Stress and anxiety

• Download an easy read guide on anxiety
• Download an easy read guide on depression

For most of us, there are times in our lives when there is too much happening (being stressed), you are feeling really worried (feeling anxious) or find it difficult to cope.

Unfortunately, trying to build up your independence may put you in a situation where these feelings can start to make it difficult to do the things you would like to do.

It is important to know where you can go for help:

• The Child and Adolescent Mental Health service provides support in the community for young people with mental health illnesses
• Health for Teens website gives further information on feelings and relationships
• Norfolk and Waveney Mind offers services including support housing, crisis helplines, drop-in centres, employment and training schemes, counselling and befriending (when someone helps you by doing activities with you).
• Norfolk and Suffolk wellbeing service can support you in the first steps of managing your levels of stress
• Young Minds is the UK's leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people