Anxiety can be experienced in many everyday situations and represents our body’s natural response to events we perceive as threatening or frightening. Studying at university and its associated challenges can be one of these cases!

However, when anxiety symptoms significantly affect your day-to-day life and prevent you from carrying out certain tasks or activities, you should try to look for strategies that mitigate these symptoms and allow you to function more adaptively. If these strategies don’t work, you may be dealing with a more severe form of anxiety (such as panic) and should seek professional help from psychologists or psychiatrists.

Here’s a summary of some of the signs, symptoms and strategies to adopt: Anxiety and Panic – What are they and how to deal?

Access more information on anxiety and other mental health issues here.