Anxiety

April 2026

• Apr 15, 2026IdeasThe Sunday Scaries: Why They Happen and Fixes That WorkThe research on Sunday evening anxiety, what produces it, and specific evidence-based interventions.14 MIN3.5k
• Apr 15, 2026ConceptsHigh-Functioning Anxiety: Signs and StrategiesHigh-functioning anxiety explained. Research-backed signs, the cognitive and physical patterns that distinguish it from clinical anxiety...16 MIN4.0k
• Apr 13, 2026ConceptsOverthinking and Rumination: Why Thought Loops Persist and What Can HelpOverthinking is an informal umbrella term covering rumination, worry, and related patterns. What the research from Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Edward Watkins, Steven Hayes, and Adrian Wells does and does not establish.19 MIN825

September 2025

• Sep 19, 2025ConceptsWhy Mental Health Rates Are ChangingGlobal mental health rates have shifted dramatically, especially among adolescents since 2012.17 MIN3.5k

March 2024

• Mar 24, 2024Explainers2026 Mental Health Statistics OverviewComprehensive mental health statistics for 2026: global prevalence of depression and anxiety, treatment gaps, the youth mental health crisis,...14 MIN9.2k

January 2024

• Jan 15, 2024ConceptsWhat Causes Anxiety: The Neuroscience and Psychology of FearAnxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions, and one of the most misunderstood.14 MIN5.7k
• Jan 8, 2024ConceptsManaging Anxiety: Evidence-Based Strategies and InsightsAnxiety affects 264 million people worldwide. What does the evidence actually say about CBT, exposure therapy, breathing techniques, exercise,...18 MIN4.1k

November 2023

• Nov 22, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Perfectionism? When Standards Become HarmfulPerfectionism is not the same as high standards. Research by Hewitt, Flett, Curran, and Hill distinguishes adaptive striving from self-destructive...15 MIN8.5k
• Nov 7, 2023Work SkillsUnderstanding Public Speaking Anxiety and SolutionsWhy public speaking anxiety is so common and what actually works, from the spotlight effect and physiological reappraisal to deliberate practice...17 MIN5.1k

September 2023

• Sep 27, 2023ConceptsOverthinking: Psychological Insights and SolutionsThe psychology of overthinking: rumination versus reflection, the default mode network, analysis paralysis, and evidence-based techniques...13 MIN8.2k

January 2023

• Jan 4, 2023ConceptsWhat Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Its ImpactCBT explained: Beck's cognitive triad, thought records, behavioral experiments, meta-analytic evidence, and how it compares to DBT, ACT, and other...20 MIN4.5k
• Jan 2, 2023ConceptsUnderstanding Anxiety: Types, Causes, and FindingsA comprehensive guide to anxiety: types including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder, prevalence statistics, causes, and what...20 MIN9.8k

June 2022

• Jun 1, 2022ConceptsExploring the Spectrum of Anxiety DisordersAn in-depth guide to anxiety disorders: the spectrum from normal anxiety to clinical disorder, major types including GAD and panic, neurobiology of...14 MIN4.6k