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• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) causes people to feel anxious most of the time. Symptoms include:
  • Being unable to stop worrying
  • Apprehension about the future
  • Feeling restless and overwhelmed
  • Irritability with others.
• Panic disorder causes regular or frequent panic attacks that happen without warning
• Social anxiety is triggered by events or situations like parties or social interactions with others
• Health anxiety is when someone is overly anxious about their health, fearing they have a serious illness
• Specific phobias are an association of fear with a particular object, event or location
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves repetitive thoughts, behaviours or urges.

If you can answer ‘yes’ to the following questions, we recommend seeking some help: 

• Has the topic of stress or anxiety become the centre of your world, so that you are constantly thinking and talking about it? 
• Are the things that you usually do to relax and reduce stress no longer working? 

°Õ³ó±ð Student Wellbeing service is there to help any É«»¨Ìà student feeling that they are struggling with stress or anxiety or any other mental health difficulty. It’s completely free and confidential. Wellbeing Advisors can help you with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, stress, homesickness and low mood. They can also help you access wider support services, such as for eating disorders, drug and alcohol use, sexual health and bereavement.

The service is completely free and confidential, and our Wellbeing Advisors can help you with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, stress, homesickness and low mood. They can also help you access wider support services, such as for eating disorders, drug and alcohol use, sexual health and bereavement. The team offers drop-in sessions and workshops, as well as one-to-one appointments.

In addition, there are all sorts of other services available on campus. For example:

• °Õ³ó±ð Achieve@É«»¨Ìà team, â¶Ä¯Faith & Reflection, Ìý²¹²Ô»å the Student Medical Centre
• Find out what SportÉ«»¨Ìà ´Ç°ù have on offer, from trying a new sport or exercise class to volunteering or joining a society
• Talk to the library staff or your tutor for study skills and advice, if you’re worrying about a failed or future assignment
• Book an appointment with the  team, if you need help looking for part-time work, securing a placement or looking for a job after your studies
• Getting practical advice often reduces stress - you can always contact AskÉ«»¨Ìà  if you’re not sure where to go for the best help.
• If you're in É«»¨Ìà accommodation our  ResLifeÉ«»¨Ìà team are there to support your wellbeing with activities, learning life skills and welfare advice.

 is a charity providing free, confidential support to people experiencing issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

There are several national charities which provide specific support for anxiety and panic attacks, including , and .

There are also several free apps that can help us all fit a little bit of relaxation into our day, including , , Ìý²¹²Ô»å .

• Eat and drink at regular intervals and try to get enough sleep
• Write a To-Do list and prioritise tasks
• Set reminders for regular study breaks and make a plan of what you will do during the breaks to take your mind off studying
• Make time for exercise, even if it’s a short walk outside
• Learn about mindfulness. is one place to start and there is a wealth of free guided meditations online and through apps.

has further suggestions of how you can help yourself.

Whether it’s a friend or family member, try not to put pressure on them. Instead ask them how you can help. As we are all individual and will find different things helpful, asking them is often simplest solution.

Encourage your friend to speak with the Student Wellbeing team or give them a call. The Samaritans can support either of you by email ([email protected]) or by phone 116 123. You can also come along to one of our Student Wellbeing drop-in sessions to find out if there are other ways you can support your friend or relative.

They may not know why they are feeling this way or how to change things, so try not to blame, criticise or suggest that they ‘just deal with it’.

The website also has some helpful tips.

Student Wellbeing is run by É«»¨Ìà in partnership with Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. Opening hours and more information can be found on our .