Write things down

Making daily lists might help with organising your time, and it makes it easier to remember things. It is also very satisfying ticking things off the list — who doesn’t enjoy a sense of achievement? And remember, Rome was not built in a day: not everything on the list needs to be done at once.

Lists are also helpful with deciding what to do next without spending too much time thinking about what to do next, or forgetting things when they get overwhelming.

Start a gratitude journal: add in the positive things that you are grateful for in a day, simple things like a sunny day or someone offering you a cup of tea. Write as many or as few as you like. Write in it for a few days, then read it back — every little thing you will read will be positive. Read it back again after a month or two!

Write down your worries if it’s helpful to express them without verbalising them to someone else. Write them down and put them in a jar, and laugh at them afterwards — or burn them, or rip the paper into shreds, whatever helps!