irritable or restless
- feeling tired
- changes in appetite
- negative thoughts and feelings.
- I have been...
Show full commentSigns that you may be struggling with your mental health include:
- problems sleeping
- losing interest in things you used to enjoy
- being tearful, irritable or restless
- feeling tired
- changes in appetite
- negative thoughts and feelings.
- I have been struggling with these for years and it's only getting worse my doctor doubled the dose of my medication and it's not helping no amount of talking helps I have been to different places and nothing has changed I feel so alone and lonely the took my pip away from me because i'm not sick enough I suffer with a lot health problems the the scumbag dwp are corrupt then I didn't get any help with heating in the winter we have nothing some times I feel that its not worth being here a lot of the time I just feel like taking all of my medication in one go and have be done with it I may look happy on the out side but inside i'm far from it but them signs is not all of it I have no choice but to suffer but things will only get worse till I say that's it I barely go out and don't do nothing because of fear and it no good giving me numbers they I have been to so many of these things my doctor gave me a list of numbers they either don't exist or you have to be referred or they can't help or there's a long waiting list but nothing will help I can do all the talking in the world and have no wait lifted off my shoulders nothing helps
Show less of commentMia at Talk London
Official Representative 6 months agoDear catandmouse,
I’m very sorry to hear this and wanted to check in how you were doing. I do hope that you’re able to access more support soon.
ThriveLDN has a website with resources to help you support your wellbeing. Their website also includes information about accessing NHS Talking therapies and mental health helplines: https://thriveldn.co.uk/help-yourself-and-others/
If you’re looking for support to navigate the cost of living, please refer to City Hall’s cost of living hub, which has information on the support you can get to help you with your household bills and costs: https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/help-cost-living
With best wishes,
Mia
Talk London team
catandmouse
Community Member 6 months agoHi,I am not so good I have had results back from the hospital and read through it and it's not looking so good for me later on down the line the reasons why I am in so much pain and may not be able to walk or even bed ridden and to add to...
Show full commentHi,I am not so good I have had results back from the hospital and read through it and it's not looking so good for me later on down the line the reasons why I am in so much pain and may not be able to walk or even bed ridden and to add to the long list of health problems that I have my benefit was stopped when it it come to the review and been waiting several months for that tribunal but the DWP could not care less they are a disgusting criminal lot and them assessors I have been to talking therapies before and it's just a box ticking exercise, a lot of good that did but I can talk til the cows come home but the way that I feel there is nothing and no one that can help even if had more help I am still going to feel the same and the chemist can't get all the ten medications right even though I tell them the DR has put me double the dose of my depression tablets so I double them myself double then when I ask for another prescription they will not let me have them and tell me to see my DR again which is making matters worse and they are suppose to be university trained yeah my ass but to me life is not worth living because it's too deep and don't expect any one to understand if you had gone through what I have you would have long gone before now I have twice asked for the social at my DR's because he knows a bit 6 weeks later no phone call no nothing what a horrible selfish and useless country this is
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Community Member 6 months agohttps://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/communities-and-social-justice/help-cost-living
I have been through all of that and I am not entitled to get these benefits nor my partner and the council nor will they help with repairs
Mia at Talk London
Official Representative 5 months agoDear catandmouse,
Thank you for sharing. I am sorry to hear that you’re having health problems. This understandably sounds very difficult for you.
The NHS has a web page to help you support your mental health when struggling with a physical health problem: https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/lifes-challenges/health-issues/
If things get worse and you feel like you are in crisis, please call the NHS mental health helpline for urgent NHS support: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline
Wishing you the best.
Mia
Talk London team
meme
Community Member 6 months ago'collectivising'
You do know what you're saying, right?!
JXXXXX wept!
Concerned1
Community Member 6 months agoPlay music and dance. Exercise when I feel it. Cook. I love cooking good food. Having a sweet tooth means I will have cake and biscuits. Will go jogging around local park. Getting back into cycling. Will do a lot of walking. Reading and...
Show full commentPlay music and dance. Exercise when I feel it. Cook. I love cooking good food. Having a sweet tooth means I will have cake and biscuits. Will go jogging around local park. Getting back into cycling. Will do a lot of walking. Reading and writing and having a good laugh all help. Long term therapy helps ( not the 6 sessions that are available on NHS that can't really deal with anything).
