Understanding the difference between temporary emotions and persistent states is critical to normalizing mental health care.

Social anxiety disorder is often dismissed as a personality quirk, but it's a condition that requires treatment.

"It’s as if everything is coming at you all at once -- people, interactions with people, and tasks, and moods, and feelings."

Dwelling on problems is an attempt at closure. Too bad it doesn't work.

FOGO is the new FOMO.

What if this petrol pump explodes while we're filling gas?

An ongoing state of fight-or-flight can cause "physiological reactions similar to chronic stress,” a psychologist says.

Cold calling and group work drive home lessons, but increase anxiety.

Turning my sleep paralysis into controllable lucid dreams helped me deal with stress.

Mental health struggles increase odds of cardiovascular and other problems.

If children sense parents giving them space as disengagement, it could lead to higher levels of anxiety.

A positive spin on a common mental struggle.