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The first time I discovered the social lubricant magic of alcohol was at a high school party. The music was loud, and I was ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...

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Who's afraid of the dark? Plenty of people. But when does uneasiness at night shift from something that's unpleasant to a ...

Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel. Lucy ...

Hopelessness. Fear. Isolation. These are the feelings reflected in the stories we heard from people living with low back pain (LBP) who participated in two focus groups held by the Duke Clinical ...

Anxiety disorders have quietly become one of America’s most pervasive mental health challenges, affecting nearly one-third of adults during their lifetime. Far beyond typical stress or occasional ...

“Quick fixes” are another type of behavior that your child may engage in when they are feeling anxious. In addition to avoidance, your child may perform certain behaviors or actions over and over ...

In human psychology, attitudes towards medication can vary widely, ranging from an unwavering embrace to an intense aversion. Two contrasting phenomena that encapsulate these divergent perspectives ...