Adolescent girls who consistently avoid looking at negative or critical social cues may be at a higher risk for developing ...

They over-prepare for and overthink even the most casual interactions. For people with social anxiety about having conversations and engaging in interactions in-person, online alternatives, texting, ...

Living with an anxious mind is like having an internal alarm system that rarely shuts off. For those who experience heightened anxiety on a daily basis, their thought patterns and behaviors can seem ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When you’re trying to comfort someone trapped in an avalanche of anxious thoughts, it’s best to prioritize ...

Anxiety can feel like a fluttering heart or a heavy chest. A fuzzy low thrum under your thoughts and movements. A mental mosquito that keeps you from sleeping or starts buzzing the second you wake up.

For many people today, a ringing phone sparks instant unease, but what’s really behind this modern fear may surprise you.

High-functioning anxiety, while not a diagnosable mental health disorder, describes how a growing population of people live alongside anxiety but do not generally experience the symptoms that warrant ...

Altering attention diminishes worry more powerfully than trying to directly conquer emotional aspects of anxiety. Anxiety can feel tremendously uncomfortable, unsettling, and discombobulating. Whether ...