The NHS has so little help to offer as the Government see mental ill health as a low priority.

But, if you are reading this web site, you will know your mental health is a PRIORITY. Poor mental health affects all areas of your life: work, home, colleagues, family, peers, and general interaction with society.

Take a look at the following questions and see how many are applicable to you and your situation at the moment?

· Have you been to your GP and only been offered medication to help you?

· Have you been taking medication and found it to be ineffective?

· Is taking the medication causing more problems [ie side effects], and so exacerbating your mental ill health?

· Have you been to a therapist and felt stuck, or no better off, but worse off financially?

· Do you feel totally misunderstood?

· Do you have good days and as many bad days, but do not understand why?

· Do you often feel stupid, neurotic, or "potty" as if you are "losing your mind" or the plot?

· Does your thoughts and feelings frighten or overwhelm you?

· Do you often feel sad, or have long periods of feeling low?

· Do you get angry and snap at people?

· Do you say "yes" to others demands but really want to say "no"?

· Do you often feel intimidated by others, or coerced into doing something against your will?

· Are you afraid of other peoples’ reactions/opinions so much it makes you miserable or anxious?

· Do you sleep more and do less?

· Has your self care gone down in your standards?

· Do you feel so stressed that you only have time to REACT to situations as they happen?

· Do you remember the last time you laughed like a child?

· Do you resort to self abuse [i.e. over eating or under eating, excess alcohol, drugs, excess smoking, or being a workaholic]?

· Is food the only control you have in your life?

· Is self harming the only control you have in your life?

· Do you feel so backed into a corner, the only way out is suicide?

· Is your sexuality making you feel that life is not worth living?

· Is your sexuality making you feel you have to live two separate lives dependant on friends and family reactions?

· Do you constantly seek out abusive partners?

· Do you need others to love you and show you affection?

· Do you constantly have to check things?

· Do you feel safe if things happen in threes [or another number personal to you]?

· Do you feel safe if other members of your family perform the same rituals?

· Do you feel unable to leave the house?

This list of questions is by no means exhaustive. They are designed to get you thinking about you and your life style. If you are saying yes to many of these, then please consider Emotional Problem Solving help you get back into the driver's seat. We want to help you regain control of your life, and feel empowered, so that once again you take to the skies and FLY SOLO.