Last week I launched the SCB store! Each week I'm going to do to a bit of an intro to one of the resources to give you a sneak peak of what to expect :)

You can get the resources here: https://buff.ly/3b3sLVH  use code scb2020 for free digital copies and half price physical ones

This week it's the moodtracker!

As I said yesterday, acknowledging your mood can be useful. I often find we don't stay in touch with how we're feeling, especially when we're not feeling great, it's easier to avoid and ignore

I find being curious and open about my feelings, but not necessarily doing anything about them useful for becoming aware and in touch with my feelings, which was useful for me as an anxious person (especially when that anxiety comes from trauma)

avoid avoid avoid becomes a mantra and an unhealthy coping mechanism, because you can't avoid and push feelings down forever. But dealing with them can be hard and scary! So I started with just tracking and acknowledging

This can help with a bunch of things like seeing what makes you feel better, and maybe trying to incorporate more of that into your routine, tracking fluctuations over time, or using this as a basis for a discussion with a health professional

be careful when starting out, be curious, don't worry about what the feeelings mean if you can help it. Just acknowledge, allow the feeling to exist, and note it down. You can also note down anything else you want to track: exercise, water drank, if spoke to someone that day

and as always, if you feel that it's not helpful to do this, or you need more formalised support to do so, please step back or reach out for assistance if you can (I know it's a lot harder in the current climate! any good resources for remote therapy about?)

You can find a monthly, printable tracking template in the resources on the site! Pay what you want (inc. free with the code scb2020)