All about anxiety

Everyone feels anxious from time to time. But for someone with anxiety, these feelings stick around and make life really challenging.

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is more than just feeling stressed or worried.

Anxiety is when unpleasant feelings of uneasiness, fear or worry don’t go away.

Anxiety is a problem when it starts to impact on:

Some things people with anxiety feel are:

Excessive fear and worry

Nervous or on-edge all the time

Panic or feeling ‘out of control’

Avoidance of going places or doing things

We’ve teamed up with Pedestrian TV to bring you HRU? a podcast and video series that discusses the hard stuff, like loneliness.

Your body also tells you when it’s feeling anxious. You may have:

Different things work for different people. Here’s some stuff you can try to help you control your anxiety:

Educate yourself on anxiety and treatment options

Find out what triggers your anxiety so you know when it’s likely to pop up

Challenge and replace anxious thoughts with positive ones

Learn some relaxation strategies

Focus on improving your diet and exercising regularly

Limit alcohol and other drugs

Anxiety can be tough to deal with on your own. Gather a support team around you. With some help you can get better!

Here’s who can help:

"You don’t have to let anxiety control your life.With help you can learn how to overcome it".

You're not alone. Support is available.

If you want to learn more about anxiety and how to deal with it, call us on 1800 55 1800, start a WebChat or send us an email today.

You can also check out Head to Health for other digital services and resources.