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What is anxiety management?
1 min read |Last updated: 15/09/2025
What is anxiety management? Anxiety management involves using strategies to control and reduce feelings of anxiety and stress. Discover simple, effective techniques to regain control of your mental wellbeing. Anxiety explained Anxiety is a feeling that can make you feel worried or scared. It can also cause physical symptoms such as a fast heartbeat...
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Anxiety disorders
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 08/09/2025
This section gives information on anxiety disorders. It explains the symptoms, treatments and ways to manage the condition.
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Is anxiety a mental illness?
1 min read |Last updated: 11/09/2025
Is anxiety a mental illness? Anxiety is a common feeling and experience for many. But when symptoms such as persistent worry or fear begin to interfere with daily life, it can be classified as a mental illness. In this blog, we explore the nature of anxiety disorders, their symptoms, and the impact they can have on daily life. Understanding anxiety...
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How to live with anxiety
1 min read |Last updated: 09/10/2023
How to live with anxiety In the second episode in our podcast series for Mental Health Awareness Week, Rethink Mental Illness ambassador, comedian, actor, writer and speaker, Juliette Burton, and Derbyshire Support Development Worker and chef, Ben Gough speak to Director of Communications, James Harris about what it’s like living with anxiety disorders,...
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Supporting 15- 19's with Low Mood, Anxiety & Body Image
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Chosen by young people, the suggested CBT techniques can be used to support you if these issues are having an impact on your wellbeing.
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Antidepressants
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 29/05/2025
This section gives information about antidepressants. They can help with different mental health problems, including low mood, depression, and anxiety.
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/07/2025
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety related disorder. This section gives information on the symptoms, causes and treatments for OCD. It also has information for carers and family members.
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Benzodiazepines
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 23/12/2024
This section gives information about benzodiazepine medication. Your doctor may prescribe benzodiazepines if you are experiencing severe anxiety or if you’re very distressed.
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HMP Haverigg
Services and Groups |Last updated: 29/01/2024
Rethink Mental Illness provide psychological therapy, namely Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression at Step 1 and 2, in line with national best practice for prisoners in HMP Haverigg, focusing on health education and self-help at Step 1 and at step 2, providing evidence based, low intensity interventions, based on CBT principles which focus on empowerment and self-management of their common mental illnesses. We also provide counselling for depression in line with talking therapies national guidance. Individuals can self-refer to the service or be referred by another service in the prison.
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The truth about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Campaigns and policy |Last updated: 10/10/2024
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