{"id":4712,"date":"2020-08-05T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T08:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2020-08-10T11:03:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T10:03:21","slug":"how-i-manage-my-anxiety-disorder-at-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/mental-health\/how-i-manage-my-anxiety-disorder-at-university\/","title":{"rendered":"How I manage my Anxiety Disorder at University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my names David<span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> from Belfast and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">m about to enter my fourth year at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loughborough<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> University.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> I study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/study\/undergraduate\/courses\/a-z\/mathematics-and-physics-bsc\/\">Physics and Mathematics<\/a> and I also have an Anxiety disorder.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When I was\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Upper-Sixth<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ld my\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pastoral<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0care teacher I wanted to go to Loughborough,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she replied much to my dismay that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I \u2018should consider staying in Belfast for uni<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">versity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Beginning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>I s<span data-contrast=\"auto\">hould probably rewind slightly, I have been on anti-depressants for four years and am prone to having the odd panic attack, so you can understand why people thought I should stay in Belfast for uni; it was the obvious choice as it was where my entire support network was. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I loved my pastoral care teacher; she is the reason I didn\u2019t end up dropping out of school when my mental health was at its worst. She was always there to support me and make any adjustments I needed and is the closest thing to a saint that I have encountered in my life. However, as you can probably guess, when Upper Sixth David was told he couldn\u2019t do something, he had a tendency to do it anyway. Besides, when I started my medication <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I made a vow to myself&nbsp; that I wouldn\u2019t let anxiety hold me back in life. So now here I am at Loughborough, and it\u2019s honestly the best decision I have ever made.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-4-3.jpg 626w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-4-3-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><figcaption>Before you ask, no I have not got more photogenic since Sixth form<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mental Health Support&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>For me, whilst searching for<span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;universities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;mental health support was&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hugely important<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;I used to go through university websites&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">searching for&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;the support they could offer me. Part of the reason I choose Loughborough was&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it was the only universit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;I had considered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;that had loads of information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/services\/cds\/wellbeing\/mental-health\/students\/\">mental health support<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;available<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;web<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pages<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I sent the Mental Health Support Team (MHST)&nbsp;an email&nbsp;before I started&nbsp;at Loughborough University&nbsp;explaining my situation and from that moment&nbsp;on,&nbsp;they have been exceptional. They&nbsp;made adjustments&nbsp;for me in my exams,&nbsp;allowing&nbsp;me to sit them in a room of 6 people with 25% extra time, which really&nbsp;eradicated a lot of my exam stress.&nbsp;I also have&nbsp;meetings with a mental health support worker&nbsp;regularly and as frequently as I require,&nbsp;allowing me&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk through any issues I am having.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If I&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;have the MHST team,&nbsp;I probably wouldn\u2019t have made it this far in uni. They have proved invaluable in helping me deal with the low points I have due to stress. Luckily for me, studying at&nbsp;Loughborough has helped me grow as a person so much that these low points are becoming few and far between.&nbsp;Loughborough has&nbsp;pushed me to grow as a person&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;helped my confidence&nbsp;to&nbsp;skyrocket.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-3-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/david-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>One of the things Kilimanjaro was good for was totally candid, not staged at all, photos for my Instagram. Here is one a few nights before summit of me watch the sun set over the clouds.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arriving at&nbsp;University<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When I look back to my halls of residence move in day, I&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"auto\">can\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;put into words how anxious I was.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;All I wanted to do was go home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;I went to my halls alternative fresher\u2019s night (most halls organise these during freshers, in this case we watched Jurassic world in the common room)&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">because<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;the thought of a night out made me feel like I would throw up. If you had told me then that through the <a href=\"https:\/\/lsu.co.uk\/\">Students Union (LSU)<\/a> I would be able to climb Mt Kilimanjaro<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;(or&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kili<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;as us folks that&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">climb<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;the summit like to call it) I wouldn\u2019t have believed you for a second.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moving away from home is terrifying and I&nbsp;wouldn\u2019t&nbsp;blame you if you feel like you can\u2019t do it. However,&nbsp;you should never&nbsp;let that fear stop you from trying;&nbsp;once I got over my initial fears,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;never wanted to go back home (much to my&nbsp;mother\u2019s&nbsp;dismay). I&nbsp;spent so much time with so many new friends, some of which I am certain will last a&nbsp;lifetime.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/davis-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/davis-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/davis-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/08\/davis-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sometimes it is useful to wear Irish rugby shirt\u2019s so people stop thinking I am Scottish. Making friends was a big worry during freshers but the great thing about university is you will always find people as weird as you.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How I have grown as a person<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The point I have tried to get across in this blog&nbsp;is that coming to university is a terrifying time if you have mental health difficulties and&nbsp;being apprehensive and worried is&nbsp;perfectly normal.&nbsp;You are in no way alone.&nbsp;Just&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;let it hold you back. The beauty of&nbsp;uni, and Loughborough&nbsp;University&nbsp;in particular, is&nbsp;not only&nbsp;the fact that it allows you to grow so much as a person, but that it provides&nbsp;endless support to help you along the way.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My Mental Health is in the best place it has been for about 10 years and the support I have received from Loughborough has a huge part to play in that. So,&nbsp;while my teacher&nbsp;in Upper Sixth&nbsp;probably had my best interests at heart when she encouraged me to stay at home, I am glad I&nbsp;decided to&nbsp;push&nbsp;myself&nbsp;instead.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Personal development is the greatest thing about Loughborough for me.&nbsp;Hopefully when I graduate my greatest achievement won\u2019t be the degree I hold in my hand, but the knowledge that&nbsp;even though I will likely never conquer my anxiety, Loughborough taught me how to thrive with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my names David,\u00a0I\u2019m from Belfast and I\u2019m about to enter my fourth year at\u00a0Loughborough University. 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