Stay Calm While You Study

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Embarking on higher education can be an exciting time, full of opportunities to explore your interests andmeet new people. However, it can also be a difficult transition between adapting to a new environment,keeping on top of deadlines and trying to socialize, managing your anxiety can feel like a huge task.Written by award-winning student mental health expert Dr Dominique Thompson, this easy-to-read guidewill help readers understand where their anxiety comes from, and why it exists. Whatever the source of theirworries or phobias, this book will help readers understand their anxiety and help them develop the tools theyneed to address it.

With lots of real-world examples, Dr Thompson shows how anxiety affects people in many different ways helping readers develop the kinds of strategies that will support them in ways that are truly relevant to theirpersonal experiences. Just as importantly, readers will learn about the kinds of unhelpful things that peopletry to do to manage anxiety which can do more harm than good.

Above all, this book will help readers navigate their life and studies, without feeling like their anxieties are incharge of them.

Author Bio

Dr Dominique Thompson has worked with university students for nearly two decades, and in 2017 contributed towards a landmark report on the nations student wellbeing, as well as being involved in the Mental Wellbeing in Higher Education working group of Universities UK. Dr Thompson now works with universities across the UK on their mental health strategies, as well as providing training to university staff. She was named Bristol Healthcare Professional of the Year 2017. In 2019 she was nominated as one of the Top 100 West Women of the Year. Dominique has helped design apps and websites to support student mental health and writes books on the topic. She has been interviewed widely, including by The Guardian and BBC Radio 4s Today programme. Her books are written with the aim of helping young people and their parents to feel more supported when dealing with stress, gaining independence and resilience.