Anxiety

Check the symptoms and types of anxiety:

• Symptoms of anxiety
• Types of anxiety disorder

• Answer a couple of simple questions to find tailored help for you.
• Good Thinking anxiety self-assessment - you can also use our free clinically-validated self-assessment tool to assess your anxiety anonymously – it only takes 20 minutes to complete and will provide you with a guiding diagnosis, helpful resources and, if necessary, relevant treatment options.

Good Thinking recommends NHS-approved apps to help reduce anxiety (many of which are free if you live or work in London), including:

• Be Mindful (free) - clinically proven online mindfulness course approved by the NHS, Be Mindful helps you to manage anxiety through mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).
• My Possible Self (free) - this clinically proven app can help you to understand and identify the causes of your anxiety so you can learn coping mechanisms and manage future situations better.
• Sorted: mental health (free) - uses repeated breathing and tension/relaxation exercises to rapidly abolish the ‘fight or flight’ reaction then visualisation skills build new positive resources to establish positive mindset.
• Clear Fear (free) - Clear Fear is a free app developed to reduce anxiety using effective Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques. It was developed by a charity with input from young people and is recommended for 11 to 19-year-olds.
• Meditainment (free first voyage) - Meditainment uses established guided meditation and visualisation techniques, leading you on imaginative journeys to dreamlike destinations to explore and reflect on a range of wellbeing topics.

• Workbook: Centre for Clinical Interventions anxiety workbook
• Workbook: Centre for Clinical Interventions health anxiety workbook
• Workbook: Centre for Clinical Interventions mindfulness workbook
• Guide: Five ways to good mental wellbeing
• Guide: How to deal with uncertainty
• Podcast: Why a micropause can help your mental health today