NIMH stress/anxiety fact sheet
Free plain-language orientation and help-seeking context.
Mind & mood
How do I get help with ongoing feelings?
Anxiety, grief, low mood or questions about trauma may need attention alongside recovery. This topic brings together information about emotional wellbeing, talking with someone and finding further support.
You
Understanding feelings that keep returning.
Read about ongoing emotional concerns, preparing to speak with a professional and the limits of digital tools. The guides link to published information; they do not diagnose what you are experiencing.
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Guides for this topic.
Choose a question below. Every guide opens without an account.
Understanding what you feel
Guide · 6 min read
How can I tell when stress or anxiety needs more help?
Worry or tension may be taking up so much of the day that ordinary things have become difficult, while you still wonder whether it is serious enough to mention.
Guide · 6 min read
How can I live with grief when it does not follow a timetable?
People may have stopped asking, while the loss still shapes your day.
Guide · 6 min read
What can I do when low mood or lost interest is making life difficult?
You may be getting through the day while feeling little of it, or finding that even food and unanswered messages are too much.
Talking & finding support
Guide · 4 min read
How can I ask for help with experiences I am not ready to explain?
You want help with something that happened but may fear that asking will make you tell more than you can bear.
Guide · 6 min read
How can I prepare to talk about trauma and recovery?
You may want help and still dread being asked to describe what happened.
Digital tools & habits
Guide · 5 min read
How can I judge whether a wellbeing app is useful and trustworthy?
Judge an app by the job you need it to do, the evidence behind its claims, the information it collects and the terms of using it.
Guide · 5 min read
What can I do when scrolling, spending or gambling starts to worry me?
Scrolling, spending or gambling may be taking more time or money than you intended, and shame can make the extent difficult to say aloud.
From across SoberSphere
Related reading.
Guide · 3 min read
How can I have one clearer conversation about a practical problem?
You need to discuss a ride, bill or household task, but the conversation may carry a much older argument into the room.
Guide · 4 min read
How can I make the coming week more manageable?
You may be looking at the coming week and already wondering how you are supposed to fit everything in.
Beyond SoberSphere
Public resources for this topic.
These links open the publisher’s website. No SoberSphere account is needed. Each organization sets its own access rules and costs.
Dougy Center
Public bereavement tools, family education and support navigation.
988 Lifeline
Free US crisis support by call, text and chat.
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