Sam Phillips has been plunging into the North Sea at Felixstowe every morning
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A Felixstowe man and his army of fundraisers have been braving the bitterly cold North Sea every morning to raise awareness of mental health.
Sam Phillips, 34, started his 365-day challenge of braving the chilly waters every morning at 6am last month – and has amassed an army of socially-distanced fundraisers to help him raise awareness.
The former Orwell High School student was inspired to take the plunge after experiencing signs of mental ill health during lockdown, and turned to the YouTube videos of Wim Hof and Yes Theory to discover more about cold water therapy.
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9:00 AM March 3, 2021
Follow these simple steps to worry less and find more time to find inner peace
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We are living in unprecedented times. Isolated in our homes, distanced from friends and family, and a loss of routine, anxiety is on the rise. It’s human nature to worry and those with existing issues are particularly vulnerable, but in an ever-changing world, what can we do to ensure our worries aren’t all consuming?
According to Anxiety UK (anxiety.org.uk), almost one in five people feel anxious a lot of the time, with half of us feeling more anxious than we used to. ‘We’re seeing a spike in calls, be that due to isolation, worries about the disease [Covid-19] or the effects that this will have on life following this. Fearing being “out of control” and “being unable to tolerate uncertainty” are actually common characteristics of many anxiety disorders,’ they reveal.