While on vacation this summer on the Garden Island of Kauai, my husband and I had booked a botanical gardens tour. The rain made visibility difficult and slowed our driving. Our jeep... Read more »
Like how we evolved to have a stress response, we also evolved to have a more immediate response when our lives were threatened. This response is the emotional response we call fear.... Read more »
Key Points Social anxiety and self-consciousness appear identical on the surface but impact long-term relational health differently. A new longitudinal study reveals that the social impairments caused by social anxiety naturally diminish... Read more »
Do you find yourself booking a doctor’s appointment the moment you notice a small ache? Or do you do the exact opposite: avoiding the clinic for months because you are terrified of... Read more »
Poor sleep is common across virtually every psychological disorder, yet clinicians have long treated it as a side effect rather than a condition worth addressing directly. A new editorial in the British Journal... Read more »
Do you find yourself booking a doctor’s appointment the moment you notice a small ache? Or do you do the exact opposite: avoiding the clinic for months because you are terrified of... Read more »
Experiencing strong and uncomfortable physical sensations is a common part of anxiety. Your heart may pound or race, you may feel tightness in your chest, dizziness, a dry mouth, or stomach upset.... Read more »
Is too much information a bad thing? When it comes to anxiety, the flood of information that we can now get from technology is problematic. In fact, one study found a significant... Read more »
Anxiety is fundamentally a state of tension or disquiet inside of us that we desire to resolve, and it is most accurately defined as stress directed toward some future event or uncertainty.... Read more »
Understanding the “Stuck” Brain If you have ever felt like you are fighting a losing battle against your own mind, you are not alone. Perhaps you have tried to stop scrolling on... Read more »