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title: "Anxiety and Me - Real Life Children's Experience"
url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety/anxiety-and-me-real-life-childrens-experience'
markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety/anxiety-and-me-real-life-childrens-experience.md'
date: '2025-12-19'
description: 'This short film features real life accounts of Anxiety experienced by young people. Through their words we see the importance of early intervention by parents and teachers. Some of the young people appearing in this film are in secondary school. They describe their actual experiences. They wish they had been helped when they were in primary school. Nip in the Bud strongly believes that early intervention and support for children ensures far better outcomes.'
taxonomy:
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    - 'Mental Health'
  tag:
    - Anxiety
    - 'School Life'
    - 'Lived Experience'
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    - Video
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# Anxiety and Me: Real Life Experiences

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  Duration: 0h 7m 40s  Published: October 2018

#### Warning: Please note – some images and content may be upsetting or disturbing. This film is not intended to be watched by children

This short film features real life accounts of Anxiety experienced by young people. Through their words we see the importance of early intervention by parents and teachers.

Some of the young people appearing in this film are in secondary school. They describe their actual experiences.

They wish they had been helped when they were in primary school.

Nip in the Bud strongly believes that early intervention and support for children ensures far better outcomes.

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