Finding out about exam results can be one of the most stressful times in your life. It’s ok to feel anxious. There is support available if you need it, you’re not alone.
How can I manage my anxiety on results day?
- Get support with worrying about exam results (Childline)
- How to cope with exam stress (Young Minds)
- How to prepare for results day (BBC Bitesize)
- Get help with worrying about your future and deciding what to do (Childline)
- Tips and support for looking after yourself (Recovery College Online)
- Coping strategies and ideas to help young people manage their feelings and emotions (Recovery College Online)
- Feel calmer with Childline’s Calm Zone resources
- Look after your mental wellbeing with Every Mind Matters’ self-care videos including dealing with change and The Worry Tree
What if I didn’t get the results I wanted?
- Get help with your next steps (National Careers Service)
- Dealing with disappointing exam results (Young Minds)
Top tips for young people on results day
- Top exam stress tips for children (Department for Education)
- Actor Ella Purnell talks about her experience of anxiety around exam results and shares her advice for young people in a letter to my younger self: the night before results day blog.
Helpful advice from our Wellbeing in Mind team
Top tips for parents and carers on results day
- How to support your child on results day (Department for Education)
- Find out how to support a young person with their exam results with the parent and carer’s guide to exam results (National Careers Service)
Is a child or young person in a mental health crisis?
In a mental health emergency, call freephone NHS 111 and select the mental health option (2). Find out more about crisis and liaison service for children and young people.
Other useful resources
- Text CALMER to 85258 for free, anonymous mental health help
- Student Mind is the UK’s student mental health charity
- Childline provides help for anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through
- Anxiety UK is a user-led organisation that supports anyone with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks or other anxiety-related disorders
- Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk about whatever you’re going through
