Anxiety
Anxiety
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Anxiety is a natural human feeling. It’s normal to feel nervous before big life events and in any unfamiliar or uncomfortable situation. Anxiety becomes an issue when it begins to take over your life and stops you doing everyday things.
What does anxiety feel like?
What does anxiety feel like?
Anxiety feels different for everyone. Watch Lewis, Polly, Faisal, Shelley and Brian talk about what living with anxiety problems feels like for them, and what helps them to cope with anxiety.
"For me, anxiety feels as if everyone in the world is waiting for me to trip up, so that they can laugh at me. It makes me feel nervous and unsure whether the next step I take is the best way forward."
You're not alone
You're not alone
Living with anxiety can be challenging, but it's important to remember that you are not alone.
Travelodge colleague Deb shares her story about living with anxiety and panic attacks. It takes a lot of courage to open up about mental health struggles, and we're grateful for her honesty and vulnerability.
Click here to read Deb's story
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
Everyone will experience feelings of anxiety at some point in their life; it's a natural human response when we feel that we are under threat.
Sometimes these feelings can become difficult to manage, and impact our daily lives, so we've created a short guide with some tips that may help to reduce these feelings .
Please click here to view the guide
What can you do?
What can you do?
There's lots of things to help you deal with anxiety, as well as support groups and organisations like AnxietyUK dedicated to helping people who are struggling.
From exercise and nutrition to talking therapies and medication, speaking to someone about your worries can help you to find ways to cope and move forward. Talking to someone via our Employee Assistance Programme might help. You can find out more here.
If you or someone you know needs emergency help right now, please call 999.
Where can I get help?
Where can I get help?
You can call our Employee Assistance Programme number which offers FREE confidential counselling sessions with professional counsellors to talk and help you find ways to move forward. Calls are free, anonymous, non-judgmental and confidential.
You can refer yourself to NHS Talking Therapies. There's a range of confidential and effective support available that can help you feel better.
Click HERE for more information.
You could join this online community forum for anxiety sufferers where you can ask for help and advice and support others in similar situations.
To visit the website click HERE
You can talk to someone at CALM from 5pm to midnight everyday. Their helpline and webchat are open 365 days a year, offering practical suggestions for all of life’s problems.
To visit the website click HERE
Useful resources
Useful resources
Anxious Minds
Anxious Minds
In this webinar psychotherapist Fergus Ross answers:
Where does anxiety come from?
When does stress transition into anxiety?
How can we notice anxiety and reduce the symptoms?
Click here to watch the webinar
Anxiety Overload
Anxiety Overload
Find out how to recognise when anxiety is helpful and when it's harmful and solutions for calming yourself.
Anxiety Guides
Anxiety Guides
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