“The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is far advanced, as to make avoidance impossible.” –Thomas Hardy How do most people deal with unwanted experiences? They avoid them.

There’s a folder on my desktop called “stuff to file someday.” I created it when I was overwhelmed by unfiled documents. I thought if I put them in a folder, I wouldn’t have to feel stressed every ...

Child abuse is a reliable predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder, but not all maltreated children suffer from it, according researchers, who examined why some maltreated children develop PTSD and ...