Last reviewed: 20 July 2026
Anxiety United provides general information, practical resources and lived experience relating to anxiety, mental health, therapy, medication and recovery.
The website is intended to help people understand anxiety and make better-informed decisions about seeking appropriate support.
It is not a medical service and it cannot replace individual advice from a doctor, pharmacist, qualified therapist or another appropriately trained healthcare professional.
No diagnosis or personal treatment advice
Information on Anxiety United is provided for general educational purposes.
It should not be used to:
- Diagnose yourself or somebody else
- Decide that a physical symptom is caused by anxiety
- Rule out a medical or mental health condition
- Choose a specific medication or treatment without professional advice
- Replace an assessment from an appropriately qualified professional
- Delay seeking medical care
Anxiety can cause strong physical and psychological symptoms.
Those symptoms can also have other causes.
Do not assume that chest pain, breathing difficulty, dizziness, palpitations, fainting, severe headaches or another new or concerning symptom is only anxiety because it resembles something described on this website.
Seek appropriate medical advice when symptoms are new, severe, worsening, unexplained or causing concern.
Medication information
Medication guides on Anxiety United explain recognised uses, possible benefits, common risks, side effects and withdrawal issues in general terms.
They do not tell you which medicine you personally should take or provide an individual dosing, switching or withdrawal plan.
Do not begin, stop, increase, reduce, divide, alternate, replace or otherwise change prescribed medication based only on information from this website.
Several medicines used for anxiety can cause withdrawal, rebound symptoms or other serious problems when stopped suddenly or changed incorrectly.
Medication decisions should be discussed with the clinician responsible for prescribing it or another appropriately qualified healthcare professional who understands your health, treatment history and other medicines.
Follow the instructions supplied with your own prescription and read the patient-information leaflet provided with the exact medicine and formulation you receive.
Therapy and psychological treatment
Information about CBT, exposure, ERP, ACT, counselling, trauma-focused treatment and other therapies is intended to explain how those approaches generally work.
It is not a personal psychological assessment or a substitute for treatment from a suitably trained practitioner.
Some exercises can temporarily increase anxiety or emotional distress.
Trauma processing, intensive exposure and medication changes should not be attempted without suitable support simply because an article describes the underlying method.
Breathing exercises, relaxation and audio resources
Breathing exercises, relaxation recordings and nature sounds may help some people create a calmer environment or redirect their attention.
They are not emergency treatment and cannot guarantee that anxiety or panic will stop.
Stop an exercise if it causes significant dizziness, pain, breathing difficulty, severe distress or another concerning reaction.
Use audio at a comfortable volume and do not use relaxation resources while driving, operating machinery or completing an activity that requires your full attention.
Lived experience
Some Anxiety United content includes the personal experiences and opinions of its creator, Billy Cross.
Lived experience can help people feel understood and recognise patterns in their own lives.
It does not mean that another person will experience the same symptoms, respond to the same treatment or follow the same course of recovery.
One person’s experience should not be treated as a personalised medical recommendation.
Information can change
We aim to make the information on Anxiety United clear, responsible and consistent with reputable sources such as the NHS, NICE and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Medical knowledge, clinical guidance, medicine availability and safety advice can change.
Although pages may be reviewed and updated, we cannot guarantee that every statement will remain complete or current at all times.
Check current official information and speak to a qualified professional before making decisions about your health or treatment.
External websites
Anxiety United may link to NHS services, clinical guidance, professional organisations and other external websites.
These links are provided for further information.
We do not control external websites and are not responsible for their availability, accuracy, security, privacy practices or later changes to their content.
A link does not mean that Anxiety United endorses every statement, service or product available elsewhere on that website.
No professional healthcare relationship
Reading Anxiety United, sending a message, watching a video or using one of its resources does not create a doctor-patient, therapist-client or other professional healthcare relationship.
We cannot assess your full medical history, observe your symptoms, examine you, access your health records or provide ongoing clinical monitoring.
Questions requiring individual medical judgement should be directed to an appropriate healthcare professional.
Urgent and emergency help
Anxiety United is not monitored as an emergency or crisis service.
Do not use the website, email, comments or social media pages when immediate help is required.
If you or somebody else is in immediate danger, has taken an overdose, has severe breathing difficulty, is unconscious, has collapsed or cannot remain safe, call 999 or go to A&E.
If urgent mental health help is needed in England but the situation is not an immediate emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.
People outside the UK should contact the emergency or urgent healthcare service available in their country.
Your responsibility
You are responsible for deciding how information from Anxiety United is used.
Use the website as a source of education and support, not as the sole basis for a medical decision.
Where you are uncertain, concerned about symptoms or considering a change to treatment, speak to an appropriately qualified professional.
By using Anxiety United, you acknowledge that its content provides general information and lived experience rather than individual medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or emergency support.