I can also share what does not help?!
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Community Member 7 months agoWhen feeling stressed I go for a walk in the park or one of London's green spaces or go swimming.
viahaalshah10
Community Member 7 months agoI first went self-employed about 2 years ago in the middle of the pandemic. I found myself to be so much more productive as I could do multiple calls, have lots of meetings online, and actually take on much more work. Everyone was available...
Show full commentI first went self-employed about 2 years ago in the middle of the pandemic. I found myself to be so much more productive as I could do multiple calls, have lots of meetings online, and actually take on much more work. Everyone was available and it was so much easier to manage the schedule and with lock-down, there wasnt really much else to do. It felt very settled with no pressure to socialise, go out, or do things. I actually now realise how much I dont like going to pubs or restaurants, instead preferring to cook from scratch at home or meet friends in a park for a walk or even a coffee in the open air.
However, post lockdown, with everything back to normal, I found myself very isolated - everyone wanted to meet, go out and do things, which wasnt very good for my mental state (stress and anxiety of meeting expectations of "society"). It has taken my 18 months to accept and become settled again. 5 things that have happened:
1. I have 2 dedicated hobbies that I absolutely love - Squash and Travelling. Joining and volunteering in my local club has given me a diversity of community and connections - something I didnt have before.
2. Learned to Let go: I have learned to say no and if "friends or colleagues" dont like it, then too bad.I now focus more on me!
3. Learn a new language/skill: I am learning Spanish. Having something to focus on for self development has given me a sense of self worth and pride. It also means that when I do go out to meet people, I have something to contribute.
4. Become Financially Savvy: Learning how to reduce costs, reallocate budgets, and also how to increase my own revenues has reduced financial stress significantly. Knowing you have enough money for the month or two, has been a lifesaver.
5. Stopped drinking Alcohol: By far the most effective and biggest driver of change. Reduced alcohol has saved me so many days of hangovers, so much money and I now feel so much more active and positive; whilst inspiring my family to do the same!
Show less of commentMia at Talk London
Official Representative 7 months agoThank you very much for sharing – these sound like five great tips. It’s nice to read how they’ve improved your mental health.
Others on this discussion page have mentioned walks and volunteering as well. And in our Talk London team, we all enjoy a lunch time walk too to break up the day.
If you wanted to explore some other options, Thrive LDN has a list of suggestions: https://thriveldn.co.uk/hyo-categories/tools-and-ideas-for-better-wellbeing/
Mia (Talk London team)
TanyaDias
Community Member 8 months agoI exercise daily and do yoga once a week. The release of natural dopamine and serotonin from doing exercise I find is the best thing to keep a balanced mental health. I try to learn something new every year too, like taking a course or...
Show full commentI exercise daily and do yoga once a week. The release of natural dopamine and serotonin from doing exercise I find is the best thing to keep a balanced mental health. I try to learn something new every year too, like taking a course or doing my own research on a new topic. It gives a confidence boost to increase my knowledge and awareness. Eating lots of fruit and veg, oily fish if you can afford it and drinking water helps a great deal. I try to avoid ultra processed foods as much as I can as they are so harmful to the body and mind, full of weird lab produced chemicals. This last one is hard as food companies really mess with our foods and most things in supermarkets are processed to some degree.
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Community Member 8 months agoI study quantum mechanics, and quantum physics, this was the only tool that got me out of depression, and saved me from suicide. Today keeps me conscious and structures my mental health to face and deal with this reality we live in today. I...
Show full commentI study quantum mechanics, and quantum physics, this was the only tool that got me out of depression, and saved me from suicide. Today keeps me conscious and structures my mental health to face and deal with this reality we live in today. I recommend it to everyone who is in limbo, or has been through it.
Knowledge is power and knowledge saves lives.
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Community Member 8 months agoI really struggled with the lockdowns. I could work from home but the change in routine and not being able to see people in person took its toll. I have since been assessed for autism and am awaiting a formal diagnosis after the assessment...
