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Anxiety

May 2026

  • Two magic mushrooms growing with greenery behind

    Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds

    Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month later
  • Secondary school students testing VR masks in a classroom

    London schools trialling VR to relieve pupils’ stress

    Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troubles
  • An illustration of a map of ‘anxietyland’ - a visual depiction of how the illustrator was feeling.

    Welcome to Anxietyland: I used alcohol to hide my fear – but booze became a very bad friend

    Gemma Correll has suffered from anxiety and depression disorders since childhood, and at 16 she discovered a magical elixir that promised to make her feel better. In this extract from her new book, she shows how that promise was broken

April 2026

  • A young woman doomscrolling on social media on her smartphone in bed

    The modern mind
    double quotation markScrolling and worrying: the hidden dangers of DIY diagnosis

    Carly Dober
    Clients no longer just describe their symptoms, they arrive with screenshots of dense articles, AI chatbot information and the phrase ‘I’ve done my research’
  • Emma Beddington

    double quotation markLena Dunham is right that fame is toxic. Unfortunately, we’re all famous now

    Emma Beddington
    Our lives are mediated through social media, which gives us twitchy main-character energy. No wonder we’re not enjoying it, writes Emma Beddington
  • A photo of children sitting on benches eating school dinners taken from above

    Almost half of primary teachers in England see pupils with eating disorders, survey finds

    Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental health

March 2026

  • Philippines IranAn overseas Filipino worker sleeps as she waits for updates on her cancelled flight to the Middle East at Manila's International Airport, Philippines on Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

    The modern mind
    double quotation markI’m seeing more people in therapy struggling with war-related anxiety. Here’s what helps

    Ahona Guha
  • Man in bed, deep in thought

    Brief letters
    Coming across a terrible dilemma

  • Young woman sleeping peacefully in bed on a sunny morning.Serene moment of a young woman enjoying a restful sleep in a comfortable bed, bathed in the warm glow of morning sunlight.

    double quotation markStruggling to cope with the relentless and bleak news cycle? Go to bed early

    Jodi Wilson
  • A young girl lying on a bed, her face obscured by the mobile phone she is holding

    Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years

  • GLP-1 diabetes drugs could stop anxiety and depression worsening, study finds

  • The one change that worked
    I couldn’t stop worrying – until I learned about the 6.30pm rule

  • From childhood to midlife and beyond: how to handle anxiety at every age

  • double quotation markI’m a middle-aged mother who hoped boxing would fix anxiety. Instead it knocked me out

    Anna Spargo-Ryan

February 2026

  • Mumsnet billboard

    Mumsnet calls for under-16s social media ban with cigarette-style health warnings

  • Ukrainian soldier Kyrylo Chuvak in the Guardian documentary, No Time To Heal, by Ksenia Savoskina

    The Guardian documentary
    No Time To Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity

  • Ukrainian soldiers suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety are sent to the Forest Glade – Ukraine’s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma – before returning to the frontline.  After three years in Russian captivity following the battle for Mariupol, 25-year-old Kyrylo Chuvak spends three weeks at the centre, a brief opportunity for rehabilitation before returning to war

    The Guardian documentary
    No Time to Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity

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  • Woman running on city street

    Exercise can be ‘frontline treatment’ for mild depression, researchers say

January 2026

  • A man organising a clothing drawer

    The modern mind
    double quotation markThe perils of perfectionism – and why ‘good enough’ should be your goal

    Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship
  • Author James Nestor sitting on a bench

    The pulmonaut: how James Nestor turned breathing into a 3m copy bestseller

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