A racing heart from anxiety is your body's fight-or-flight system doing its job — it's trying to protect you, not harm you.

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Many people feel powerless to change their familiar and often anxiety-inducing ways of thinking, feeling, and acting. “I get super anxious every time I make presentations or participate in meetings at ...

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For most of her adult life, New York City resident Samuella Becker didn’t have to think twice about health insurance. Coverage was provided as part of her job, her husband’s job or both. But the ...

Anxiety is a normal human emotion, creating feelings of unease, nervousness, even worry about potential situations or future events. Sometimes, it presents before a test you want to do well on, or ...

As I sank into my couch after a long day, I felt that familiar drop in my stomach and flush of heat rise in my face. “Oh no.” I thought to myself, immediately. “I must be getting anxious. That’s not ...

How can you help kids that may be anxious about beginning a new school year? Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins, Associate Director, The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds gives advice on managing the stress ...

THANK YOU TERRY. THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS. THIS MAY NOT BE A SURPRISE, A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF STRESS FOR A MAJORITY OF THE ADULTS IN THE U.S., ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN ...

Cancer survivors often grapple with the fear of recurrence, a natural response to trauma. Addressing this anxiety involves ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 13, 2025. Find that audio here. Recent plane crashes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Toronto may be making you feel slightly nervous about ...