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If you have suicidal thoughts, have thoughts about harming yourself or others, or have harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help. Someone can help you, it is important to seek support by:

 

  • Calling 999 for an ambulance 

  • Going to A&E 

  • Calling a crisis number (see below)  

If you feel like you need support for your mental health, please refer to the support/help lines below: 

  

Hopeline UK Prevention of Young Suicide 0800 068 4141 

OCD Action Helpline – information on BDD, treatment and how to access it as well as emotional support.  Not a crisis helpline, caller will usually leave a message and receive a callback. 0845 390 6232 

The Samaritans:  08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours, 365 days a year) 

Saneline:  08457 67 80 00 (open everyday 6pm-11pm) 

Mind Infoline:   0300 123 3393 (open weekdays 9am-6pm) 

Rethink (Advice & Information Service): 0300 5000 927 (open 10am-1pm) 

For further resources: 

  

Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation: https://bddfoundation.org  

Mind Charity: https://www.mind.org.uk  

Beat Eating Disorders: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk  

Anxiety UK: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk  

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): https://www.thecalmzone.net  

Men’s Health Forum: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/beatstress.uk 

Mental Health Foundation: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk  

Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide: https://www.papyrus-uk.org  

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org  

Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk  

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The Body Positivity Toolkit (Tips & Tricks from our Podcast): 

  

  1. Take time off social media, and normalise it with yourself so it’s guilt-free and therapeutic 

  2. Restrict screen time settings for social media apps to prevent scrolling for long periods of time 

  3. Follow body positive accounts on social media 

  4. Unfollow accounts that make you feel unhappy, or you compare yourself to often 

  5. Practice self-care, and look after your body by being healthy to practice self-love 

  6. Challenge negative thoughts about your body when comparing to other people: Do I know them? Is this a real reflection of what they look like? Would I want to look the same as somebody else? Does my body allow me to live the way I do?  

Body Positive Instagram Accounts

@bodyposipanda 

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@mikzazon  

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@victorianiamh  

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@curvynyome    

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@scarrednotscared  

 

@hayleymadiganfitness

 

@kai__wes 

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@gabbymale    

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@lottiedrynan  

 

@chessiekingg  

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@em_clarkson 

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@fittybritttty 

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@tallyrye    

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@jamessmithpt   

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@emeraldxbeauty 

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@bigdipperjelly 

Body Positive Book Recommendations:

  

Body Positivity Book Recommendations: 

Body Positive Power by Megan Jayne Crabbe 

Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jes Baker 

Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given 

Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting And Got A Life by Kelsey Miller 

Body Respect by Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor 

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 

Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image by Ophira Edut and Rebecca Walker 

Healthy At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon 

Be Your Own Best Friend: The Glorious Truths of Being Female by Chessie King 

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