Tag Archives: Anxiety

During the pandemic, suicidal thinking is up. And families find that hospitals can’t handle adolescents in crisis. When the pandemic first hit the Bay Area last spring, Ann thought that her son, a 17-year-old senior, was finally on track to finish high school. He had kicked a heavy marijuana habit …

Exercise, new news habits, even dipping your face into an icy plunge pool are among the steps you can take for a mellower new year. By Till Lauer For many of us, 2020 was an exceptionally stressful year, dominated by fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Even with the vaccine on …

Can’t concentrate? Losing sleep? Binge-eating your feelings? In a year of unprecedented stress, the nation collectively appears to be heading toward peak anxiety this week. People are sharing stories of stress eating, clearing their calendars (who could sit through a Zoom meeting during a time like this?) and threatening to …

With millions out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans are worried about their finances right now. According to our recent survey conducted by The Simple Dollar, 62% of Americans have at least one major source of financial anxiety for the rest of 2020, with paying for groceries, …

Presented by The Weed News Company Stress isn’t inherently negative. It’s designed to help us get out of or avoid dangerous situations — like coming face to face with a hungry tiger. These forms of stress are only meant to be temporary. Once the danger is avoided, we return to …

Like a lot of people in the modern world, there is often a constant undercurrent of stress and anxiety in my life. I have a wife and three children still living at home, each of whom I try my best to be there for in a meaningful and focused way. …

Ever since MCO started, social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram have become the only place where people can get connected with each other. As a result, there has been an influx of content on social media for the past few months. Whenever I log on to social media, …

Photo by Stokkete / Shutterstock.com Current events have you feeling a bit anxious? You aren’t alone. Although there’s no way to ensure complete peace of mind during this unprecedented time, there are certain things you can do to help alleviate some of the anxiety and stress you’ve been experiencing. Following …

You probably experience worry, stress or anxiety at least once on any given day. Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Three out of four Americans reported feeling stressed in the last month, a 2017 study …