Claire Eastham

“If You Go Down to the Woods”: 4 Ways to Deal with Fears of the Unknown Out in Nature

Uneasy when out in nature? Claire Eastham shares 4 coping strategies to manage anxiety in outdoor environments and regulate fears of the unknown.

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 support and coping with daily triggers. 

33 Anxiety Patient Stories

How to Conquer Your Over-Explaining Habit
6 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

How to Conquer Your Over-Explaining Habit

"Don't Call Me Maybe": 5 Ways to Tackle Phone Anxiety
5 mins
article
Claire Eastham

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

How (and When!) to Say YES to Your Inner Child
3 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

How (and When!) to Say YES to Your Inner Child

Can Dogs Help with Stress and Anxiety?
4 mins
article
Claire Eastham

Can Dogs Help with Stress and Anxiety?

Why We Need to Say STOP to Social Media Scare Tactics
7 mins
article
Martin Gallagher

Why We Need to Say STOP to Social Media Scare Tactics

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

Is this a Heart Attack? When Panic Attacks Hit Hard
7 mins
article
Claire Eastham

Is this a Heart Attack? When Panic Attacks Hit Hard

Animal Magnetism: Why Our Brains Love Wildlife
4 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Animal Magnetism: Why Our Brains Love Wildlife

Brain Rebellion: What to Do When Your Mind Works Against You
9 mins
article
Sarah Bailey

Brain Rebellion: What to Do When Your Mind Works Against You

6 Tips to Manage the Winter Blues
3 mins
article
Birgit Bauer

6 Tips to Manage the Winter Blues

5 Code Words We Use When We're Feeling Bleak
5 mins
article
Megan Potts

5 Code Words We Use When We're Feeling Bleak

How Chronic Back Pain Led to Self-Discovery and New Loves
4 mins
article
Megan Potts

How Chronic Back Pain Led to Self-Discovery and New Loves

3 Easy Ways to Combat Airplane Anxiety
5 mins
article
Claire Eastham

3 Easy Ways to Combat Airplane Anxiety

4 Myths about Suicide - Debunked
9 mins
article
Megan Potts

4 Myths about Suicide - Debunked

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

6 Tips for Dating with Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety at Work? Do These 4 Things
7 mins
article
Claire Eastham

Social Anxiety at Work? Do These 4 Things

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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