8 Holiday Habits That Are Secretly Making You Anxious
Fiordaliso via Getty Images It’s easy to get lost in the chaos of the season — and get more anxious as a result. Every present is wrapped with a pretty bow. The lights are twinkling, snow is falling and everyone is peacefully getting along. Then you turn off the TV. Outside the picture-perfect world of […]
The 1 Overlooked Sign Your Kid Is Having Anxiety
LOADINGERROR LOADING Parents often expect an anxious child to display classic signs of anxiety like excessive worry or fearfulness. But there’s another common symptom that often gets missed or mistaken for something else. “As adults, we tend to see anxiety as ‘worrying’ in a very cognitive and intellectual way,” clinical psychologist Martha Deiros Collado — […]
Naomi Osaka’s Meditations Are Technically For Children, But They’re Healing My Grown Soul
If you’re feeling anxious right now, stop what you’re doing immediately, get on YouTube, and listen to Naomi Osaka’s Meditations for Children. I don’t care how old you are. Just trust me. On her journey to further center mental health, Osaka recently partnered with Modern Health, a mental healthcare platform, to release a series of […]
6 Hidden Ways Anxiety Could Be Holding You Back At Work
fotostorm via Getty Images Anxiety can have unintended consequences for your career. Feeling anxious can not only take over your brain; it can also hurt your career in the long run. Beyond the obvious signs of dread and panic, there are hidden ways anxiety can show up in your job performance. “Anxiety can be very […]
Opinion | ‘Everybody Is a Little Bit Anxious’: What We Heard This Week
“Everybody is a little bit anxious, and they are watching this.” — William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, on a study showing mammal-to-mammal transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a mink farm in Spain. “We know that alcohol-based hand sanitizer kills more bugs than hand-washing removes.” — Janet Glowicz, PhD, […]
11 Reasons Being Calm Is Making You Anxious
Nobody likes being anxious … right? If that’s true, then why do we sometimes feel so unsettled — weird, even — when life is calm or everything feels settled? This can feel like your heart racing when you’re lying in bed or your thoughts spiraling when watching TV. Or, it might be a tendency to […]
What Is an Anxious Person? 9 Symptoms, 7 Types, Treatment
An anxious person typically has the following characteristics, which include a sense of constant fear, dread, and worry, as well as feeling tense or nervous. An anxious person may have characteristics, such as: A sense of constant dread, fear, and worry about impending doom or a misfortune Some may avoid talking to others for the […]