Taking care of someone with an anxiety disorder can be extremely testing at times, especially if you have never suffered yourself, but you may be surprised how much of a major role you can play in helping the person recover. Firstly it is important to accept that they are not “putting it on” or “making […]
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The term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is now in common use. Unfortunately, many use the term in everyday conversation, without realising that PTSD is often a very serious condition that may require professional, specialist treatment. Thus, the other day I heard someone describing a problem at work with a colleague who was being ‘rather
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I started sneaking alcohol from my parent’s liquor cabinet when I was 14 years old. I did it out of plain curiosity the first time. I have a sister who is 10 years older than me and she always looked like she was having so much fun when she was drinking with her friends. I
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1st to 7th June 2019 is Volunteers Week. Here at No Panic we have some amazing volunteers and wouldn’t be able to do what we do without them! So we would like to say a huge thank you to all volunteers for their hard work and dedication. We have lots of volunteer positions available. We
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No Panic has been on the radio this week with the actress Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria in Coronation Street. She was telling her story about suffering from such bad panic attacks she feels she would die. As I listened I thought how brave the three people were who joined her on the radio to
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We’re excited to announce that we are in receipt of our very first donation of £1992 from the app DrugStars! We would like to say a huge thank you to DrugStars and everyone who uses the app to donate their stars to No Panic, you are making a huge difference to the lives of anxiety sufferers
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Today’s blog post is a beautiful song which has been submitted by Phil Muriel. “Dedicated to those who smile through the pain — inspired by those who live in fear of being returned to the hell they fled. I interpret for counsellors who help torture survivors who have sought sanctuary in the UK. In spite
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Today’s blog post is a lovely documentary from writer Joe Minihane. Waterlog is a short documentary which tells the story of writer Joe Minihane and his battle with anxiety. Finding an antidote in the form of wild swimming Joe sets out to retrace the route of environmentalist Roger Deakin’s nature writing classic, Waterlog. In a
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In my work as a psychotherapist over the past decade I have come into contact with so many people who live with intense experiences of terror, fear, panic and anxiety. In this article I’m not talking so much about worrying, feeling tense, nervous or stressed. Not to diminish how difficult those experiences can be to
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By Natasha Devon I’ve been working in schools, colleges and universities delivering talks and conducting research on mental health for more than a decade. It made sense to me to target adolescents for a number of reasons, not least of which that the average onset age for the most common mental illnesses (depression, anxiety, eating
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