[ Mental Health ] [ Depression ] [ Anxiety ]
Anxiety is a perfectly natural and healthy state that we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid about things that are going to, or could, happen. It’s a natural human response when we perceive that we are under threat, and we experience anxiety through both mental and physical reactions.
Anxiety becomes a problem when it starts to impact on our everyday lives. This can be when the feelings are frequent or last for a long time; get out of proportion with the situation; when the worries become to hard to copy with or control or when you get the symptoms of anxiety such as panic attacks. Anxiety can make everyday things like studying at University very hard to do.
Depression and anxiety often go hand in hand – because the anxiety often stops us doing things that we want to do (such as getting a degree), and then it triggers the depression because we then feel low about not being able to do complete assessments on time or at all.
Symptoms of anxiety can include dizziness; nausea; sweating; headaches and other pains; sleeplessness and panic attacks. Anxiety can have a substantial impact on life including of course accessing University and completing work.
Anxiety has many of the same causes as depression but with them presenting in a different way. Treatment is often by medication but anxiety can often be relieved by learning coping behaviours through therapies such as CBT.
You can find more information, resources and helpful videos about anxiety from the Anxiety UK resources and video:-
https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/get-help/anxiety-information/
and specifically on managing panic attacks from MIND:-
For further sources of support, see the Resources section
[ Mental Health ] [ Depression ] [ Anxiety ]