Researchers say the key to breaking the cycle is to detach yourself from the frustrations you feel — without pretending the pain doesn’t exist.
Neuroscientists have a name for the automatic pattern of pessimism that we fall into. It’s called the negativity bias.
On World Mental Health Day, experts explain how mindfulness can help you make the most of each moment.
Turning your day around can really be as simple as keeping your head held high, pulling your shoulders back and focusing on your breathing.
Be thankful! There's no better way to get out of the funk than to count your blessings. Pause and find the gratitude. Look for the good in others and situati...
Patients with first-episode schizophrenia who don't respond to a first antipsychotic may achieve rapid remission with clozapine, a drug that's usually reserved for severe disease.
There are certain phrases that are intended to offer support to a person, who is dealing with a health problem, especially a problem involving the mind or the emotions. I
Scientists have found a 'switch' that controls the fight-or-flight response in the brains of mice. The findings are relevant to humans living with PTSD.
Emotions can be hard to manage. We spend a lot of time trying to regulate them with things like yoga, meditation, deep breathing in a locked bathroom, or a good old-fashioned bitch session with our friends. But some new research shows that our inner motivations—how we want to feel—can have a lot of impact on how we’re affected by the moods of others.
What determines your happiness? Is it your bank account? Your health report? Your pants size? Your kid’s success? Guillaume Apollinaire famously said, “Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” Today, let’s pause in our pursuit and check out these 8 mind-blowing facts that just might change how you think of happiness.
Gene explains how he does his favorite switch up; Acid to top acid. Check this one out for some key pointers on how to dial this one in. Watch all of the Agg...
Whenever I get upset, I wonder if it's just me, since it often seems like everyone else is so cool and collected. But other people must freak out sometimes, right? I mean, how could I be the only one out there who occasionally reaches my limit of patience , trust, and inner peace and just feels like screaming<br>I have two daughters under 10, and — believe it or not — I've learned a lot about managing my temper from them. They are…
You're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action.
8 ways to fight extreme stress when you’re barely getting by
The nonverbal messages we send, sometimes unconsciously, can play a surprisingly large role
After having been treated for depression unsuccessfully and asked to leave school, getting the correct diagnosis gave Askar Keen a new lease of life
Consciousness is one of the big questions humanity longs to have answered. What makes us human? What is the experience of consciousness that we all feel exis...
Why are humans addicted to daydreams about the future? Is it survival instinct—or an unrecognized yearning for the past?
A new study, in which researchers at Karolinska Institutet participated, has found that in mice adjusting levels of a compound called kynurenic acid can have significant effects on schizophrenia-like behavior. The study is published in the journal Biological Psychiatry.