How Your Dog Can Relieve Your Anxiety
A new study finds that spending 10 minutes with your dog helps you recover more quickly from a stressful experience. By Jill SuttieFree-lance journalist and a staff writer Those of us…
One Way Your Partner Can Calm Your Attachment Anxiety
A new study suggests that a grateful partner can help heal the wounds of an insecure attachment style. By Jill SuttieFree-lance journalist and a staff writer As Valentine’s Day approaches, not…
Explainer: what is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Most of us would admit to feeling shy from time to time, or anxious about public speaking: the larger the crowd the greater the terror. By Peter McEvoyProfessor of Clinical…
Explainer: what is an Anxiety Disorder?
Most of us are intimately familiar with anxiety. We experience it as we walk towards the room to where our job interview is held. By Dr. Lynne HarrisProfessor of Psychological Sciences, School of…
One Boy’s Highly Illogical Behavior: A Twist on Mental Illness in Literature
In his new book, John Corey Whaley tackles the subject of mental illness and challenges stigmas that keep many teen boys from seeking help with depression and anxiety. By s.e. smithNorthern…
Fear of Ageing is Really a fear of the Unknown – and Modern Society is Making Things worse
Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future. By Dr. Chao FangLecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course University of Liverpool By Alastair ComeryPhD Candidate, Sociology, Centre for Death and SocietyUniversity…
Why is a Messy House such an Anxiety Trigger for me and what can I do About it?
When we’re surrounded by distractions, our brains essentially become battlegrounds for attention. Everything competes for our focus. By Dr. Erika PenneyLecturer in Clinical PsychologyUniversity of Technology Sydney Introduction Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the…
Depression and the Healing Desert
Nature offers solace for a man living with depression—and a lesson in acceptance for his anxious partner. By Jana RichmanAuthor In a dark time, the eye begins to see. Theodore Roethke…
Are our Fears of Saying ‘no’ Overblown?
Nearly 80% of people have accepted invitations to events they didn’t want to attend. By Dr. Julian GiviAssistant Professor of MarketingWest Virginia University By Dr. Colleen P. KirkAssistant Professor of MarketingNew York…
How I Escaped my Anxiety and Depression Through Architecture and Poetry
After social anxiety led him to introversion and silence, the brutalist architecture of London’s Barbican Estate inspired Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape to find liberation in poetry. Here, he writes about his…
