I am concerned about my friend/peer who appears to experience anxiety

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.