You have probably heard these before: “Look on the bright side”; “Focus on the positive”; “It could be worse.” These are the types of things people often say to those who are anxious, worried, or ...
Do you find yourself saying yes to everything? Maybe you worry that if you say no, the other person will be mad at you, or you’ll have FOMO later. Or more generally, you might feel like you’re walking ...
Those “one things” are what psychologists call granular emotions. Unlike a general feeling of being stressed, a granular ...
After reading the title of this post, some readers may be asking “Stress can be positive? How could anxiety ever be ‘optimal?'" Modern society has trained us to think that we should rarely, if ever, ...
Do you find yourself saying yes to everything? Maybe you worry that if you say no, the other person will be mad at you, or you’ll have FOMO later. Or more generally, you might feel like you’re walking ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association ...
Sleep deprivation is linked to an increased risk of anxiety symptoms and a decrease in positive emotions. The corresponding study was published in Psychological Bulletin. For the study, researchers ...
Cognitive reappraisal or reframing is a powerful emotional regulation strategy, research shows. Stress, challenges and ...