By Thomas Swarbrick, Content Team Contributor What causes summer anxiety? Summer is a bittersweet time for students and adolescents. Obviously there are the compliments: writing off those last exams, returning home to family, the sun glowing warmly. But this period brings about less familiar strains of anxiety in more subtle ways, such as: awaiting exams. […]
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By Mohammed Hassan, Content Team Academic In this new digital era, social media has become not only a tool for entertainment but also an essential part of daily life. It offers instant answers, connections, and access to endless streams of content, pictures, and videos just by clicking on a smartphone with the palm of your
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By Mohammed Hassan, No Panic Academic Anxiety can be a normal part of life, being a natural and common response to everyone’s stress, danger, or worries. (Mind,2025) However, it becomes a cause of concern when this feeling of overwhelm, and worry becomes chronic and can spiral out of control. Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a
By Joe Campbell, Content Team Academic For many students, exams are more than just tests—they’re emotional rollercoasters. Feelings of nervousness, worry, and even fear are common, and when these feelings become too intense, they can interfere with learning and performance. This is what we call exam anxiety, and it’s something most students will experience at
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By Lily Hirst, Content Team Academic What is it? What is anxiety? A question commonly asked by us and others. A feeling that won’t let you rest, log off or shut down. Racing thoughts before you fall asleep. A tight chest, a knot in your stomach. Anxiety is your body’s normal reaction to stress; we
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By Sahar Islam, Content Team Academic Anxiety is a natural response to stress or perceived danger, but when it becomes persistent or overwhelming, it can interfere with daily life. Whether you’re dealing with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, or panic attacks, it’s important to have tools and strategies to manage your symptoms. Here’s a comprehensive guide
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By Sam Archibald, Content Team Academic Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders affecting children and adults and can have huge implications for their development and general well-being. CBT can be effective in the short term and is superior to no treatment at all and is found to reduce symptoms and improve
By Thomas Swarbrick, Content Team Academic The problem Experiences of anxiety have become an epidemic amongst adults and adolescents. Whether it takes the form periodic stress or severe phobic symptoms, prevalence rates have concerningly reached an all-time high. But what is it about our generation that leaves us so vulnerable? With ever-expanding sources of media,
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By Hannah Parton, Content Team Contributor Don’t get me wrong, there are some amazing ways in which social media can help for the better. It creates a feeling of community, support and connects the world together. Having said that, I feel it’s a double edged sword. Some great things come from using it, along with
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By Amy Moore, Content Team Contributor When I turned seventeen, all anyone would ask me about was if I would start my driving lessons soon. My entire family was so excited for me, but I just remember being swamped with nerves. My friends spent their teenage years constantly talking about what they’d do and where
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