While hot weather doesn’t cause mental health conditions like anxiety, it can make existing ones worse. Staying hydrated and cooling off can help you keep your symptoms under control. Try to avoid going outside during the hottest part of the day, in the late morning...
Tanya is a college math professor who has a very “type A” personality. She likes to stay ahead of schedule, organizing her life around her syllabus, and she always has a backup plan for the unexpected. About halfway through the semester, as students start missing...
Memory isn’t something that’s often discussed in conversations about mental health. However, our memories rely on complex mental processes. These have two-way relationships with emotions and mental health symptoms. Errors in memory encoding, consolidation and...
Being a teenager is tough. Between school pressures, first-time jobs, friendships, family changes and figuring out who they are, it’s no wonder teens sometimes feel overwhelmed. But when the stress goes beyond the normal ups and downs and turns into full-blown panic...
If your teen has an anxiety disorder, you’re not alone. A national survey of children’s health found that anxiety was the most common mental health condition affecting adolescents. Depending on how long your teen has been experiencing anxiety, you may have a lot...
Racing thoughts or “spiraling” is usually focused on an unsolved problem, worries about the future or ruminations on past experiences. There are many potential causes, from stress and exhaustion to anxiety and other health conditions. Oftentimes, when your thoughts...
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