Mental Health Awareness Week 2015
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week, and this year Anxiety UK are going to be raising awareness of phobia’s. Phobia’s can affect a persons life dramatically, and many people may struggle to talk about their specific phobia, fearing that others may not understand. Every day this week we will be posting a different story on […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Meet Karen, she has a phobia of toilets…
I’m Karen and I have a phobia of toilets. There, I said it, I’m out. For some reason, unknown to me, I think the toilet is going to get me, or the pipes will burst, or that it will flush whilst I’m using it. I know none of that will happen, but it terrifies me […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK Therapist talks to ITV This Morning on Social Anxiety
Anxiety UK therapist, Christos Christophy, appeared on ITV This Morning with Holly and Phillip on Thursday 10th July to help raise awareness and understanding of social anxiety – an intense fear of social situations. Christos is an experienced therapist with an extensive background in counselling, CBT and hypnotherapy and has his own practice based in […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
HeadMeds- mental health medication for young people
HeadMeds (www.headmeds.org.uk) is a unique new website about mental health medication for young people aged 13-25. It has been created by YoungMinds and funded by Comic Relief and the Nominet Trust as part of the Innovation Labs (www.innovationlabs.org.uk) project which has developed a range of digital projects to improve young people’s mental health. Created in the style of […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK partners up with the Teacher Support Network to provide 1:1 therapy services
Anxiety UK and the Teacher Support Network have come together to provide teachers with the option of reduced cost therapy. The scheme is national and will include up to six one to one therapy sessions per applicant which could be delivered face to face, over a web-cam or over the phone, depending on the type […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Therapeutic tech company “Virtually Free” announces latest app to tackle agoraphobia
On Wednesday 24 September 2014, Virtually Free, a tech company which makes apps to improve mental health, is announcing its latest project, Agoraphobia Free, set for launch in the first half of 2015, and is calling out for volunteers to take part in their clinical trials which will be running for the next couple of […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Launch of a new app to manage stress and anxiety
App launched to help the one fifth of Britons dealing with depression and anxiety – in partnership with Patient.co.uk. A leading psychotherapist has teamed up with a former patient to create an app to help members of the public manage their stress and anxiety – issues that affect more than a fifth of British adults*. […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Anxiety UK & Greater Manchester Police partner up to offer free app on managing stress and anxiety for officer on World Mental Health Day.
Anxiety UK & Greater Manchester Police partner up to offer free app on managing stress and anxiety for officers on World Mental Health Day. Anxiety UK, the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity, has partnered up with Greater Manchester Police to offer its Stress Tips phone app for free to members of the Police on World […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘Hi, Anxiety” by Debs Gatenby at the Contact Theatre
EVENT DESCRIPTION: With one in three of us estimated to experience mental illness, Debs Gatenby’s one woman show is a laugh out loud funny, yet wistful look at how mental illness affected her. And her mum. ‘Two breakdowns and two recoveries – mine and my mum’s’. So, how do you cope when you’re 40-something and […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
New drug-drive legislation clarified by Department for Transport
Anxiety UK has contacted the Department for Transport (DfT) to raise its concerns following the introduction of new legislation this week that risks criminalising people with anxiety disorders. In response a DfT spokesperson provided the following advice which they were happy for us to share with our members and others with an anxiety condition. The […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Fundraisers taking part in Action Challenge events to raise funds for Anxiety UK
We are delighted to announce that we have a number of fundraisers who are taking part in fundraising events organised by Action Challenge. These inspiring events, challenging by nature, are taking place over the next few months and are as follows: Emily Peacock is taking part in the Isle of Wight Challenge. Click here to […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Hot off the Press! Our Spring 2015 Anxious Times magazine is available for you to download now!
This edition features: Anxiety, writing and me Healthy body, healthy mind; a calming journey to fitness The day they moved my bus stop NLP – What is it and how can it help my phobia disappear? 12 things to know about people living with anxiety Art is my escape Award-winning Derbyshire photographer showcases his work […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Don’t suffer in silence and remember you’re not alone or going mad
Each day during Mental Health Awareness Week, we will be posting a story from someone with personal experience of anxiety. Meet Mark who has experience of social anxiety. My anxiety started when I was about 26 years old, I’m now 40. I was bullied at work and I ended up being off sick for six [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Admitting something is wrong is never easy
Each day during Mental Health Awareness Week, we will be posting a story from someone with personal experience of anxiety. Meet Emma who has experience of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and social anxiety. It is normal to suffer from some level of anxiety before exams, or when going for a job interview, from time to [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Talking about your feelings makes you MORE of a man
Each day during Mental Health Awareness Week, we will be posting a story from someone with personal experience of anxiety. Meet Tom who has experience of anxiety. Anxiety and depression have a been a part of me for almost all of my life. I suffered in silence for many years thinking that it was ‘just [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
