Lunedì ha visto l'inizio della settimana di sensibilizzazione sulla salute mentale che durerà fino al 18 maggio. Gestito dall'organizzazione di beneficenza britannica Mental Health Foundation, il tema specifico di quest'anno è un problema che è a spirale in tutto il Regno Unito; ansia. L'ansia è un problema che è peggiorato progressivamente negli ultimi decenni ed è riconosciuta come una delle principali cause alla base della cattiva salute mentale in tutto il mondo. Con questa settimana si spera che sia aumentata una maggiore consapevolezza sull'ansia, le principali cause della condizione e quali passi puoi prendere per vivere più facilmente con essa. La maggior parte di noi sperimenterà una qualche forma di ansia nel corso della nostra vita. Lo stress al lavoro o crescere una famiglia, cercare di cavalcare la recessione o prepararsi per un colloquio di lavoro si tradurrà tutti in un certo grado di ansia. Inoltre, Medical Specialists ™ Pharmacy ha parlato con migliaia di pazienti che soffrono di gravi ansia causate da problemi di salute che hanno un enorme danno per la loro fiducia e autostima. Problemi come Disfunzione erettile, Eiaculazione prematura, perdita di capelli, ACNE, obesity and much more can all result in long-term anxiety without the necessary treatment(s), which can all be obtained from Medical Specialists™. When anxiety becomes excessive, persistent and overwhelming, this is when it becomes so problematic that your daily life is effected and is also the primary symptom of a number of conditions, including phobias, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder (social phobia). According the Mental Health Foundation, levels of anxiety are on the rise. Currently around one in five in the UK feels anxious most or all of the time. A survey carried out by the charity also found nearly half of Brits now feel more anxiety than they did in the past. The survey defined anxious as “generally feeling worried, nervous, or uneasy”. An estimated three-fifths of the 2,330 British adults questioned by YouGov admitted they feel anxious on a daily basis and 7% would not hesitate to see a GP due to their feelings of anxiety. Just one in 20 say they never feel anxious. So what exactly is on the nation’s mind and causing us sleepless nights? Well, perhaps unsurprisingly given the state of the economy, money problems were cited as the main cause of anxiety. Of those polled, 45% said money/finance/debt was the main cause, 36% said the welfare of their children and loved ones, whilst 27% said work problems - i.e. long hours - were causing the most anxiety. Older people were found to be less worried about finance, but women and older people were more concerned for loved ones. Even though there are a large number of people battling anxiety, almost a fifth of respondents admitted to doing nothing to deal with it. “Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems in the UK and it is increasing, yet it remains under-reported, under-diagnosed and under-treated," said Jenny Edwards, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation. “A good ability to cope with anxiety is key to our resilience in the face of whatever life throws at us. However, experiencing it too much or too often means we risk becoming overwhelmed. Anxiety at this level can have a truly distressing and debilitating impact on our lives and impact on our physical as well as mental health. As individuals and as a society we need to be more anxiety aware. If we truly recognised the cost anxiety has on society, as well as the mounting distress it causes to individuals, communities and employers, we would act now.” To help people understand anxiety in greater depth, the charity has compiled a new guide titled sei consapevole dell'ansia?, che spiega i diversi tipi di ansia, le ragioni principali che possono causare sentimenti di ansia, oltre ai segni fisici che potrebbero verificarsi con ansia (respirazione rapida, sudorazione, rapida e/o motivi di cuore irregulari, ecc.).