I feel sad or low

How am I feeling?

  • I’m struggling with life
  • I’ve got money worries
  • I feel lonely and isolated
  • I’m not motivated to do anything
  • I can’t find joy in anything

What am I thinking?

  • “I’m no good”
  • “What’s the point?”
  • “I’m focusing on the past or future and not the present moment”

What am I saying to myself?

  • I could speak to someone and tell them how I’m feeling

Quicklinks

 Warning signs

Learn to recognise some of the warning signs and tipping points.

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 Tips and techniques

Helpful suggestions from those with lived experience.

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 Healthy choices

Having a bad day? Try making one or more of these changes.

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 Speak to a professional

Tips if you need to talk to a Mental Health Practitioner.

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This is the latest version and 2026 update to the mental wellbeing toolbox first developed in 2022. The toolbox was developed in partnership with the Recovery College and the support of their Lived Experience Group and Health Watch. It is a Healthy Places and Communities partnership publication from Amplius, bpha, Peabody, BeActive and Public Health (Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes) and is supported by the Chartered Institute for Housing.