Self Help & Support

Practical resources to support your mental health and wellbeing.

Looking after your mental health can involve many different forms of support. Alongside professional care, reliable self-help resources can provide practical guidance, reassurance and strategies to help you manage everyday challenges.

We have brought together a selection of trusted resources covering a range of mental health and wellbeing topics, helping you find useful information and support when you need it.

These resources are intended to complement professional advice and treatment, rather than replace the support of a qualified healthcare professional.

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Local Support Offer

ADHD Lincs Interventions

ADHD Lincs is a local registered charity who offer support for anyone living with ADHD. Referrals can be made by a professional or through self‑referral.

Contact – ADHD Lincs | ADHD Awareness

They run a number of events to support:

Face to face support group: Community Room at Tesco, Wragby Road in Lincoln, Tuesdays 10 am–12 pm.
Monthly Q+A: Drop in on our monthly online session and ask questions or advice whilst waiting for an assessment.
123 Magic for teens training course: Managing and understanding your teen, how to set limits and listen sympathetically while they strive for independence.
Resilience And Me (RAM) training course: A solution‑focused programme aimed at adults experiencing mental health or emotional difficulties.
Let’s Get Organised (Let’s GO) training course: A 5‑part programme for people with ADHD and associated mental health disorders to take steps towards taking control of being swamped under.
Neuro Bite Sessions training course: Bite‑size workshops allowing you to pick and choose a subject that you wish to learn more about.

Support – ADHD Lincs | ADHD Webinars

Lincolnshire Recovery College Courses

The Lincolnshire Recovery College offers a number of free courses. Lincolnshire Recovery College courses – Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust

Self Help Advice

“14 tips to help yourself” – adapted from 50 tips by American psychiatrist Ed Hallowell in Driven to Distraction.

Ask for help from your friends and family; say exactly what you need.
Get feedback about how you affect others, and ask for feedback when you do things well.
Use structure and prioritise.
Make lists and notes.
Use colour coding and reminders.
Write down plans.
Break down big goals into smaller, manageable tasks.
Reward yourself when things go well; or don’t go too badly!
Respond to boring tasks quickly (“OHIO” = only handle it once).
Accept that some things are just difficult, so it doesn’t get you down.
Plan difficult meetings or conversations; anticipate problems.
Find ways to help yourself concentrate: background music, silence, or something to “fiddle with” in your hands.
Have “blow‑out time” or “time outs”: gym, dancing, running.
Don’t beat yourself up (or your parents!).
Join a support group, or start one.
Learn to tolerate your moods without panicking or catastrophising – not “I’m hopeless” or “I never manage to…”.
Find friends who are good for you and spend time with them.
Be proud of yourself: yes really… you’re trying to make things better.

Helpful Videos

How to explain ADHD: How to (Explain) ADHD
ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation: ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation: What You Need to Know
ADHD and Relationships: ADHD and Relationships: Let’s Be Honest – YouTube
ADHD and Sleep: How to Get to Sleep When You Have ADHD – YouTube
ADHD and Anger – how to build up your brakes: Anger and ADHD: How to Build up Your Brakes

Further Support

ADDISS Charity

The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service. They provide people‑friendly information and resources about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to anyone who needs assistance – parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals. Whatever you’re looking for in ADHD, they’ll do their best to help.

Email: info@addiss.co.uk

Web: ADDISS