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What are the Symptoms of Anxiety?

It can help to understand the many symptoms of anxiety however there are 3 main ways anxiety can manifest itself: Physical Sensations, Psychological Effects and Behavioural Reactions. Any combination of these effects may be present, and it may vary to some degree each time. Read more about the symptoms of anxiety here:

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Can your mindset help with anxiety? Can your mindset help anxiety?

Can Changing Your Mindset Help with Anxiety?

Can changing your mindset help with anxiety? The answer is definitely yes. Depending on how we interpret the feeling, and our relationship with anxiety, will depend if it can help or hinder us. 
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How Can I Improve my Mental Health? How can I look after myself? How can I improve my wellbeing?

How Can You Improve Your Mental Health?

Maintaining good mental health is essential for our overall well-being, especially when we are feeling anxious.

Just as we care for our physical health, it's important to nurture our minds too.

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Is 50 the new 30?

Is 50 the new 30?

On paper, it looked like I was living the dream, but in reality, I was a bit of a mess!

It was in this decade I found out I was already pregnant. This wasn’t good news. But, I got married ….. and got divorced soon after. My job wasn’t fulfilling me. The relationship I originally thought was good, turned out to be abusive.

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Overprotecting our children, anxiety in children, anxious child

Could Overprotecting our Children Make them Anxious?

Childhood anxiety is now an epidemic with 1 in every 6 children experiencing anxiety, and a 70% increase in the last 25 years. There are many contributing factors but researchers have also found a link between anxiety and the overprotection of our children.
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Manage Anxiety Coming Out Of Lockdown

Manage Anxiety Coming Out Of Lockdown

Recognise that any change, positive or negative, may be perceived as a threat and can trigger unhelpful anxious thoughts. Remember they are just thoughts though, and they will not physically harm you. Right now, remind yourself that you are ok. Find some calm time and think back over all the times you have been resilient and coped in the past.
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What have you learnt during lockdown?

With lockdown restrictions slowly being lifted, I've been thinking about all the things I've been enjoying recently, and I have realised there are far more benefits to lockdown than I would have thought possible.
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What does normal look like?

What does normal look like?

If you are feeling unprepared for the changes that are coming, recognise that there was no ‘normal’ response when we went into lockdown either, so it is understandable if we feel anxious again now.
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