{"id":288,"date":"2022-02-23T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/psychological-health-and-wellbeing\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:56:14","slug":"psychological-health-and-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/psychological-health-and-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Health and Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each\u00a0person&#8217;s reaction to a cardiac event is unique.\u00a0Some people report\u00a0 an initial sense of relief\u00a0 at receiving help and increased appreciation of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/Forest-1.jpg\" alt=\"landscape image of a forest\" class=\"wp-image-396\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/Forest-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/Forest-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/Forest-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, it is quite normal to experience early feelings of\u00a0fear, frustration or irritability. Most people will go through a number of different reactions \u00a0and gradually feel more positive over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following pages offer information and advise on psychological health and wellbeing after cardiac events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following pages include a number of resources which guide you to learn relaxation skills, improve your sleep or pace yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/stress-and-cardiac-conditions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"298\">Stress and Cardiac Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/anxiety-and-low-mood\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"290\">Anxiety and Low Mood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/sleep-and-tiredness\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"297\">Sleep and Tiredness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/recovery-and-adjustment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"296\">Recovery and Adjustment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/relaxation-audios-and-resources\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"289\">Relaxation Audios and Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/WomanWalkingStick.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of smiling older woman walking along pavement using a walking stick\" class=\"wp-image-395\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/WomanWalkingStick.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/WomanWalkingStick-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/02\/WomanWalkingStick-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"media-credit\"> <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each&nbsp;person&rsquo;s reaction to a cardiac event is unique.&nbsp;Some people report&nbsp; an initial sense of relief&nbsp; at receiving help and increased appreciation of life. At the same time, it is quite normal to experience early feelings of&nbsp;fear, frustration or irritability. Most people will go through a number of different reactions &nbsp;and gradually feel more positive over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"davidmcbain","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/cardiacrehabilitation\/author\/davidmcbain\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"Each&nbsp;person&rsquo;s reaction to a cardiac event is unique.&nbsp;Some people report&nbsp; an initial sense of relief&nbsp; at receiving help and increased appreciation of life. 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