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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Do you ever feel like you’ve run a marathon on the days when you were very anxious? Perhaps the day before a major job interview or exam. Now imagine feeling like that every day because your anxiety won’t go away. If you can relate to this, then it’s possible that your anxiety is doing more […]

In the US alone, over 40 million adults have have been diagnosed with some sort of anxiety disorder, and that’s just the people who meet the criteria. There are millions of others who struggle with feelings of anxiety but never qualify for a diagnosis. By all accounts, anxiety is the most common mental health concern […]

People struggling with anxiety, no matter what type, can agree that it really sucks the joy out of life. From meeting new people to dealing with the stress of a job, anxiety makes all of this difficult. But for some, it can go as far as being unable to swallow when they’re anxious. Known as […]