Feeling Anxious, Stressed, or Low? You Aren’t Alone.
Taking care of your mental wellbeing is just as important as looking after your physical health. If you are experiencing feelings of anxiety, low mood, or stress, we want to make sure you know about a fantastic, free resource from NHS inform called Mind to Mind.
Mind to Mind is a dedicated space created by NHS Scotland to help you find real people’s experiences of dealing with common emotional challenges. Sometimes, simply knowing that you are not the only one feeling a certain way—and hearing how others have navigated it—can make a huge difference.
What can you find on Mind to Mind?
The platform allows you to watch, listen, and read practical tips and ideas for managing your mental wellbeing. It covers a wide range of everyday emotional challenges, including:
- Dealing with anxiety and panic: Hear how others manage feelings of panic or constant worry.
- Handling stress: Practical advice from people on how they lower their stress levels.
- Lifting your mood: Tips and stories from those who have found effective ways to improve their low mood.
- Sleeping better: Discover how people have successfully managed to get a better night’s rest.
- Moving through grief: Listen to the different journeys others have taken while dealing with loss.
- Isolation and loneliness: Hear how people have tackled feeling isolated and found ways to connect.
- Coping with money worries: Find dedicated sources of advice and support to help you navigate financial stress.
Expert Advice and Local Support
Alongside personal stories, Mind to Mind features advice from experts and advisors from the Citizens Advice Bureau. It also acts as a hub to connect you with support groups and organisations all over Scotland, ensuring you can find the right help when you need it.
The site also offers mental wellbeing information in other languages and formats, including BSL, audio, and easy read.
How to access the resources
You can explore all the videos, podcasts, and written guides today by visiting the NHS inform website:
Visit the Mind to Mind homepage
Need urgent support?
If you are feeling overwhelmed and need to talk to someone right now, please remember that help is available 24/7. You can call NHS 24 on 111, contact Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87 (evenings and weekends), or call the Samaritans for free on 116 123.