Anxiety is a normal, feeling of fear or panic about something that is happening or might happen in the future. Everyone feels anxiety at times it is part of being human. For example, feeling anxious is normal when crossing a busy road, going through financial/family difficulties, or losing a job, etc. It is only when […]
Studies have shown that lack of sleep can be one of the main contributors to anxiety problems. When we are tired our brains are unable to function correctly, our attention span drops, as does our concentration. Reasoning becomes more difficult and our memory suffers. Sleep deprivation will also lead to lack of energy and eventually
The symptoms we experience with anxiety are real symptoms but they are not due to a real physical illness. Take a minute to think about what happens to your body when you’re having a panic/anxiety attack; it is in fear response mode. If you were in some kind of danger you would need to act
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Social anxiety/phobia affects up to 2.00% of the population of the U.K. or, to put it another way, about 1.5 million people. It centres on persistent and irrational fears of social situations where one may be exposed to judgment by others or by becoming the “centre of attention”. It may well be coupled with an
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Goal setting is vital in the recovery of anxiety disorders and should be considered very carefully. Your goals should be specific, clear and precise and most importantly obtainable. For example, imagine you are on a diet, there is no point in saying, I am overweight, I need to lose 3 stone. Three stone is a
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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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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Natasha Devon Photographer: Ethan Cole I was ten years old when I had my first panic attack. I was freewheeling down a hill on my bike, when I suddenly found I was gasping for air and I fell into a ditch full of stinging nettles. There were a lot of things going on for me,
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