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counceling

Do connexions have a good counceling service or do they not really help much? Its just im fed up with what I am its been the same for years this things not gonna go away on its own! Anyone been?
Reply 1
Im sorry to hear that. Im not sure about connexions counselling, but have you considered ringing samaritans? They can give you free advice and emotional support whatever the problem is.

Phone: 08457 90 90 90
Reply 2
Herleif Arkadios
Im sorry to hear that. Im not sure about connexions counselling, but have you considered ringing samaritans? They can give you free advice and emotional support whatever the problem is.

Phone: 08457 90 90 90


cool, its mainly anxiety but a weird version of it lol but it wont go away, is it for all ages and do they give counselling or just advice?
Thanks

oh its ok just noticed the link :biggrin:
I was very nervous (suffice to say) for a number of reasons so I went to my GP who then “referred” me to the surgeries counsellor in order to work through the problems. They’re very good for helping you get some sort of rational stream to your thoughts or helping you talk personal problems through so that you can overcome them.

I don’t know if it’s common to find them as helpful as I did but I think its worth going so that if you require any specific help you’ve got immediate referral to staff trained in the area.

Sorry if this doesn’t help :redface: but I’ve no doubt that you’ll overcome your anxiety and I wish you the best of luck when you go to talk to someone, I know it takes a lot of confidence! :hugs: :smile:
Reply 4
I'm having counselling at Uni for my anxiety..maybe try going through there? Usuaully quite quiet at the minute as it's vacation and they are experts in student problems and anxiety is one of those main ones :smile:
There's a charity called CALM based in manchester aimed specifically at young men, i've found them to be really useful

between 5pm and 3am -
0800 58 58 58

or look at

www.thecalmzone.net
You can chat to them online, and have a one2one chat with them in private. I just chatted to them a few hours ago, but that was about work and careers. I'm sure they also do help with relationships and health, see http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=223