Show full commentI really struggled with the lockdowns. I could work from home but the change in routine and not being able to see people in person took its toll. I have since been assessed for autism and am awaiting a formal diagnosis after the assessment showed a been high probability. I am in a better place now, I see people at least six days a week for exercise and socialising. Exercise definitely makes me better mentally and if there was another lockdown I would ask friends to come and see me,
Show less of commentgreybeard
Community Member 8 months agoBuild a habit of doing the following regularly
- Exercise, run, swim, walk, cycle, do yoga.... whatever
- Learn new stuff, read, there are numerous free resources for learning new things, Duolingo for languages music and basic maths, Futurelearn...
Show full commentBuild a habit of doing the following regularly
- Exercise, run, swim, walk, cycle, do yoga.... whatever
- Learn new stuff, read, there are numerous free resources for learning new things, Duolingo for languages music and basic maths, Futurelearn for all sorts of interesting short courses...
- Do something for others, volunteer somewhere. Giving your time and energy is much better (for you) than just doshing out spare change...
- Maintain your relationships. Make that phone call, send an email or whatapp message... say hello to the local shop keepers, postman etc.
- Be mindful of the world around you. Listen to the birds, notice the interesting design of plant leaves and flowers, think about the colours you see, the textures you touch, the sounds you hear.
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Community Member 9 months agoWhat also affects mental health and wellbeing is severe stress. This happens in the form from ongoing antisocial behaivour. Such examples include on council estates, drivers with illegally modified car exhausts doing circuits around the...
Show full commentWhat also affects mental health and wellbeing is severe stress. This happens in the form from ongoing antisocial behaivour. Such examples include on council estates, drivers with illegally modified car exhausts doing circuits around the roads several times. Others are hooting for no reason, by just sounding a car horn to upset and aggravate residents so they can cause their lives to be a total misery.
Something needs to be done about this by all the London councils. Boroughs like Redbridge and Havering are the worst, because they simply don't care. A solution is needed to tackle antisocial behaivour.
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Community Member 10 months agoI have faced domestic violence not once, but twice in my life. These experiences have provided me with firsthand knowledge of the physical, emotional, and psychological toll it can take. I understand the immense courage it takes to seek...
Show full commentI have faced domestic violence not once, but twice in my life. These experiences have provided me with firsthand knowledge of the physical, emotional, and psychological toll it can take. I understand the immense courage it takes to seek help and the critical role charitable organizations play in providing support and empowerment. I did reach out using Citizen Advice Services, and I got help
As a survivor, I have also struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from these experiences. This has given me a deep empathy for individuals who grapple with the long-lasting effects of trauma and the importance of mental health support
The only issue is we need a lot of perseverance and now I lost my job and trying to get one is just so difficult as every rejection just depresses me further, after having high education and enormous experience - I feel I brought shame to my family
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Official Representative 10 months agoHi reddddd9
Thank you for sharing your story. We’re sorry to read about your past experiences but are glad that you sought and got support.
To further support your mental health, you may want to try some online help, if you haven’t already. Good Thinking might have some useful ideas and Thrive LDN has guidance too.
If you would prefer to speak with someone then you can try and speak with your GP or if you feel it is more urgent then you could call NHS 111 or the Samaritans on 116 123.
To help Londoners with the cost of living, City Hall has set up a hub with information and advice. You may find this useful if you are struggling with money.
Your are not alone, there are people and organisations that can support you.
Take care,
Talk London
OnYaBike
Community Member 11 months agoMy go to de-stressing activity is a walk with music on or a bike ride, as these are both activities scientifically proven to lift your mood, relieve stress etc. However the key to good mental health varies per person and some activities...
Show full commentMy go to de-stressing activity is a walk with music on or a bike ride, as these are both activities scientifically proven to lift your mood, relieve stress etc. However the key to good mental health varies per person and some activities work better for an individual than others do.
Show less of commentI was diagnosed with G.A.D a few years ago and it had negative effects on my capabilities, but whatever condition you have it’s important to fully understand how your brain functions.
Try finding 3 positive things about each day as this can help with anxiety and depression. Physical exercise can help as well and this is also good for dealing with stress.
All if my friends and loved ones know I’m always open for a chat if they’re struggling to cope mentally and I always make sure they know this.