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Hussein's experience of anxiety

Freelance transport accessibility consultant Hussein tells us how he’s navigating the cost-of-living crisis and the feelings of anxiety triggered by the uncertainty of the benefits system.

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Anxiety: statistics

Anxiety is a type of fear usually associated with the thought of a threat or something going wrong in the future, but can also arise from something happening right now.

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Why anxiety is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

This year for Mental Health Awareness Week we are focusing on anxiety. We all feel anxious from time to time. We are kickstarting a nationwide conversation, encouraging people to share their own experiences and any helpful ideas on how they manage anxiety.

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Anxiety and how to tackle it

This briefing looks at what our research has uncovered: the prevalence and rates of anxiety amongst different groups of people, and the current key drivers and risk factors for anxiety. It then considers the main ways of coping with anxiety and provides recommendations to governments across the UK for preventing anxiety.

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Anxiety (Mental Health Awareness Week 2023)

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.

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In the face of fear

Research carried out for this report suggests that we are becoming more fearful as a nation. Our survey emphatically indicates that people perceive our world as having become more frightening and frightened.

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