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If anxiety is a call to action that is there to help us solve a problem (how to be safe) depression is the opposite.

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We have established already that anxiety is essentially a physical state with physical symptoms known as ‘arousal’. That’s what we call the symptoms of racing heart, rapid and shallow breathing, muscle tension, sweating, trembling and churning stomach. But there’s more to anxiety than just physical stuff. There are psychological symptoms and characteristics of anxiety too. That’s what today’s episode is all about.

There's a bit of a lull in the diary at present. We're approaching the end of the financial year and, as always training work is a little quiet right now. This happens every year at about this time.

That may be a problem for training providers like The Care Guy but it's a golden opportunity for care providers themselves. This is the time of year to grab a bargain.

The Mental Capacity Act does not allow us to intervene in every decision. Knowing when we can and cannot get involved may seem complicated but it doesn't need to be. There are essentially three types of decision-making situations. Knowing how to tell the difference between them is the key.

The Mental Health Workers’ Guide part 5: Anxiety (1)

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No matter who we are, what religion we follow or what culture we belong to we all have at least one thing in common. All of our ancestors, from the earliest single-celled life forms right through to our own parents survived. I’m not suggesting that nobody ever dies but it is an inescapable fact that all of our forebears, human or otherwise managed to remain alive long enough to breed.