Negative emotions, while unpleasant, can also have productive functions. Fear motivates us to engage in either fight or flight in response to a threat or predator. Negative emotions like jealousy, for ...

As a clinician, I am asked all the time how to help folks deal more adaptively with their negative feelings. This is something I have written quite a bit about on Psychology Today, and I decided to ...

In a recent Reddit thread, a parent shared their honest thoughts about the raw emotions they’re feeling about their daughter ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

In our fast-paced digital world, children face unprecedented challenges to their mental health. From academic pressures to ...

Many people report eating either more, or less, as a way of helping them to cope when they experience difficult emotions. Although this is a very normal response, it can take the pleasure out of ...

Journaling is an amazing skill that can help you process your emotions. Through journaling, you can also learn how to better express how you feel. I have taught people how to journal effectively in ...

The chaos and confusion in the first few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency has been felt all over Washington. Including in the offices of mental-health therapists. “People are far more anxious and ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Many Americans have felt stress and anxiety during this election season. More than 75% of adults claim the future of the nation is a major stressor. That's according to the ...