Online Wellbeing Information

Wellbeing and self-care strategies from the Anna Freud Centre

90+ strategies for managing wellbeing:

Acceptance	Activism	Alone time	Apps delivering self-help strategies	Aromatherapy and fragrance
ASMR	Avoiding certain foods	Baking & cooking	Be kind to yourself	Being outside
Boardgames	Books & Reading	Challenge negative feelings	Chinese herbal medicine	Coding
Colour therapy	Confronting your fears	Crafting	Creative writing	Crying
Dance	Daydreaming & Visualisation	Developing a balanced sense of self	Distraction techniques	Drama
Drawing or painting	Ecotherapy	Email support	Face-to-face informal support	Faith and religion
Gaming	Getting a job	Goal-setting	Going on day trips or holiday	Going to the cinema
Herbal/plant-based remedies	Homeopathy preparations	Hope box/Happy box	Laughter / humour	Learning a language
Letting off steam	Light therapy	Listening to music	Listening to podcasts	Listening to your body
Little actions to release tension	Making music	Massage	Meditation	Mindfulness
Noticing your triggers	Online chat or peer group support	Organise your day	Over the counter medications	Personal care & hygiene
Photography	Physical exercise	Pilates	Playing	Positive thinking
Problem solving	Psychic intuition	Psychoeducation	Reducing consumption of stimulants and other drugs	Relaxation techniques
Revision	Rewards	Self-talk	Setting boundaries	Shopping
Silence	Sleep	Spending time in nature	Spending time with animals / pets	Spending time with friends
Spending time with supportive people	Spiritual/energy healing	Sport	Tai Chi & Qigong	Telephone support
Text message support	Thinking about things	Time away from technology	Understanding negative thoughts and feelings	Unsupported online, computer or app-based CBT
Virtual reality therapy courses	Volunteering & taking care of others	Walking	Warm bath	Watching YouTube, TV or Films
Water therapy	Writing things down	Yoga	Youth Groups

 

Specialist areas for managing wellbeing:

Dealing with loss and bereavement            Managing social media           Helping someone else LGBTQI+ mental health