Anxiety
Even some of the most confident people may have experienced anxiety and it’s something that we all experience to some level. However, if anxiety gets out of control or stops a person from doing everyday things, this can lead to feeling unhappy, upset and frustrated. Many anxiety disorders begin in childhood and adolescence, and the average time a person waits to seek help for their condition is more than 10 years. So a lot of university students may have been feeling anxious for quite a long time. The pressures of studying, getting involved and being away from home could be making things feel worse than ever.
The increased pressures of being a PhD researcher may trigger anxious thoughts about your work, but it may also worsen other forms of anxiety, such as social anxiety, health anxiety and OCD.
The following resources that may help you in seeking support and ideas of how to combat feelings of anxiety:
