On normalising anxiety: a royal perspective and expert advice

Abstract

I nspired by the approach of normalising mental health and bringing it onto a par with physical health, I have written about anxiety for the British Journal of Cardiac Nursing. Cardiac patients share concerns about their heart health, but does mental health remain taboo? The Duke of Cambridge is supporting a project in which people from all walks of life recount, in a series of videos, what it feels like to open up to someone else about their mental health (Heads Together, 2017). He hopes that the videos 'will inspire people across this country, whatever their background, to talk up, and to tell another person if they feel like they can't cope. That it's perfectly okay to do that-it's a positive step, and a sign of strength, not weakness.' This article shares that same goal.