Anxiety Related Content

Apoyando a Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes – Proyecto CRESCER

Demasiados niños y adolescentes tienen problemas de salud mental. Los padres y cuidadores desempeñan una función crucial a la hora de apoyar a los jóvenes que atraviesan malestares o dificultades. Dirigido por la Dra. Yudelki Firpo-Perretti, directora del programa, el McLean Hospital School...

Apoiando Crianças e Adolescentes – Projeto CRESCER

Há um número considerável de crianças e adolescentes que estão tendo dificuldades com os problemas de saúde mental. Pais e cuidadores têm um papel fundamental no apoio prestado aos jovens quando eles se sentem estressados ou enfrentam dificuldades. Liderado pela Dra. Yudelki Firpo-Perretti, diretora...

From Worry to Panic: Making Sense of Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias

Fear, anxiety, and phobias are terms we often hear—and sometimes use interchangeably—but they don’t all mean the same thing. While they’re closely related, each describes a different kind of emotional experience. Fear is the response to a perceived threat, while anxiety involves worry about a threat...

Parent’s Guide to College Student Mental Health

Parents often need help addressing both the mental health and academic needs of their college-age child. When students have mental health challenges, parents often feel overwhelmed and unsure about where to start to help make things better. Awareness and treatment are essential to preventing crises...

Natalie’s Story: This Happened to Me, and It Shapes Me

Natalie has worked as a counselor at both a treatment program for depression and an adolescent OCD program. However, Natalie did not enter the health care field untouched by the systems she now works within. Like many working in mental health, she carries her own experiences with depression, anxiety...

Why Mental Health Days Matter—and How To Make Yours Count

From time to time, everyone needs what many have coined a “mental health day.” It’s a day off from work, a day away from screens and other obligations, or a little time to escape the pressures and frustrations of everyday life. “We all have a point at which we get overwhelmed, we’re engaging in...

Why We Procrastinate: The Psychology of Putting Things Off

It’s the end of your workday and you’re staring at the to-do list you made earlier. You have one project at the bottom of the list that you’ve been putting off. It’s already late—you still haven’t gotten to it. You tell yourself you’ll tackle the item tomorrow. You become increasingly frustrated...

Panic Attacks Explained: Symptoms, Causes, and What To Do

We, as humans, need anxiety. Why? Anxiety is information. It tells us when we must freeze, flee, or fight and mobilizes our body to respond quickly, without thinking. Without anxiety, we would not be able to avoid real threats to our well-being. However, we also feel anxiety about imagined threats...

Video: Understanding Procrastination Through Anxiety and Avoidance

Understand procrastination through an anxiety- and avoidance-based lens—and learn how to respond more effectively. Why This Training Matters Procrastination is a common but often misunderstood experience. When avoidance is treated as a character flaw rather than a coping strategy, individuals may...

Feeling Fried? 5 Simple Strategies To Beat Digital Burnout

Digital burnout, or the feelings of anxiety, exhaustion, and apathy caused by spending too much time on digital devices, is a growing problem. As technology makes us more interconnected and more of us rely on computers, tablets, and smartphones for work or school, the risk of burning out goes up and...

Anxiety: A Guide to Understanding and Treating It

When we think of “anxiety,” we often think of feeling stressed. In reality, anxiety is our body’s reaction to a threat. Without it, we might not respond to danger—and survival would be unlikely. But anxiety isn’t just about life-or-death situations. Because our minds are wired to protect us, we...

Scrolling and Stress: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health

Social media offers instant gratification: a like, a comment, a quick hit of dopamine. But that feel-good feedback loop is by design—and it’s taking a toll on our health. Anxiety. Depression. Sleep disruption. Even physical symptoms. According to Pew Research Center, 69% of U.S. adults and 81% of...

Understanding and Treating Anxiety in Kids and Teens: A Guide for Adults

As a parent, teacher, babysitter, or even neighbor, you may notice behavior that concerns you. Though you may not be able to immediately identify it, you know something is not right. Anxiety in children can show up in different ways, such as avoidance of activities or experiences, irritability, and...

Supporting Mental Health at Work: A Guide for Employers and Leaders

Depression and anxiety may not seem like things that an employer should concern themselves with, but the reality is that mental health can have a critical impact on a company’s bottom line. Think about your workforce. Do you have: Employees who frequently call out sick? Managers who consistently...

How Working From Home Can Improve Your Mental Health

The work-from-home revolution has given millions of people more freedom, flexibility, and control over their schedules. While some thrive in this new environment, others struggle with blurred boundaries, isolation, and unexpected stress. Without the structure of a traditional office, maintaining...

Exploring Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: Hope, Hype, and Healing

In the quiet, dimly lit room, a patient sits comfortably, surrounded by soft music and gentle voices guiding them through a journey of self-discovery. This isn’t a scene from a science fiction novel but a groundbreaking approach to mental health treatment known as psychedelic-assisted therapy. As...

Video: Making Anxiety Work for You

Anxiety has been trying to tell you something. Stop fighting it, and start using it as a signal for growth, purpose, and real connection. Why This Training Matters Anxiety is part of being human. When we resist it, it grows; when we listen, it guides us. Dr. Rosmarin combines science, spirituality...

Caring for Your Mental Health During the Holidays

There are a variety of reasons why your days may not be merry and bright around the holiday season. It can be the jam-packed social calendar, deadlines at work, the loss of a loved one, sunless winter days, or all of the above.

Video: OCD or an Anxiety Disorder? Getting the Diagnosis Right

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) manifests in all kinds of ways—from checking and counting to ruminating and handwashing. And while OCD is often thought of as an anxiety disorder, diagnostically speaking, it is something distinct. Understanding all this can be tricky, to be sure. But it’s also...

Exposure and Response Prevention: Facing Fears, Finding Freedom

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a serious condition that can disrupt someone’s daily life. It is marked by obsessions, or unwanted intrusive thoughts, and physical or mental actions taken to relieve anxiety associated with the obsessions. Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is...