Have you ever felt like it only takes a small inconvenience to ruin your entire day? But how can something as trivial as getting late for a meeting or spilling coffee on your clothes make you feel so overwhelmed? It turns out that your mental strength (or lack thereof) can make all the difference. Think […]

Negative emotions like frustration and anger are part of the human experience. When you’re aware of them, they can be a force for positive change. At the same time, you need ways to cope with these emotions when they occur. Sure, you may try ignoring them in hopes that they’ll go away, but dealing with […]

If you have a diagnosis of ADHD – or know someone who does – you’re probably wondering if caffeine affects the condition. It’s no secret that caffeine, a stimulant, has a significant impact on your body and brain. But what happens when certain regions of the brain are hyperactive, as they can get when you […]

According to the National Center for PTSD, about 6 percent of the US population develops PTSD at some time in their lives. People who develop PTSD after a traumatic event start experiencing symptoms such as flashbacks, avoidance of stimuli that remind them of the event, and mood changes. But aside from emotional symptoms, a pervasive […]

We often use terms like ‘emotional health’ and ‘mental health’ interchangeably. That’s because having a mental health condition affects both our mental and emotional health. Conditions like major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, which affect about 1 in 25 US adults, affect both emotional and mental health. But even though the two domains go hand […]

Although conditions like dissociative identity disorder affect as few as 1.5 percent of the global population, dissociative episodes are not uncommon. Some studies show that mild episodes of depersonalization or derealization can last from hours to days. They can occur as a reaction to high amounts of stress. According to one study, episodes can occur […]

Studies on community samples show that the prevalence rate of narcissistic personality disorder among the US population is somewhere between 0.5 to 5 percent. Experts are unsure of how common the condition really is. Unlike other disorders that can affect a person’s ability to function, narcissists rarely seek professional help. This makes it difficult to […]

Statistics show that in 2020, there were 3.43 million recreational cannabis users in the US, and based on these trends, researchers expect the number to double by 2025. Meanwhile, research shows that cannabis use in the US largely remains recreational. The trend also points to the increased availability of different products containing cannabis and hemp-based […]

We all get a little nervous during a not-so-smooth flight, but when you get so worried that it keeps you from functioning, it’s more than nervousness. It’s turbulence anxiety. Turbulence is a normal part of flying and happens pretty often, but that doesn’t make it any less scary. Studies indicate that it’s one of the […]