Claire Eastham

"Don't Call Me Maybe": 5 Ways to Tackle Phone Anxiety

Telephobia isn’t a fear of phones as objects; it's a type of performance anxiety. Here are 5 tips to beat it.

People like you, talking about their experience with anxiety.

Living with Anxiety: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage anxiety and other mental health challenges. Each story gives a first-person account of living with anxiety, with tips for finding the right mental health support and coping with daily triggers. 

58 Anxiety Patient Stories - Page 3

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges

4 Tips for Managing Nocturnal Anxiety
3 mins
article
Claire Eastham

4 Tips for Managing Nocturnal Anxiety

The First Asthma Attack I Can Remember
4 mins
article
Olivia Fulton

The First Asthma Attack I Can Remember

Surviving a Heart Attack and Learning How to Live Again
10 mins
article
Jeff Breece

Surviving a Heart Attack and Learning How to Live Again

5 Ways to Manage Mental Health Issues in Winter
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

5 Ways to Manage Mental Health Issues in Winter

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack
4 mins
article
Kat Naish

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack

Anxiety: How to Deal with Intrusive Thoughts
4 mins
article
Claire Eastham

Anxiety: How to Deal with Intrusive Thoughts

How to Survive Christmas with Social Anxiety
4 mins
article
Claire Eastham

How to Survive Christmas with Social Anxiety

How to Manage a Depressive Episode
6 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

How to Manage a Depressive Episode

4 Ways to Manage Worry When Living with Anxiety
5 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

4 Ways to Manage Worry When Living with Anxiety

3 Easy Ways to Help Manage Aeroplane Anxiety
5 mins
article
Claire Eastham

3 Easy Ways to Help Manage Aeroplane Anxiety

Writing an Open Letter to My Mental Health Companion
5 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Writing an Open Letter to My Mental Health Companion

6 Things to Do When You Have a Mental Health Setback
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

6 Things to Do When You Have a Mental Health Setback

Parenting with Depression and Anxiety
5 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

Parenting with Depression and Anxiety

6 Tips for Dating with Social Anxiety
5 mins
article
Claire Eastham

6 Tips for Dating with Social Anxiety

Childbirth and Breastfeeding with Depression and Anxiety
3 mins
article
Megan Potts

Childbirth and Breastfeeding with Depression and Anxiety

About Life Effects

Living with one or more chronic conditions affects your life in so many ways. The only people who really know what you are going through are those who have faced the same challenges for years. With that in mind we have created Life Effects, an initiative shaped by patients, for patients.

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