LONDON, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- With banks downsizing, people losing their jobs, the housing market at a virtual standstill and the rising cost of living, it cannot have escaped your notice that we are in troubled times. With the media reporting more doom and gloom every day, even if you are not personally under threat of economic downturn the mood of the country is somewhat despondent.
The repercussions of the recession are nowhere more apparent than in people's stress levels - all this worry means that therapists are more in demand than ever. Sometimes all it takes is a little human contact, contact with people who truly understand what you are feeling either because they are going through it themselves, or because they are trained to understand.
Mental health issues throughout the UK need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Stress, depression or anxiety is the largest contributor to the overall estimated annual days lost from work-related ill-health in 2007/08, (http://www.hse.gov.uk).
Uticopa.com addresses these issues through a social networking website that uses technology to provide a secure and non-judgemental environment where you can:
- access over 10,000 therapists across the UK; - discuss your own - and other people's - problems anonymously; - find out about suitable therapies.
Your mind is vital to your well-being and there is no shame in needing a tune-up from time to time. Even those of us who seem most equipped have issues that want and need to be addressed. The difference with the therapies promoted on Uticopa.com is that you can discuss your treatment with a therapist - and your peers - before you start.
The social networking format of the site is what attracts most users to Uticopa.com, encouraging them to get their problems off their chest. In a society which can often be isolating, Uticopa.com helps to reassure users that they are not alone.
We originally wanted to provide a service that would overcome the stigma associated with asking for help. People can now access specialist help from across the UK. I am encouraged to see that larger numbers of people every day are getting the help they need, Elen Agasiants, Uticopa.com
Whether it is the fact that Christmas is fast approaching or that the economic downturn is already here, Uticopa.com could be your port in a storm.
Elen Agasiants, agasiantslena@hotmail.com, +44(0)7834-358630
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