Comments on: NHS Launches National Stress Helpline in England

By: minson

minson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:20:38 +0000

We should take a cue from England and start off stress helplines in a big way… it could be a seperate section in 911…maybe…or maybe a dedicated helpline altogether. Whatever the approach,a helpline on stress is much needed because almost everybody is suffering from stress, young or old…

By: derek adams

derek adams — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:32:45 +0000

A good beginning I’d say…but they may soon have to make it a 24X7 helpline… stress odoesn’t see the time, you know ;)

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:22:38 +0000

There are a lot of people who are going through stress and because there are not many professionals dealing with this, they just have a chat about it with their friends or family. While this is good, it may not compltely solve the problem for them and professional help seems like an ideal thing to introduce to be more accesible to people.

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:45:42 +0000

Yes- I really like the idea that this is getting support on a national level. But what always scares me the most about services like this is that there are those who really do need one on one extensive help and will never be able to make it beyond this first step. I hope that the people running these phone lines will have the wherewithall to get people who need extra services and help to the right facilities to help them to take care of their problems which cannot be managed online or on the phone.

By: frank

frank — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:34:33 +0000

Its a very good move this…stress is taking a lot of down and it is ideal to have a stress helpline to support those having it and unable to manage it… stress affects all of us and they may soon need to upgrade the staff there.

By: Elizabeth R.

Elizabeth R. — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:11:02 +0000

I’m terribly low at New Year the older I get. I reflect on the year that’s gone by and can see nothing in my life has changed or moved forward. It takes me a few weeks to get into an optimistic frame of mind for the year ahead. I’m terrified I’m wasting my life and can’t do anything about getting past this. I’m a veteran of this and wait it out because the same reaction happens year in, year out.

By: Dr. Notary

Dr. Notary — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:00:52 +0000

I’m very sorry to hear that, Rosalee. I hope it will be only a temporary blip on your New Year radar and your New Year will improve soon. Remember, this too shall pass.

By: Joan

Joan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:50:12 +0000

It’s no coincidence that being in debt is linked with depression. I’ve never been so ill with stress as I was when I took on a mortgage that was only just within my means. I was lucky to not suffer a job loss as well. After a year of worrying myself sick in case that happened, I sold up and moved to a more modest home that was half the payment my previous one was. Gradually I got better after I got help in handling both my mental health and financial struggles. It’s crazy to stretch yourself so thin! I’ll never do that again.

By: Rosalee

Rosalee — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:39:30 +0000

I found out yesterday that my husband’s lost 5 hours a week at work from now on. Happy New Year to us. :( I guess that’s no major disaster to most folks. Trust me, it’s a crisis. He’s the sole breadwinner and we scrape by living from paycheck to paycheck. That’s real stress that rich folks can’t imagine. I wish we had a helpline like that. He’s so stressed we can’t talk about it without fighting.

By: Fletcher

Fletcher — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:17:43 +0000

True, Diane. The British in my experience sadly aren’t as comfortable with seeing a mental health professional as Americans are. Being in therapy, on that side of the world, isn’t discussed as casually and openly by clients. That’s a real disadvantage. To be made to feel it’s not up for discussion, however unintentionally, by family or friends doesn’t make them feel any better about themselves.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:02:09 +0000

I like the fact that these are people you can talk to who will not only maintain your privacy but who will be totally objective and just listen. Sometimes that is all we need anyway.

By: natalie

natalie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:23:55 +0000

This is a step in the right direction and I am sure it will be followed by a lot of other countries as well. Stress is poised to become a very common problem in the years and decades to come, according to a lot of studies.

By: Sharmen

Sharmen — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:36:44 +0000

Having professions who are trained to handle stressed people on the phone and prevent them from taking possibly erractic steps are the need in such a service. Nevertheless, it is a great way to readdress the growing need of professional hlp as the stress levels are only heading northwards.

By: Marlon Sameuls

Marlon Sameuls — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:57:54 +0000

It is so good to talk to someone when you feel stressed and burnt out… to have someone calming you down and telling you that it is not the end of the road and that you can manage to relax and take the situation head-on… We need to make sure that stress does not get the better of us, at any cost.

By: cody

cody — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:29:38 +0000

Stress sure is taking a toll on most of us in this faced-paced world, with everybody trying to catc up on life but it always seems to be running with even more speed…help in this regard is always welcome.