Anxiety is often overwhelming, even just to think about.
This is why it can be helpful to learn about the techniques you can use to manage anxiety, spot the signs and work through an episode of heightened anxiety or panic attacks.
Through this journey of self-discovery, being kind and patient with yourself is key.
Ways to Manage, Spot the Signs and Work Through Anxiety and Panic Read More »
A personal perspective discussing my experience with anxiety. Perfectionism affected my self-esteem and sense of achievement. This is how my mindset was shifted into a more positive light.
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Many people occasionally worry about social situations, but some of us can feel overly worried, before, during and after them. This can be social anxiety or social phobia, which is a long term and overwhelming fear of social situations.
Six tips to overcome feelings of anxiety when attending social events. Read More »
By Brian Robinson, helpline volunteer. Many of us see anxiety as this terrible enemy or bully who we have to stand up against and fight. Who would blame us for that? However, the problem with this view of things is we risk ending up at war with ourselves. Fight or flight is in fact a
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By Jessica Rowson, Director and Head of Psychiatric Injury at Oakwood Solicitors. We see a very complex relationship between environmental factors at work, stress at work and overall health of employees, but often this either just isn’t seen or understood by businesses or is simply ignored. Reports constantly show that at least 25 percent of
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By Craig, No Panic volunteer This is the third in our series looking at the importance of psychoeducation in any anxiety recovery journey. We’ve already had a look at the benefits of understanding more about the anxiety state and the different sources available to help you do that. In this blog, we want to look
“Psychoeducation”: is there such a thing as too much… Read More »
By Craig, No Panic volunteer In our recent blog on psychoeducation, we spoke about the value of understanding what is happening biologically when you are anxious. Doing so can help you understand that whilst symptoms are real and scary, they can also be easily explained and cannot truly harm you. Once you’ve decided that you
“Psychoeducation”: where to get it… Read More »
By Ruth Cooper-Dickson, No Panic Patron Over 4 years ago I stopped drinking alcohol when I started taking my SSRIs for panic disorder, as having a glass of wine made me physically unwell, let alone the mental side-effects. My body had such a strong reaction to it. When I finally stopped taking my medication, I
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By Craig, No Panic Volunteer In 2005, I had my first experience of problematic anxiety. I remember that feeling of adrenalin rushing through my body, a flush of heat over my face with beads of sweat forming on my forehead as thoughts started to tell me that something was terribly wrong… I needed to get
“Psychoeducation” : taking the mystery out of anxiety… Read More »
By Brian Robinson, No Panic volunteer The best way to break the anxiety cycle is not to see it as an unbreakable cycle in the first place. At its heart, anxiety is a disorder caused by tension. When tension levels are raised to a certain critical point, fight or flight is automatically triggered. See yourself
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