Helplines in ANT, Northern Ireland.

Feeling anxious about attending school or work? Contact a hotline in ANT, Northern Ireland for support.

School and work are unavoidable. So, when interactions, activities and tasks start to seem overwhelming, it can impact every aspect of your life and mental health. Everyone is different, what comes easily to one may be challenging for another. In ANT, Northern Ireland, there are 1 helplines you can contact for confidential help if you:

• Feel stressed and overwhelmed by the quantity or content of homework, tasks, assignments and projects.
• Avoid interacting or working on tasks by withdrawing, sleeping or hiding in the rest room.
• Experience intense shyness, anxiety and low self-esteem when interacting on tasks with others.
• Feel so unhappy attending that you regularly find ways to avoid school, classes or work.
• Don’t trust your peers, teachers or colleagues and feel victimised by their words and actions.
• Feel self conscious and somehow inferior to others around you at school or work.
• Pretend that you are sick, nauseous or hurt so that you can avoid attending.
• Struggle to follow lessons or tasks that those around you appear to find easy.

Difficulties at school or work can have a domino effect. Specific issues such as pressure from teachers or managers, undiagnosed learning disabilities, poor vision or hearing, bullying and social anxiety can end up impacting every aspect of your daily experience at school or work – but you are not alone.

When negative feelings about school or work start impacting your ability to thrive, it might be time to speak to someone. You have the potential to find your voice and succeed, but sometimes you can only do this with support and understanding. Consider contacting a helpline in ANT, Northern Ireland for free, confidential help.