anxiety Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/anxiety/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:26:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Chronic Pain in Young People: Addressing the Stigma https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/chronic-pain-in-young-people-addressing-the-stigma/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/chronic-pain-in-young-people-addressing-the-stigma/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:27:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=41842 Chronic pain is often invisible. Someone you walk past on the street could be experiencing chronic pain, but you would never know.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/lifestyle/overthinking-the-never-ending-thoughts/feed/ 0 Stress Awareness Month 2023: How to Manage Stress and Anxiety https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/stress-awareness-month-2023-how-to-manage-stress-and-anxiety/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/stress-awareness-month-2023-how-to-manage-stress-and-anxiety/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 23:48:28 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=38714 We all experience some level of stress. Some of us experience it because of the demands of education or work and others might be stressed because of a difficult family life...

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University is sold to us at 18 as a time to party, drink and finally be free from your parents’ curfews. But no one tells you about the anxiety and stress you may endure in your final year.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/anxiety-university-gps-and-knowing-when-to-reach-out/feed/ 2 7 Ways to Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking and Improve Your Well-Being https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/7-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-public-speaking-and-improve-your-well-being/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/7-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-public-speaking-and-improve-your-well-being/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:20:45 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=37881 Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. If you live with this anxiety, you’re not alone. Estimates suggest that around 75% of the population lives with some form of this phobia, which can greatly impact quality of life. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/7-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-public-speaking-and-improve-your-well-being/feed/ 0 Reality Check: Navigating Graduate Job Anxiety https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/reality-check-navigating-graduate-job-anxiety/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/reality-check-navigating-graduate-job-anxiety/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:47:45 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30320 It's back to school, work, and grad scheme season. But for those of us who, for the first time in a long time, don’t have a plan for the next phase of our lives, it’s also major graduate anxiety season.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/reality-check-navigating-graduate-job-anxiety/feed/ 0 What Is the Spotlight Effect And How Can You Overcome It? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/what-is-the-spotlight-effect-and-how-can-you-overcome-it/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/what-is-the-spotlight-effect-and-how-can-you-overcome-it/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:28:34 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30377 Most people have had a nightmare where they lose all their teeth or clothes and everyone stares at them. Imagine feeling that mortified and self-conscious while you’re awake. That’s the spotlight effect.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/what-is-the-spotlight-effect-and-how-can-you-overcome-it/feed/ 0 The Reality of Student Mental Health: “I couldn’t have completed my degree without the university’s support” https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-reality-of-student-mental-health-i-couldnt-have-completed-my-degree-without-the-universitys-support/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-reality-of-student-mental-health-i-couldnt-have-completed-my-degree-without-the-universitys-support/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:31:57 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=23803 Mental health is serious— we must take mental health as seriously as a physical or visible illness, especially when it comes to our student population. Living on your own; managing your own financial situation; moving to a new area; balancing studies, work and life; planning for the future—these are the realities of student life that many face for the first time as they start university.

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