When we first meet Anxiety, the latest emotion helping a 13-year-old girl named Riley in Disney's summer blockbuster "Inside Out 2," the character introduces herself by saying that Fear - another ...

“Anxiety is a projection of fear that sends signals to the amygdala and hippocampus in the brain,” explains Melissa Hankins, MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist based in Seattle. And in some situations ...

People who experience high levels of social anxiety may show a weaker cardiovascular response to stressful situations, and new research suggests that feelings of loneliness could be a key factor in ...

Feeling anxious, fearful, or avoidant about situations that might involve the scrutiny of others can be a part of social anxiety and social phobia. The scope and intensity of symptoms and their ...

Over 19% of American adults experienced an anxiety disorder in the past year. For some people, anxiety symptoms are tied to certain triggers—like being in social settings, driving, or even the sun ...

Anjali sat at the kitchen table in front of a blank piece of paper. She sat, and sat, and sat. Then she got up from the table and walked away. The unfinished task? A Valentine’s card for her ...

Mindshift - Helps teens and young adults gain insight into and basic skills to manage anxiety, including GAD, social anxiety, ...

Her patients are gathered for a group therapy session. They’re here to learn mindfulness techniques, stress mitigation and coping strategies for anxiety. When Dr. Ayanna Abrams, Psy.D., founder of ...

Anxiety is a sneaky beast. It slips into your daily life, masquerading as quirks or personality traits that you've come to accept as just part of who you are. But what if some of those traits weren't ...