Anxiety Disorder
NAMI Anxiety Disorders page provides an overview of anxiety disorders, treatment options, and support.
NAMI Knowledge Article: How can I get help/support for anxiety disorder? If you are navigating an anxiety disorder, support groups, coping skills, and information about anxiety can help.
NAMI Video - Overcoming Anxiety | Stories of Hope and Healing: Brittany McGowan listen in Part 1 as Brittany McGowan shares her vulnerable journey of mental health.
NAMI Video - Rising Above Severe Anxiety | Stories of Hope and Healing: Brittany McGowan | PART TWO listen in Part 2 as Brittany McGowan continues sharing her vulnerable journey of mental health and recovery around depression and anxiety, defeating the stigma of mental health with action.
NAMI Video - What is Anxiety learn what anxiety is, its causes, symptoms, and, treatment options.
American Academy of Pediatrics video - Social Media: Enjoy the Upsides & Avoid the Downsides how you use social media can make a huge difference in whether it has a negative impact on your mental health. Pediatrician Megan Moreno has tips on ways to manage your social media use and reduce the chances it will lead to anxiety, depression, body image problems, eating disorders or other mental health issues.
Fight Flight Freeze Video – Anxiety Explained For Teens in this video, learn how anxiety keeps us alive, and how worries in your head affect what you feel in your body.
Half of Us - Press Pause Video - Social Anxiety while social media can be a great way to keep in touch with friends and meet new people, it can also create a window through which we compare our lives to other people. If checking out social media is making you feel bad about your life, make a list of things you're grateful for.
NIDA Video - Can Using Drugs Help Me Deal With Anxiety and Depression? scientists from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) answer common questions teens ask about drug use and addiction. The episode Can Using Drugs Help Me Deal With Anxiety and Depression? highlights the long-term health risks of misusing prescription medications or other substances and shares options and resources for those with mental health issues.
NIMH - Mental Health Minute: Stress and Anxiety in Adolescents got 60 seconds? Take a mental health minute to learn about stress and anxiety in adolescents.
Partnership in Education video - The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety feeling anxious? Grounding exercises can help to calm anxious thoughts and keep you focused and mindful in your environment. The 5-4-3-2-1 method is a grounding exercise that can be done almost anywhere, and it doesn't require any equipment or materials- just your brain! Take a few minutes to learn how to complete the exercise and then try it for yourself.
Partnership in Education video - The Equal Breathing Method: An Exercise to Calm Anxiety consider using this exercise to relax, reduce anxiety, and find a sense of calm and well-being. Practice breathing deeply and slowly by following along with the animation.
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Y2Y video - Teens Discuss Stress, Anxiety and Mental Health Youth to Youth teens discuss everyday struggles that revolve around their stress, anxiety, and mental health.
Your Life Your Voice provides ways for teens to get help via call, text and email. Their trained counselors are able to offer advice for real life situations and they can be reached 24/7 via phone at (800) 448-3000 or by texting VOICE to 20121. They also provide tips and tools on their website for a number of issues such as coping skills, transitioning to adulthood, anxiety, abuse, identity, depression and more.