NHS Mental health help is only a click or call away for adults in Buckinghamshire struggling with anxiety or depression.

The service offers free and confidential NHS support to adults experiencing common mental health difficulties, including Depression (excluding Bipolar Affective Disorder), anxiety disorders such as Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), hoarding, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Specific Phobia, Agoraphobia: with or without panic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Body Dysmorphia. Mixed Anxiety and Depression, Adjustment Reaction.

We also treat people with comorbid long term physical health problems/persistent physical symptoms in the context of anxiety and/or depression and these include Cardiac conditions, Diabetes, Respiratory conditions e.g., COPD/Asthma, chronic and/or post viral fatigue, Long COVID, Chronic Pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cancer, & Menopause

And to illustrate how effective reaching out to NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies can be, five inspiring people have shared their recovery journeys in a series of short films to encourage others to get early help for their mental health.

The films include interviews with patients and psychological therapists on how therapy has improved peoples’ quality of life, and how people have overcome common barriers which prevent those from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds, or older generations, seeking support.

Dr John Pimm Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for NHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies said: “The videos are all about how real people have sought help through Talking Therapies and how it has worked for them. “We are promoting them on social media as we feel that it’s important to get the word out and to show people who may be unsure if Talking Therapies is for them, just what they could get from it. “The stories are real and told in the words of people who have used Talking Therapies. They also show some of the people who provide the service explaining how it works. “We hope that these short videos will help give reassurance and inspiration to anyone who feels they need a little help and support.”

You can view all the stories, along with more examples of how other people have experienced Talking Therapies here on our Youtube channel.