Activities to do instead of scrolling on social media

Taking a break from social media can be important when prioritising your mental health

You may open social media and see that everyone has it all figured out, everyone is achieving milestones, living their best life, making it look easy... but remember that the online world is only a tiny glimpse into someone’s entire life; they may not feel on the inside the way they appear on the outside, especially behind closed doors.

We've put together a few different ways you can spend time putting your well-being first, rather than scrolling for hours. 

📖 Read a new book from a genre you’ve not tried before

Why not try something completely different? You could find your new favourite! 

🎨 Get creative and try a new hobby, no pressure for it to be perfect!

You could try scrapbooking, crotchet, painting, or even just doodling on a post-it note.

🎶 Listen to Calming Music or Podcasts

Soothing music can be incredibly helpful when trying to unwind. You could also listen to a podcast that interests you!

💌 Write a letter to a close friend or relative

Let them know you’re grateful for them, just because

📕 Start a low-pressure journal

No need to do it every single day, just whenever you’re grateful for something or someone.

💆‍♂️ Try a Relaxing Breathing Exercise

Why not try the 4-7-8 breathing technique? It’s thought to help reduce nervousness, stress, and calm anxiety.

🌿 Take a Nature Walk

If you are able to, take a quiet walk outdoors, even if it’s just for a few minutes! Being in nature can help bring you to the present and ground your mind.

🙌 Raise your happy hormones

We have a webinar all about your body’s happy hormones and how to boost them, watch it today to see how you can benefit!

🏃‍♂️ Try doing some exercise

Our Physical Well-being page has advice on getting back into exercise after stoma surgery. Be sure to seek advice from your Stoma Care Nurse prior to starting any new exercises.

🌸 Explore Mindfulness Apps

Mindfulness apps can be a good alternative to social media, helping you focus on the present moment. Visit our Psychological Well-being page to find some recommendations!

🧠 Learn about something new!

Is there a topic you’ve always been interested in? Why not watch a YouTube video, read an article, or listen to a podcast to dive into it?

☕ Make a cuppa and take a quiet moment just for you

No need to do anything.

 

“I worried about being active with the kids. Sitting on the sidelines like I often did being poorly. Nothing could be further from the truth. My stomas gave me a glimpse into what I'd been missing.”


Damian

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“I had comform again, the smoothness against my skin, a lack of a rustle against my clothes”


Tim

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“Being able to choose the colour of the bag allows me to control how I look with my stoma. I can’t change having a stoma, but being able to change the colour of my bag gives me back control.”


Elliott

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“As soon as I changed to black bags, it changed my opinion of myself, physically and mentally.”

Carina

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“I can train hard in the gym, have fun with my son and live my life to the fullest.”

Tom

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“Finding the right product has helped bring me back to life not just physically but psychologically. It helps me feel ‘free’ to the point of sometimes forgetting that I have a stoma.”

Paul

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“Emptying the bag is quick and easy and I love how it is all tucked away. The bag instead kind of makes me feel sexy! I don’t feel ashamed to show it.”

Nathan

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“On holiday and on the beach, I want to have the right bag for me. I want to look a particular way and when you look good, you feel good!”

Tanya

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“Colour choice is so important to me and knowing I can match my bag to an outfit makes a big difference.”

Ailish

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“I was able to play all day in the pool without worrying, no one even noticed I had a stoma bag.”<

Jessica

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“Without sounding like a cliché, it gave me the confidence to go out and do normal things and feel it was secure.”

Laura

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Support and resources

Having a stoma is a major change in your life and it can take time to adapt to your new lifestyle. You may need support with learning how to cope with difficult emotions, how to get used to your altered body or support with building your confidence. We have various support tools and resources which are aimed to help improve your well-being. Explore these tools and resources below.

Well-being resources to help you

If you can’t attend support groups in person, these online resources may help:

How can Confidence BE® support your well-being?

Confidence BE® has a range of features that may help improve self-esteem, body image, comfort, confidence and sleep quality by helping to reduce leaks, odour, ballooning, pancaking, noise and skin irritation.

Explore Confidence BE®

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Be You

Choice of three colours: black, white and stone. Available in closed, drainable, urostomy, flat and soft convex.

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Be Comfortable

Dual-thickness wafer stays secure, with no lifting or rolling.

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Be Discreet

The filter is designed to ensure that a gas path can always be maintained to help reduce ballooning, and to help neutralise odour.

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Be In Control

Blue, guided touchpoints may make the bag easier to see and use.1,2

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Be Flexible

Unique patented Flexifit® wafer bends and flexes with movement.

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Be Comfortable

Urostomy hydrocolloid resists fluid and erosion for longer*.

* In comparison to Salts Confidence® Natural Advance Closed and Drainable stoma bags. 25% less erosion over a 24-hour period. Data on file. Salts Healthcare 2022.

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Be Discreet

Outlet tucks away and is securely fastened with premium VELCRO® hook and loop fastener material.

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Be In Control

Flow control makes it easy to control the flow of urine.

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Be Comfortable

Soft, water-repellent fabric.

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Be Discreet

Low-rustle fabric cover.1

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Be Discreet (Drainable and Urostomy only)

Outlet tucks aways and is securely fastened with premium VELCRO® hook and loop fastener material.

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Be Discreet

The sleek, low-profile design looks less like a medical device.

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Be Comfortable

Soft outlet and bung are comfortable without compromising ease of use.

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Be Discreet

The sleek, low-profile design looks less like a medical device.

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Be In Control

Rotating and detachable bung lanyard can be moved away from urine flow when draining.

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We offer a wide range of one-piece colostomy bags and two-piece colostomy bags designed to make life easier with innovative features for greater comfort, flexibility and security. We have a range of colostomy supplies for you to sample from.

 

Our one-piece colostomy product range includes:

  • Confidence BE®
  • Confidence BE® Soft Convex
  • Confidence® Natural Advance
  • Confidence® Natural
  • Confidence® Natural Soft Convex
  • Confidence® Convex Supersoft

 

Our two-piece colostomy product range includes;

  • Harmony Duo with Flexifit® and Aloe
  • Harmony® Duo Convex with Flexifit® and Aloe

 

Both our one-piece and two-piece closed stoma bags are available in flat and convex.

Join The Salts Community

Follow us on social media for all the latest news, views and achievements from our growing community of people living with a stoma.

References: 1. Confidence BE® Urostomy Phase 1 and 2 clinical surveys. Data on file. Salts Healthcare 2022. 2. Dzulkifli, M.A., & Mustafar, M.F. (2013). The influence of colour on memory performance: a review. The Malaysian journal of medical sciences: MJMS, 20(2), 3–9.

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