Self Help Resources

Ajman University have extensive self-help resources in the form multiple resources, such as written handouts, books, and videos on many topics. These resources are helpful for students to understand issues they are facing and are often used alongside individual counselling in the counselling unit.

 

Tips for your mental wellbeing:

Tips on being socially distant but not isolated:

Tips on how to stay motivated:

Goodnight sleep:

Sleep improvement test and report:

https://www.sleepio.com/home/

Podcasts

http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp/

Useful reading:
  • Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
    Colin Espie: Robinson (2006)
    A book based on CBT that provides information and exercises to help you reclaim your sleep.
  •  Peaceful Sleep: A Practical Guide to Stress-Free Days and Tranquil Nights 
    Jan Sadler: Gateway (1999)
    The ‘Peaceful Sleep’ bedtime routine. This well-proven method combines self-help techniques to use during the day with a unique relaxation and imaginative visualisation procedure at night.
Stress Management and Relaxation:

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/multimedia/podcasts

Useful reading:
  • The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
    Martha Davis  et. al.: New Harbinger Publications (2008) 
    Effective stress management and relaxation techniques and exercises.  There is a chapter on ‘worry control’ and another on coping with anger-provoking situations. 
  • The Daily Relaxer 
    Matthew McKay and Patrick Fanning: New Harbinger Publications (1997)
    How to locate stress in bodies and offers forty-five easy-to-master techniques designed to alleviate stress and prevent daily worries from growing into major sources of anxiety and pain.