Grounding techniques are strategies that can help a person manage their traumatic memories or strong emotions. Examples include breathing exercises and focusing on the five senses. The purpose of ...

Holiday stress adds up fast. This hour-by-hour guide shows how small shifts throughout the day can make the season feel lighter.

You know that feeling when everything hits you at once and your emotional thermostat just breaks? One minute you’re handling life like a reasonable adult, and the next minute you’re either crying in a ...

Take short, forceful inhales and exhale through your nose at a steady rhythm. Aim for 20 to 30 breaths in quick succession ...

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, anxiety has become an all-too-familiar companion for many individuals. The constant pressures and uncertainties can leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, ...

Priscilla Warner, 70, suffered her first panic attack at the age of 15. Back then, nobody had a word for what she was experiencing, and therapy wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Her doctor prescribed Librium ...

To help someone who is having a panic attack, people can remain calm, help the affected individual regulate their breathing, and suggest grounding techniques, such as simple counting exercises. A ...

Stressed out? Experts share simple ways to stop anxiety in its tracks. (Getty Images) Anxiety can present itself in different ways. You might suddenly feel overwhelmed by the challenges you’re dealing ...

The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique is a mindfulness exercise that uses your five senses to calm anxiety and panic. By focusing ...

Spring is in the air and, in many places, it seems like the world is reopening. But the combination of the extended stress of the pandemic, vaccine anxiety, and the reality that the pandemic isn’t ...