From groceries to utility bills, the cost of everyday living has risen steeply over the past year. Many students are understandably feeling concerned about money.
This Uni Mental Health Day, we’re sharing some advice from Togetherall - the confidential online mental health and wellbeing community that all Oxford Brookes students can access for free - on how to look after your mental health when you’re worried about money.
We’ve also signposted the resources Brookes makes available to help support students.
How can we look after our mental health when we’re worried about money?
In its recent blog post on money and mental health, the Togetherall team explores how money worries can impact other areas of our lives, including sleep, physical health and self-esteem, and offers advice on what to do if you’re experiencing this.
Togetherall recommends seeking help where you can - from other people, expert organisations or via self-help resources - and making time to prioritise your physical and mental health.
“Be kind to yourself and make self-care a priority. Even if it involves taking five minutes to take a walk and temporarily remove yourself from the situation, doing something that is going to positively impact your mental health can help break the cycle of negativity caused by financial worries.”
Togetherall
You can discover some free activities to improve your wellbeing in our Student News article.
Join the hundreds of Brookes students who have already registered with their Brookes email address on Togetherall for free-to-access mental health support. Togetherall can help if you’re worried about your finances, or anything else to do with university life, and you can receive advice from people in the Togetherall community who have been through the same things.