Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia has worked hard to overcome her disordered eating habits. “I had an anxiety-induced eating ...

The NHS defines social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia, as a long-term and overwhelming fear of social ...

Rachel Schwartzmann is a writer and the creator of the newsletter and podcast "Slow Stories." This is an adapted excerpt from her book, "Slowing." "Slowing" explores the benefits of living a slower ...

Trainer and meditation coach Kait Hurley explains how she has come to be grateful for her anxiety. Anxiety. Have you ever struggled with it? It shows up differently for everyone, but it always feels ...

The proportion of American adults who took anxiety medications jumped to 14.3% in 2024 from 11.7% in 2019, with most of the ...

I’d always seen myself as shy. I often felt like an outsider. I didn’t speak up in class. I was criticized for this by others, but most of all, I chastised myself. Beating myself up about being ‘weird ...

Sensitive, conscientious kids don't break down because they are weak. They burn out from a culture that treats chronic worry as a sign of responsibility.

Travel anxiety is a hard thing for a travel writer, but confronting it through therapy and Samantha Brown's show got me to ...

When my boyfriend's health anxiety is dialed up, it has a trickle-down effect on our relationship. He’s pacing the floor of his home office, wide unblinking eyes exposing the torment inside. Frantic ...

My grandparents raised me, and they used fear as a parenting tactic. They thought it would make me safer, but it created anxiety. I vowed to do things differently as a parent, but my son recently told ...

As a person with anxiety, I faced some significant obstacles early in my career as a teacher. I felt confident in my ability to impart information about content, but the act of managing a high school ...