Are emotions always perfectly in touch with reality? Absolutely not. They’re based on our perceptions, and our perceptions aren’t always in line with reality. That’s the goal, though—to get our ...

Temporary feelings of anxiety may have a larger impact on a person’s ability to distinguish between threat and safety than a general tendency to feel anxious. The corresponding study was published in ...

I can’t pinpoint exactly when I developed anxiety, but that’s because I didn’t know about it. When I was growing up, I didn’t hear about the topic of mental health unless it was the butt of a joke.

In Nerves of Steel, former Southwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults describes in vivid detail the problem-solving skills she and her crew put into action when their passenger-filled Boeing 737 blew ...

While anxiety helps us spot danger and avoid it, too much anxiety and experiencing anxiety when something is not dangerous can be very upsetting for children. It can also keep children from engaging ...

Anxiety is often not an all-or-nothing feeling. Just like other emotions, anxiety exists along a continuum with different levels of intensity. You can picture this continuum using the anxiety ...

In August 2024, on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz's son, Gus Walz, went viral for emotionally cheering on his father. "Hope, Gus and Gwen.

In August 2024, on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz's son, Gus Walz, went viral for emotionally cheering on his father. "Hope, Gus and Gwen.