I am concerned about my friend/peer who appears highly stressed or anxious
You are experiencing concern about a friend or peer who is an IADT student. Your friend might need professional support alongside your own care at present. Your friend can avail of a myriad of IADT supports for their levels of stress and anxiety. Depending on their level of distress, this information will seek to inform any support service required.
We each will encounter times of feeling stressed or anxious; especially during periods of high-demand and workload.
Similarly, a distressing event or major change in your life can affect your stress regulation capacity. These changes could be both foreseen or unforeseen.
Symptoms that you might observe in your friend/peer to cause concern may be as follows:
Crucially, these would raise your concern if they deviate from the norm of your friend/peer
- A persistent, elevated state of anxiety affecting their thoughts, feelings, behaviour
- Describing feeling overwhelmed (feeling that everything is too much)
- Demonstrating difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Exhibiting irritation with self or with others
- Avoidant behaviours towards certain places or people
- Being on edge, restless or irritable
- Demonstrating or verbalising a sense of dread
- Repeatedly checking things or seeking assurance from others
If some of the above anxiety symptoms have been ongoing on for a while or getting worse, your friend/peer may benefit from to talking to a professional.
Student Health (GP, nurse consultation) are contactable at (01) 239 4760.
Student Counselling (counselling) are contactable through studentcounselling@iadt.ie. Each service would meet with your friend/peers, to discuss your friend’s concerns, and to plan for identified support needs.
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