This accessible and informative pocket guide from Mental Health Ireland helps readers understand what anxiety is, why it happens, and how it can be managed. It provides a compassionate introduction to anxiety and highlights that while it’s a common experience, there are many ways to cope.

The booklet covers different types of anxiety, including generalised anxiety disorder, panic attacks, phobias, PTSD, and OCD. It explains common symptoms—both physical and psychological—and offers actionable strategies such as healthy lifestyle changes, mindfulness, and support-seeking behaviours.

Designed for the Irish context, it also points users toward national support services, including GP guidance, helplines like Samaritans and Aware, and trusted information sources like MABS. Whether you’re supporting someone or managing your own mental health, this guide is a valuable first step.

The guide promotes the “Five Ways to Wellbeing” and encourages readers to take small, manageable actions to build resilience and improve quality of life.