Are we intentionally making ourselves feel worse by listening to sad music? Studies show that the reason we always go back to ...

ROSEBURG, Ore. — The black body bag on the gurney had a gruesome, stark look to it. Renee Baird, a hospice nurse in Roseburg, didn’t like the look. “It hurt my feelings a little bit,” she said. “I ...

Experts say that comfort foods may improve mood for an hour or two after consuming them. (Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath for Yahoo News) During a bout of the blues or just after a long, stressful ...

Sarah Ruhl is an interesting playwright. Her work achieves emotional valences that, for me, are completely contradicted by her style — a style I find myself hard pressed to describe with any ...

When a friend, partner, family member or co-worker is upset, you’ve probably wondered how best to make them feel better. Let them vent? Offer a chocolate bar? Give them space so they can have a good ...

Most people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) experience the most intense symptoms in November and the darker winter ...

If you notice the guest room is always ready and untouched in your parents’ house, they could be deeply sad without you. They ...

Save this article to read it later. Reader Kym sent us this upsetting photo in which a small child, sensing the Sad Panda’s inner hurt, reaches out to comfort him. As you can see, this gesture only ...