Extremely fearful and anxious teen
Hello
i’m 16 y/o - I‘m a UK national but currently in the UAE and I am extremely terrified of the current situation -
we’ve been in lockdown for a week now although things seemed to have eased, so today I went out for the first time since everything started.
although just as we made our way back - we started getting so many emergency alerts/alarms etc and I am really scared
I’m so scared I feel like I’m just paralysed in fear
if anyone has any advice how I can just calm myself down and reduce the anxious panicky feeling it would help a lot, my heart is constantly racing, and any little noise makes me feel like my heart’s jumping out of my body
thank you
Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC
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