Overthinking

Recommendations

Why did you choose that mental health self-help material?

"When overthinking (due to my emetophobia and OCD), I tended to go down different rabbit holes on Google- usually trying to figure out how to fix the problem I was stressing about. Websites such as Mind helped me source useful information to organise my thoughts, and to relax. My procrastination booklet was assigned by my OT yet this was independently repeated and was requested by me."

What caught your eye and got you to engage with the material?

"The popularity of the charities stood out to me initially as when I had searched self help websites they came up first (convenient). The books enabled me to not focus on the negative aspects of some information online as I could not delve further into the spiral."

What would make you scroll past or not use self-help materials?

"If the book or charity was unrecognisable as an organisation, or if I was unaware there was self-help material available. If the advice was linked to CAMHS would likely be ignored as my experience has been them suggesting holding ice or having a bath."