Jessica Booth is a New York-based freelance writer who regularly writes about health, wellness, parenting, food, travel, beauty and more for a variety of publications. She currently writes for Forbes ...

Empaths are people who take on the emotions of others. In psychology, this is known as affective empathy. Several studies have found an association between affective empathy and anxiety. The concept ...

If you've ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn't just alter your mood—it reshapes the structure ...

Imagine that you just got a bad job evaluation, or learned that your suspicious mole really might be cancer. Your heart races, your chest tightens, your mouth is cottony dry and your skin damp with ...

Millions of Americans battle chronic anxiety — but new research claiming a missing brain nutrient may be partly to blame is already drawing skepticism from experts who say the findings are far from ...

Shift Your Mindset is an occasional series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. Disrupting the cycle of constant worry ...

Ever walk into a room and feel all eyes are looking at you? You imagine people are judging your every flaw. You start to shrink and think about everything that is wrong with you. It's an awful ...

Anxiety can ramp up as estrogen production fluctuates in perimenopause. You can take steps to lower stress and increase calm during this important transition. Share on Pinterest SteveLuker/Getty ...

Providers treating adults with advanced cancer increasingly seek to engage patients and surrogates in advance care planning (ACP) and end-of-life (EOL) decision making; however, anxiety and depression ...

Workplace anxiety is not uncommon, especially in high-stress fields. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health notes that 86% of health workers reported anxiety during the early ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety frequently coexist, especially in children. While they are distinct conditions, they often have overlapping symptoms. As a result, it can be ...