Screaming into a pillow sounds ridiculous, but experts say there's real science behind why it works.

Fear is often thought of as a negative emotion but is actually a natural protective response to perceived threats or danger. It helps us survive. When we experience a situation that causes fear, it ...

It has long been assumed that it is necessary to use different exposure therapies to treat different fears. A new study from Ruhr University Bochum challenges this view. Exposure therapy for a ...

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Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears. This is the conclusion reached by psychologists who studied 50 people with a fear of spiders and heights. Although they only ...

The function of psychotherapy for anxiety is not just to restore calm but to endow people with the ability to regain control over themselves whenever worry threatens to overtake them. The patient ...

Sometimes anxiety doesn't look like one would expect: trembling hands, racing thoughts, fast heartrate, or a tight chest. Sometimes it shows up as irritability: a short fuse, overreacting when plans ...

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