Feeling worried can be a normal part of our lives. Sometimes feeling anxious can be helpful as it gets us to do things to protect ourselves or solve problems. However there are moments when worrying about something too much can be overwhelming and it can stop you from doing the things you want to do.

Anxiety can look differently for everyone. Some people might find that they feel it physically (such as breathlessness, sweating, shaking, feeling tense) whereas others might feel emotions like anger, frustration, confusion and sadness. Anxiety can also make us feel like we are unable to do certain things or make us obsess over our thoughts, compelling us to do specific tasks.

If you want to learn more about feeling worried, here are some apps, websites and downloads that you might find helpful.

  • Anxiety - Young Minds: The UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people.
  • Coping with Anxiety - Childline: A counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the UK provided by the NSPCC
  • Anxiety Disorders - Rethink Mental Illness: Help & support for people affected by mental illness.
  • Samaritans: A registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or struggling to cope.
  • OCD-UK: Support and information for those suffering Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  • Anxiety - Support Line: Offers confidential emotional telephone support in the UK for men, women, children and young adults.
  • Feeling really stressed or worried? - MindMate: Helps young people understand the way they are feeling and find the right advice and support.
  • Therapy Comics: Mental health resources using comics instead of text.
  • Anxiety UK: Advice and support for those suffering from anxiety and panic.
  • Brave Online: Online CBT for young people experiencing anxiety.
  • My Mind - Rise Above: Has helpful information about gaining confidence, managing anxiety and general advice from the people who’ve been there themselves.
  • Kooth: An online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of use.
  • Worries and anxieties - Royal College of Psychiatrists: This information describes the different types of anxiety you might feel as a young person and how it is treated.
  • Coping with Stress is a virtual phone app aimed at helping young people cope with stress.

  • Mindshift​: A free app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety.
  • MoodGym: An online cognitive behaviour therapy program for depression and anxiety.
  • Happify: Turns the latest innovations in the science of happiness into activities and games that help you lead a more fulfilling life.
  • Calm: Meditation techniques to aid with stress and sleep.
  • What's Up: Utilising some of the best CBT methods to help you cope with Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Stress and more.
  • No OCD​: Helps with those suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder.
  • MoodKit: Uses CBT principles to help with low mood and anxiety.
  • Worrinots: Child friendly app designed to help children cope with worries and anxieties.
  • SAM: is an app to help you understand and manage anxiety.
  • Clear Fear: provides you with a range of ways to manage anxiety.
  • Stop Breathe Think: Check in with how you’re feeling, and try short activities tuned to your emotions.
  • Cove: Create music to reflect emotions like joy, sadness and anger to help express how you feel.
  • MeTwo: is a free fully moderated app for young people, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources.
  • Check In: The Check-in app helps take the fear out of having a conversation with a friend who might be struggling.
  • 1 Giant Mind: This app is for anyone who wants to feel less stressed, calmer and more present and experience greater health and well-being.
  • Think Ninja: This app from Healios, helps young people aged 11 to 17 years old with their mental health, emotional well-being and resilience and is being made available for free during the Coronavirus crisis.
  • Chill Panda: helps children better understand their stress and shows them ways to feel better using breathing techniques, yoga, exercise and calming games.
  • Feeling Good Teens: Uses short audio tracks to help let go of worry, improve sleep, develop self-esteem, resilience and goal focused motivation. Access is free at the moment:
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