If you are feeling/experiencing Anxiety and would like to get some support, below are some self-help resources and links to UH support services to help you.
Please also see our Student Wellbeing Services page for further support and advice.
We recommend
- Living Life to the Full
- Mind Leaflet - Anxiety & panic attacks
- NHS Get Help with Anxiety, fear and panic
- Self-help for Anxiety Management App (SAM)
- Self Help for anxiety & panic
Other sources of support
| Rethinking anxiety -Tedtalks |
The 15 Best TED Talks On Anxiety, Stress, and Fear. In particular try: Skills to face your fears given by psychologist Dawn Huebar "Every time you listen to your worry, you’re feeding it. Every time you feed your worry you’re making it stronger. But, when you don’t obey your worry, when you talk back to it, challenge it, corrected it, that’s a win for you.” |
| Centre for Clinical Interventions |
A Western Australian Government programme providing self help resources including information leaflets and worksheet on a number of topics, with a section focused on anxiety. |
| Don't Panic (App) |
Free app that has podcasts on that you can listen too when distressed, they cover a
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| Getselfhelp | Information, tools and relaxation techniques to help you overcome anxiety |
| HelpGuide | A series of American guides on a variety of common mental and emotional health issues (including anxiety) |
| No Panic | Information and helpline for those with anxiety disorders |
| The Mix |
A really useful site for all student related issues. |
Free 24/7 Helpline via Health Assured:
Alongside our inhouse service, we have a Student Assistance Programme, called Health Assured. If you want to speak to someone more immediately about a difficulty you are experiencing, you can speak with a trained therapist anytime, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, on the freephone helpline 0800 028 3766.
You can have support if you are feeling low, depressed, or anxious or experiencing difficult life events. You can also call if you need financial, legal, non-urgent medical advice. Qualified counsellors are available to respond to your call as well as a team specialised in the areas of bereavement, finance, law and medical care. Further support and resources are available on the Wisdom App, available at: https://wisdom.healthassured.org/login which you can access by using the University of Hertfordshire code: MHA191133