MhIST Advocacy Services

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MhIST Bipolar Group
A self help group for people whose lives are affected by psychosis, mania and depression.

Meetings are held at MhIST

7:00pm to 9:00pm on the 1st Thursday of each month

Telephone for details or just come along

Email: bipolar.group@mhist.co.uk

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Craft Social Afternoon
No experience necessary.

Come join in learn a new craft in a relaxed, informal and supportive environment or just come for a brew and a chat.

Meets every Monday afternoons from
2:00pm until 4:00pm

Self Help 4U Recovery Groups for Depression

An opportunity to talk to others who will understand, in a safe and non judgemental environment
An opportunity to share experiences and coping strategies
A chance to meet new people

Daytime meeting every Friday afternoons 12:30pm until 2:00pm at MhIST

Evening meeting first Thursday of each month 7:00pm till 9:00pm at MhIST

Crompton Way health Centre Self Help 4U Recovery Groups for Depression

Held at Crompton Way Health Centre in Room HG50
Every Thursday from 1:00pm until 3:00pm

Breightmet Health Centre Self Help 4U Recovery Groups for Depression

Alternate Mondays 10:00an until noon See Calendar for dates

OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Meets fortnightly on Mondays at 7:30pm

email:help@mhist.co.uk

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Useful link
Expert Advice on OCD Causes and Treatments
OCDSymptoms contains over 30 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content.

Support for Self-Harm

Self Harm what is it?

Self-Harm can take a number of forms:

• Physical - Cutting or hurting yourself.
• Drugs - Abusing drugs of solvents.
• Food - Starving or binging.
• Alcohol - Abusing alcohol

Self-Harm is or can be:

• A sign that something is wrong.
• A way of surviving.
• A sign that someone needs understanding and support.
• A way of expressing powerful feelings.

A coping strategy or safety valve for stress or anxiety.

Self-Harm what it's not:
Self-Harm is not:

• A sign of deep disturbance or madness.
• A failed suicide attempt.
• Designed to manipulate others.

A danger to other people.
You can help someone who self-harms by:

Listening to what he/she has to say.

• Being understanding.
• Not being judgmental.
  

There are plenty of difficulties in stopping self harm but there are possible alternatives to reducing the occurrence of it, such as ..

• support groups
• counselling
• alternate therapies
• mediation
• achievement
• acceptance
  
  Here at MhIST, we run a support group, which holds fortnightly meetings at :

  MhIST
  30 Chorley New Road
  Bolton
  BL1 4AP

Telephone:01204 527200 for more details on any of the above groups. A calendar of all the meeting times is available.

Group meeting times and dates Calendar 2008

SMART Recovery® hosted by ASAM

ASAM will provide a non-discriminatory and user friendly service that supports individuals needs, before, during and after alcohol / drugs detox. ASAM will work in partnership with the relevant agencies to enable individuals to establish and maintain abstinence.

ASAM want to serve the community to the very best of their ability and to make a difference to peoples lives.

Every Thursday 1:00pm till 3:00pm at the MhIST Office

SMART Recovery® UK web site

Meditation at MhIST - Monday at 1:00pm

The aim of meditation is to bring inner peace within ourselves and the world in a positive and spiritual way. The world is not a peaceful place and within every soul there is some form of stress of stress and tension. It is essential to create positive and peaceful thoughts to bring peace of minds.

The best way that we can begin the healing process is to alter our thoughts from being negative to positive. The positive discovery about meditation is that we are focusing within our self and becoming free of negativity.

Meditation techniques simply involve a process of transforming yourself and your thoughts by recognising the negative thoughts and learning to change them into positive and peaceful ones.

A MhIST we gather together in a safe and friendly atmosphere to explore relaxation and meditation techniques. It does not require you to lie down but just to sit in a comfortable chair, closing your eyes and experiencing the calm. We listen to uplifting words to a background of soothing music.

The session lasts for about one hour.

WHY NOT JOIN US

Diana Leigh

Bolton Hepatitis C Support Group

New at Mhist is the BOLTON HEPATITIS C Support group, Meeting alternate Mondays From March 2011 here at MhIST from 7:00pm until 9:00pm

Bolton Hepatitis C Support Group is a peer support group which provides advice, support and information from the point of view of people with Hep C as well as a confidential place to meet.

Some people belive there is a stigma attached to Hep C and are reluctant to discuss it. With us there is no stigma, we are all in the same boat.

Some GP's and other health professionals are ill informed about Hep C and we need to have the best information we can get, that is often from those who are experiencing it themselves.

The planned treatment programme for Hep C at the Royal Bolton Hospital provides an opportunity for people with Hep C living in Bolton to get together. So come along and help others and yourselp.

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