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.”

SCOTT STOSSEL

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

40,000,000 Americans 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.”

SETH GODIN

“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?”

SETH GODIN

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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