MMM is an online mental health and wellbeing portal for students. It is a collaboration pilot project between the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) and University College Cork (UCC), however the site is intended for use by all 3rd level students in Ireland.
MMM doesn’t just publish self help articles – it also plugs into a range of other online programmes for students and offers a professional online counselling service for students in TCD, NUIG and DKIT. We hope to offer online counselling and the ‘Ask-a-Counsellor’ service to students from other colleges in the near future.
My Mind Matters offers a wide range of self help information which is free and publicly available… but not all of it! Much of the content is reserved for Irish 3rd level students only, such as the discussion forums, “Ask a Counsellor” questions and even one to one online counselling, if you are a student of TCD, NUIG or DKIT.
There are also a number of excellent online self help programmes available via the menus above also. These require registration to gain access and will be coming shortly.
Online counselling is an option for students who would like a more ongoing, confidential relationship with a counsellor (similar to face-to-face counselling).
With online counselling you will use a secure private messaging system to communicate with your own counsellor on a regular basis. Online counselling is not designed to replace traditional counselling but as a complementary service with many and different benefits, the most obvious benefit being time and accessibility. Some people may find it easier to discuss personally significant topics without another person physically present.
Shyness is usually associated with being quiet, insecure, and/or socially anxious. Being shy is not always a bad thing. We can all feel shy from time to time and so it is alright to feel a little uncomfortable in new situations and with new people. Did you know that some of history’s most famous, important [...]
It’s pretty normal to want to be part of a group and feel like you belong. In a culture like ours where drinking alcohol is such a big part of socialising, saying no can make you feel left out or like you’re not having as much fun. But if you don’t want to drink, or [...]
For a lot of people, telling others about their sexuality or how they’re feeling about it is important, but also isn’t easy. If you’re thinking about telling someone, think about some of the questions below in light of your own situation. Remember, everybody’s situation is unique and everyone’s family and friends are different. For some [...]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). When healthy, the body has an immune system that fights infections. HIV attacks the immune system so it can’t protect the body from different kinds of infection – even colds and flu. This makes it really hard for someone to recover once [...]
There has been a recent upsurge in Ireland in cases of syphilis, a bacterial infection that can cause heart and brain damage at its most extreme. It’s very treatable if diagnosed early, but it’s crucial that all recent sexual partners of the infected person are treated as well, to halt the spread of the disease. [...]
Most of us are on on the internet a lot these days, and it’s a pretty sociable place to be. You can chat to people on the other side of the world, find out major news on Twitter first, share music, blogs and videos of sneezing cats/fainting goats. It’s like the whole world is our [...]
Sexual assault and rape are crimes that affect women, men and children. The trauma of an attack can have many short and long-term effects on the survivor’s life, and it’s important that survivors don’t try to deal with their pain alone. After a sexual attack, a survivor can feel isolated by their trauma. It can [...]
Anger is a normal and healthy emotion that everyone experiences. There are loads of different reasons why you get angry – you might’ve been treated unfairly or feel like someone else has been. You might feel you have no control over things, be stressed or under a lot of pressure. You might be experiencing body [...]
Congratulations to Pleasetalk.ie, the student mental health website, which reaches its 5th birthday this month. “Please Talk urges students to understand that talking is a strength not of weakness, and if you’re experiencing problems while at college, there are people there who you can talk to. It promotes this message through a collaborative effort involving [...]
We often assume that learning is a cognitive and rational activity only. We think that emotions are only involved when there is a difficulty. Learning and teaching are emotional as well as cognitive activities. They are emotional experiences, which occur within the context of relationship. Emotional wellbeing and the ability to study effectively go [...]
Perfectionism can be defined as striving for extremely high standards despite the negative consequence of setting such demanding high standards. It also involves judging your self worth based largely on your ability to strive for and achieve such high standards. Unfortunately perfectionism has its problems! • No achievement is ever enough • Self-blame if things [...]
Congratulations to Pleasetalk.ie, the student mental health website, which reaches its 5th birthday this month. “Please Talk urges students to understand that talking is a strength not of weakness, and if you’re experiencing problems while at college, there are people there who you can talk to. It promotes this message through a collaborative effort involving [...]
MyMindMatters has got a facelift! My Mind Matters has had a complete makeover. We’re always trying to make the site simpler to use and to make the online supports easier to access – and to get some good discussions going. We hope you like the new look. We love hearing any suggestions that you [...]
It’s Men’s Health Week, finishing on Father’s Day, 19th June, 2011. The aim is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems for men of all ages. The theme this year focuses on mental health and well-being. For more on this check out www.MentalHealthIreland.ie or any of our Self Help Information.
