once you step out of that last exam hall, there is simply nothing you can do to change what results you will receive.
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By Emily Pearce, Content Team Contributor For students, summer should be a time to unwind from the academic year and enjoy yourself. However, if you’ve just finished your exams prior to summer, this may not always be the case. If you’re a GCSE, A-Level or university student, the first few weeks of the summer holidays
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By Lily Hirst, Content Team Contributor September 2022, a new beginning, and the fear of uncertainty. But it ended up being the start of the best choice I have ever made. Sounds like I’m overexaggerating right now, doesn’t it? Leaving home, other friends going elsewhere, different surroundings? Might appeal for some but as a sufferer
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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 Lily Hirst, Content Team Academic. Anxieties build and creep up around the idea of university and the stress of it beginning a new adventure, but nobody talks about the end. Leaving university behind it’s hard to find positives. Leaving behind your ‘new life’ and ‘new friendships’ and your new ‘normal’. Moving cities is a
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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 Lily Hirst, Content Team academic. One of the most common mental health conditions affecting today’s young adults is anxiety. While the effects of anxiety on family relationships and academic achievement have attracted a lot of attention, its effect on friendships gets more pushed aside. In young adulthood, friendships play an essential part in developing
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By Sahar Islam, Content Team Academic Anxiety is often seen as a debilitating condition—marked by worry, avoidance, and emotional distress. However, emerging research and personal narratives are reframing anxiety not merely as a weakness, but as a potential catalyst for growth, connection, and empowerment. This article explores the paradoxical nature of anxiety and how it
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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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