We know that life as a student can be stressful for many different reasons.
You can always come and chat to one of our friendly Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisors about how you are feeling, and to get some advice about specific strategies that might be helpful to handle stress. For more info, check out these FAQs:
There are also lots of free resources available to help you develop strategies to cope with and reduce stress, including:
- Being Well, Living Well modules on Moodle – with modules to help you learn how to maintain a healthy body and mind while at University
- Togetherall, a safe, online, peer community where you can anonymously connect with people with the same experiences as you. You can also take self-assessments, complete short wellbeing courses, and speak with a mental health professional if you want to.
- The Mindset Matters Moodle site – contains resources to help develop positive learning and wellbeing skills to become a confident, resilient learner
- Student Space
- NHS Good Thinking
- The Kooth online mental wellbeing community
- The SLAM recovery college offer free online wellbeing workshops for all.
For tips on managing stress, watch these short videos -
- Breathing exercise
- Grounding technique
- 5 Ways to Wellbeing
How can I make an Extenuating Circumstances claim?Can I get counselling at LSBU?Check out Wellbeing events and sessions via the
Wellbeing LibCal Calendar.
