Anxiety (Mental Health Foundation)
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Good Health and Well-being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Partnerships for the Goals
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Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. It was the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week in 2023. Lots of things can lead to feelings of anxiety, including exam pressures, relationships, starting a new job (or losing one) or other big life events. We can also get anxious when it comes to things to do with money and not being able to meet our basic needs, like heating our home or buying food. But anxiety can be made easier to manage. Focusing on anxiety for Mental Health Awareness Week helped increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem. Understanding and coping with anxiety: 1) Uncertain times: Anxiety in the UK and how to tackle it Read our in-depth look at anxiety in the UK. Based on a survey of 6,000 UK adults, the report examines what anxiety is, who’s experiencing it in the UK, how we’re coping and the things we can do to help to manage those feelings. 2)What can we do to cope with feelings of anxiety? There are lots of things which we can do to help manage feelings of anxiety, and what works will be different for everyone.
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