By Craig Souter, Content Team Contributor At some point in life, most people have felt that things have been out of control, whether that was challenges at work, too many assignments in their studies, too many life events happening at once, or a big demand on their social time. However, there is one tactic which […]
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By Julitta Lee, Content Team Contributor Since I’ve been on a personal journey to manage my anxiety better, I have realised that how we view anxiety can dramatically change our experience of it. Whether these views come from within ourselves or others, they can become either obstacles, or stepping stones, in our mental health journey.
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By Conner Keys, Content Team Academic In 2023, there were 4.95 billion people using social media and social networking sites (SNS) in the world. In 2015, just 8 years prior, there were only 2.08 billion users (Brian, 2024). This signifies a 138.2% overall increase in that time frame. But what does this mean for us,
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic Introduction Definition of Anxiety and Phobias Anxiety is a form of mental health disorder that is commonly related to worry, nervousness, or fearfulness, that is intense enough to affect a person’s level of social functioning. Specific phobias are considered a kind of anxiety disorder, that is characterised by
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic. Introduction Millions of people throughout the United Kingdom suffer with social anxiety, something that is characterised by an overwhelming dread of social settings. It refers to a crippling fear of being scrutinised, or the feeling of being embarrassed, in front of other people, which then frequently results in avoidance
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Article by Conner Keys, Content Team Academic Despite anxiety being a common word heard in today’s language, there are still many misconceptions about the disorder itself. This article will highlight a few, in relation to General Anxiety Disorder, and help unpack them. Ready?… Let’s go! “Anyone that worries has anxiety”. It is quite frequent to
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By Paris Gill, Content Team Contributor Summer in Britain is always a challenging period. Dealing with FOMO becomes a real struggle when your whole social media is filled with exotic travels, and warm summer evenings that are obviously abroad, since it’s August, and it’s still raining here! As someone who’s just graduated, and is enjoying
By Amy Moore, Content Team Contributor. One of the most horrible things that anxiety can do is turn something that is supposed to be exciting and fun into an awful experience. I always found that holidays were particularly difficult for me. Instead of being excited in the weeks prior to going on holiday, I could just feel
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team Academic. This article aims to identify various methods of dealing with the anxiety problem by encompassing cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness training, and goal setting planning. It also underlines the need to focus on self-care and taking the professional support of specialists to improve people’s mental well-being and
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By Mohammed Adil Sethi, Content Team academic Anxiety is a quite common emotional experience that everyone encounters at some point in their lives. It is quite normal to feel anxiety in response to certain situations. Chronic anxiety can significantly impact someone’s daily life and overall well-being. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
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