ANXIETY Is killing us Illiya
Vjestica

THE WORLD IS Broken And
we need to FIX it

“Few people today would dispute
that chronic stress is a hallmark of our times or that anxiety has become a kind of cultural condition of modernity.” S C OT T S T O S S E L

1 in 7 People
Suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder

British Adults 1 in
4 Experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any one year

430,000,000 Approx. People worldwide have
a mental health problem

40,000,000Americans suffer from
anxiety disorders

3,000,000
Suffer with Anxiety (UK)

6,000,000
Suffer with depression (UK)

An Anxiety disorder is
a Serious Mental Illness

People suffering with anxiety disorders,
find worry & fear are constant & overwhelming, it can be crippling to their life.

TYPES OF
Anxiety

Anxiety SOCIAL Persistent
fear about social situations & being around people. One of the most common anxiety disorders. disorder

Anxiety GENERAL A
long-term condition that causes you to feel anxious about a wide range of situations and issues, rather than one specific event. disorder

Disorder (OCD) OBSESSIVE- COMPULSIVE
Is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts & compulsive behaviour such as washing their hands often.

Stress POST-TRAMATIC disorder
It can develop immediately after someone experiences a disturbing event or it can occur weeks, months or even years later.

OTHER TYPES Of Anxiety
Specific Phobias Panic Disorder

Anxiety & Depression usually go
hand in hand, one is never far behind the other.

35%-85% Between of all
patients diagnosed with one condition show symptoms of the other.

The World we live in
is Very Loud

We are working longer hours
and subjected to more daily stresses then ever before.

Fewer people have time to
relax. We’re always connected.

Kids spend more time in
front of the TV & Video Games Consoles Than ever before.

Children in the United States
watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. By the time of high school graduation, they will have spent more time watching television than they have in the classroom American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry

The media loves to vilify
video games but they can be a great stress reliever used in moderation

Lack of Family Values Dinner
table disappearing TV Dinners

Poor Diet & Lack of
Exercise Obesity Rates rising

34% USA 30% Mexico
27% New Zealand Australia 25% UK 25% GLOBAL OBESITY RATES Source: OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development

Local community is dying, it’s
moved online (a false existence)

In the early stages of
our human development Life was more simple…

Designed for Three Basic
Instincts To Hunt To Eat To Procreate

We use to cover Great
distances

now we prefer
the couch

We weren’t really designed to
Sort Out Bills File Paperwork Update Facebook Get the Shopping

The problem is we’re not
out hunting wild beasts anymore… DOMINATE SPECIES ON EARTH. we’ve evolved into the

“The lizard brain will fight
(to the death) if it has to, but would rather run away. It likes a vendetta and has no trouble getting angry. The lizard brain cares what everyone else thinks, because status in the tribe is essential to its survival.” S E T H G O D I N

“You have a genius inside
of you, a daemon with something to share with the world. Everyone does. Are you going to continue hiding it, holding it back, and settling for less than you deserve just because your lizard brain is a afraid?” S E T H G O D I N

It’s our left overs from
evolution: the ‘lizard’ brain.

WHAT I WROTE DOWN ABOUT
MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES Fear & Anxiety

My fear is in my
mind, worries add to a constant black cloud that hangs over me.

I cannot let my fear
control me, though those thoughts may seem as real as the day, they serve only to Destroy.

For fear has a habit
of showing up at uninvited times, when I’m tired, bored or stressed; those are the times the mind Wanders.

Fear is hate itself used
to control, coerce, persuade, frighten or repress.

But fear is a natural
reaction designed to allow us to survive.

For fear is the evil
that stirs inside all of us. Too much of it and we can only live but half a life, longing for better experiences.

The “what ifs” cannot be
controlled & worrying about it does not make a difference. Do not dwell on what you cannot comprehend.

For it is a pointless
Pursuit

that life brings you &
truly live without fear. Learn to Embrace the possibilities

We need to re-address the
balance in our lives.

PEOPLE HAVE TOO MUCH TO
DO, Too Much pressure

no longer fits people’s 9-5
WORK HOURS state of mind

The solution is to help
people who are struggling to cope with the pressures of the world.

Not CREATE
More stress

Technology isn’t helping. It is
accelerating the problem.

LESS PEOPLE ARE COMMUNICATING Face-to-face

Social Media has to Global
Communication but.. Removed barriers

This has meant people live
out their lives through a ‘digital’ persona

HOW Kick Anxiety’s ass! DO
WE

1.
Exercise

2.
Cognitive
Behaviour
Therapy (CBT)

TEACHES YOU techniques to effectively
deal with any situation of anxiety, panic or stress & adapt your own thinking patterns. CBT

Learning to
be mindful
3.

BEST APP I’VE EVER BOUGHT
Mindfulness Available on App Store & Google Play

You can also visit Mindful.org

Practicing
Mediation
(ZAIZEN) 坐禅

4. Raising awareness on the
issue

By talking about it more
& understanding we are facing an anxiety ‘pandemic’

5.
Switch off from
technology

6.
More flexible
working hours

DIFFERENCE WE CAN ALL MAKE
A

we live in together
CHANGE THE WORLD

This presentation is dedicated to
JewWario a video game YouTuber that I greatly admired

Who sadly, took his own
life. He was suffering with depression.

JewWario Justin Carmical 1971-2014

Charities you can support to
help improve Mental Health

Photo Credits Thank you to
the following: Slide 19: Satish Krishnamurty- https://www.flickr.com/photos/unlistedsightings Slide 10: Lulu Hoeller - https://www.flickr.com/photos/toaireisdivine Slide 22: Bark - https://www.flickr.com/photos/barkbud Intro Slide: Craig Sunter - https://www.flickr.com/photos/16210667@N02 Slide 69: Mike McCune https://www.flickr.com/photos/mccun934

References & Sources Stats and
data from: Slide 7: 40,000,000 Americans suffer from anxiety disorders – National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml Slides 5, 8-9: Mental Health Foundation http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/mental-health- statistics/ Slide 10: Stat from (World Health Organisation, 2001) Slide 1: The Culture and Costs of Anxiety http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/08/my-age-of- anxiety-stossel/ The Culture and Costs of Anxiety Slides 14-18: National Health Service UK http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anxiety/pages/introduction.aspx

References & Sources Stats and
data from: Slide 20: Between 35 Percent and 85 Percent of all patients diagnosed with one condition show symptoms of the other [source: Seltzer] http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/depression/ questions/depression-and-anxiety-related.htm The Culture and Costs of Anxiety Slide 4: Depression Facts - http://www.whitecloudfoundation.org/depression-facts

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