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Westend61 / Getty Images Anxiety disorders impact as many as 30% of adults at some point in their lives. Fortunately, anxiety can sometimes be managed with a number of different coping mechanisms, including breathing exercises. In fact, using breathing exercises along with counseling and other treatment options can effectively reduce anxiety, …

Catastrophizing is when someone focuses on the worst that can happen. Most of the time, it involves magnifying small problems and thinking you’re in a worse situation than you actually are, or that the consequences of a situation will be the worst possible outcome. The exact cause of catastrophic thinking …

Adjusting the clocks twice a year in observance of daylight saving time (DST) can have various health consequences, mostly in the spring, due to losing an hour of sleep. However, the fall shift back to standard time may increase depression and affect your mental health. “There seems to be more depression, …

In the face of a potential threat, your brain often reacts by activating a "fight, flight, or freeze" response to keep you safe. By releasing hormones, your body prepares you to do whatever is necessary—as the name suggests, that includes fighting, fleeing, or freezing—to keep you alive. While that response …

We all rely on healthcare services at some point in our lives, and many of us take them for granted. But not everybody has the same access to medical advice and treatment. As a result, specific populations suffer poorer health outcomes than others. Health disparities are how disease, injury, and violence affect …