Tips for dealing with anxiety?

Hi all,

I have suffered most of my life with anxiety, I was wondering if any of you have any top tips to help calm down?

I have to go to court as a witness the end of next week and to say i’m scared is an understatement. I have IBS and regardless of what I do leading up to something big/scary I can have loose stools and often struggle to eat as well, so much so that I’ve ended up in hospital with low potassium as a result is the diarrhoea.

So in the lead up to this, what can I do? Even just a little help is greatly appreciated!

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Trainspotter over 7 years ago

Courts are meant to make reasonable adjustments for autistic people, so you should declare the problems you have and the effects it has on you to the court clerk, preferably in advance of the case, and also let the barrister who is calling you as a witness know.

I recently appeared at a tribunal and I was treated very well by the judge with a lot of understanding and explanation of things I didn't understand, and rephrasing questions by the judge.

There is a toolkit guide (meant for the legal profession but with a lot of useful information in it) about witnesses who are autistic, at the following website. It is easy to understand and may make you feel a bit more at ease. There are examples of good practice and poor practice in the toolkit.

www.theadvocatesgateway.org/.../3-planning-to-question-someone-with-an-autism-spectrum-disorder-including-asperger-syndrome-2016.pdf
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ParaTed over 7 years ago in reply to Trainspotter

that link is perfect, thank you
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ParaTed over 7 years ago in reply to Trainspotter

that link is perfect, thank you
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