Why Does the UK Have the Best Anxiety Sites?

Mental health
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I'm from the U.S. but all of my research on anxiety leads me to sites from the UK. Are you a particularly anxious lot or just have better medical resources?  Humorous comments are welcome. I could use a good laugh today smile

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Ha we take life too seriously but full on anxiety conditions are a illness. I don't do or think anything but it happens to me during and after pregnancys and awful !

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Anxiety and Depression are in the media alot at the moment in the UK, Uk government are having a bit of a hammering of lack of funding

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And we have some awful doctors that don't believe in mental health at all and make us worse (iv had a few ) some great ones too though 

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It's because we let you start and watch you make the mistakes then step in and do it right! Lol 

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We live on a small rock which is foggy 11 months of the year!  What's not to get depressed about!

Personally, I find British people more 'pessimistic' than Americans. I think you could also call it 'over-cautious'.  I don't think that is bad... just a personality trait. I found people from other northern European countries such as Finland, Denmark also quite 'dark'. It is 'dark' but ironically produces some of the best comedy!

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I'm from the US to Mark!! Haven't found any sites either.. I love this one lots of good people and very helpful advice.. 

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Perhaps the dismal weather in the Uk has something to do with it.  But I don't expect all parts of the USA are warm and sunny are they?  Not sure our medical resources are better, but I say thank goodness for The National Health, but don't know if it makes a difference where anxiety is concerned.

Been a lot on news lately about better help for people with mental health problems, so perhaps there is more publicity lately.  I don't know if the British are more anxious than any other nation.  Interesting research though!!

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Yea up the British, and welcome to our American friends.

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No, weather is only really nice here in a few places.  I'm from Chicago and it's cold. The sun just peaked out yesterday after hiding for 6 days.

I really appreciate the UK websites. They've been a great help to me. Mental Health hasn't been in the news too much here. I think your culture is probably a little more accepting to it, but the rates are probably the same. With all this technology that let's us do vastly more things than we did in the past I think we are going to see major increases in anxiety and depression. Not that technology is a bad thing. Just something we have to adapt to. 

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i think the aussie have developed some great computerised CBT solutions

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If they are accessible via the web could you send me a personal message with the links. They don't like it when you post websites on the forum. 

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I can send you the link for the aussie CCBT I dig it out and send it to you its free too