Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

Connecting biomedical recommendations to the patient’s goals demonstrates that medical care supports, rather than overrides, ...

Anxiety distorts perceptions of threat, magnifying worry. New findings suggest a diet tweak that can help sufferers.

When you’re trying to comfort someone trapped in an avalanche of anxious thoughts, it’s best to prioritize “presence over advice,” says Jaime Fleischer, director of therapy at Headspace, “and ...

Loving someone with anxiety can feel like walking on eggshells. One moment, everything is calm but the next, you find yourself caught in a storm of racing thoughts, sudden panic, or overwhelming ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Social anxiety can make any gathering feel daunting. Long before someone steps foot in a crowded party, ...

One narrative review suggests that people with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria. The finding also suggests that using probiotics ...

As I sank into my couch after a long day, I felt that familiar drop in my stomach and flush of heat rise in my face. “Oh no.” I thought to myself, immediately. “I must be getting anxious. That’s not ...

“If you don’t have anxiety,” stand-up comedian Aparna Nancherla riffs onstage, “the way I would describe it is there’s, like, an edgy improv group in your brain and it just needs a one-word suggestion ...

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 ...