Informal Support

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  • Informal Support
    • Informal support is usually not provided by an organised group, or by a trained, paid professional
      • These people aren't paid to offer informal support. They do it because they care and feel they have a duty to help.
    • Family
      • The largest form of informal support
      • Lifestyle Change - Eat more healthily
      • Family Support- All members of the family have a similar  eating plan
        • Lifestyle Change - Eat more healthily
      • Lifestyle Change- Lose weight
      • Family Support- Help you find support groups and be there to talk to when you need a distraction
        • Lifestyle Change- Lose weight
      • Lifestyle Change- Do more exercise
        • Family Support - A family member no longer gives you a lift to school, or they drop you off further away so you can walk
      • Family Support - A family member no longer gives you a lift to school, or they drop you off further away so you can walk
      • Lifestyle Change - Improve emotional wellbeing
      • Family Support - Other family members offer to listen to your worries and concerns
        • Lifestyle Change - Improve emotional wellbeing
    • Friends
      • Friends are an extremely important source of informal support
      • `Lifestyle Choice - Drink less alcohol
      • Offer to buy you soft drinks instead
        • `Lifestyle Choice - Drink less alcohol
      • Lifestyle Choices- Stop taking drugs
        • Help you find support groups and be there to talk to when you need a distraction
      • Help you find support groups and be there to talk to when you need a distraction
    • Partners
      • Can give support by
        • Following a health plan for eating healthily, exercising or stopping smoking
        • Praising you and encouraging you not to give up
        • Complementing you about any improvement
        • Reassuring you if you. have a bad day

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