The Upside of Neuroticism
A big new study from the U.K. presents evidence that some neurotic people live longer lives.
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Anxiety
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Creating in an Age of Anxiety, Depression, and Dread
Anxiety can lead to better art, but do the two have to be so mutually intertwined?
There’s Strong Evidence That Mindfulness Helps Us Handle Stress
People suffering from an anxiety disorder lowered their physical reaction to stress following an eight-week course in meditation.…
Learning to Love My Anxiety
Can America’s most common affliction be a force for good? By Laura Turner (Photo: Sodanie Chea/Flickr) When it’s…
Making Art Will Lower Your Stress Level
Turn off cable news and start molding some clay. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: lifesauntering/Flickr) With tension and fear…
Group Drumming Bangs Away at Anxiety and Depression
Researchers find mental-health benefits to participating in a drum circle.
How Studying Stoned People Can Unlock Secrets of Paranoid Thinking
Cannabis use can cause a signal miscommunication in the brain, which is similar to what might happen in mental illness.
Gremlins and Satyrs of Rejection: A Taxonomy of Writers’ Foes
They say that naming your fears makes them less scary. Here's a thorough categorization of universal writerly anxieties that everyone feels always and not just me.
My Demons and My Dog and This Anxiety and That Noise
Anxiety is clearest when it’s loud—and most dangerous when it’s quiet.