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Reaching out: The importance of helplines for mental health and suicide prevention

On World Suicide Prevention Day, our Helpline and Information Officer, Uschi shares the importance of reaching out to Helplines such as Epilepsy Scotland’s when...
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Five most common topics on our helpline

Our Helpline Officer Uschi gives us her current top five topics that keep her and her colleague busy on the helpline at the moment....
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#EpilepsyMatters: How employers can help people with epilepsy

Our helpline and information officer, Uschi, looks at some of the easy measures employers could put in place to help those with epilepsy find...
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#EpilepsyMatters: Improving your wellbeing

Our Helpline Officer Uschi looks at wellbeing in a more holistic way and outlines some of the help that’s available to people with epilepsy...
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Helpline at 20: Life as an Helpline and Information Officer

What is it like being a Helpline and Information Officer? Uschi, one of our two Helpline and Information Officers, gives us a bit of...
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Helpline at 20: Impact of epilepsy

Our Helpline and Information Officer Uschi talks about the impact of an epilepsy diagnosis and some of the inspirational people she has met who...
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Mental health and epilepsy: PTSD

When talking about epilepsy, it might come as a surprise to some that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is sometimes mentioned.  I thought long...
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Mental health and epilepsy: OCD

Being tidy and wanting to make sure things are in their usual place, as well as finding comfort in routines does not automatically mean...
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Mental health and epilepsy: Depression

Sometimes people say they are depressed when they really are just unhappy or disappointed about a situation. This is not always helpful to those...
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Mental health and epilepsy: Anxiety

Ask anyone whether they’ve been affected by anxiety, and most people will say they’ve experienced it at some point in their life. Anxiety, just...

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