St Patrick's Mental Health Services (SPMHS) is hosting the next webinar in the family information series on 5 April.
This is the seventh webinar in our Mental Health Recovery: A Family Perspective series and focuses on Supporting a loved one with anxiety. Frank Smith, Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Anxiety Disorders Programme here in SPMHS, will discuss promoting and supporting the recovery of a loved one with anxiety.
Anxiety is our body’s response to a perceived threat. When we see, hear or smell something we consider dangerous to us in some way, our brain and our body respond so that we are ready for ‘fight or flight’. It is normal to experience anxiety, but problems can occur when anxiety becomes off-balance and prevents us from, for example, living independently, working productively or being social with others. It is important that, as family members and supporters, we understand the challenges our loved one might be facing with their anxiety and help them as best we can.
When supporting a loved one in mental health recovery, family members often find it challenging to access simple practical information on mental ill health, services, support and self-care. This webinar aims to address any questions or concerns you, as a carer, may have.
Registration is free but essential; register your place at the seventh lecture here.
Learn more about anxiety
Read about our family information series
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There is support available for those who are caring for someone with mental health difficulties.
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