What many people call anxiety may actually be fear. Understanding how the brain’s alarm system works can completely change how we approach anxiety.

Anxious people tend to overestimate threat. Learn how this plays out as clinical anxiety and how to change this tendency.

If you've ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn't just alter your mood—it reshapes the structure ...

Most of us unwittingly fight or resist anxiety because it feels like an enemy, but mental health experts advise that treating anxiety as your friend, instead of your enemy, helps reduce it. You feel ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Morning anxiety feels like it comes out of nowhere, but ...

Swallowing problems and anxiety may go hand in hand, with each potentially worsening the other. Anxiety can tighten throat muscles, making swallowing harder, while persistent swallowing issues can ...

We asked experts if drinking can lead to a spike in anxiety — and what you can do about it. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Christina Caron Q: Sometimes I feel really ...