Trauma is often viewed as a painful memory that gradually fades with time. While many people recover naturally after ...
Untreated stress can manifest in various ways that may not seem immediately harmful, but can be severely dangerous over time.
Hippocrates wrote that we are all beset by disturbing forces that upset our balance (1). Fortunately, there are restorative forces that can re-establish balance. Galen called these Vis Medicatrix ...
What are you feeling today? Chances are, it is normal. At this very moment, your body is doing what it is designed to do: protect you. Thank you, Body. Fear: Stress Response From Immediate Danger Your ...
It may be surprising to hear, but medically speaking, not all stress is bad. Healthy stress levels help build resilience, says Safia Debar, MBBS, a stress management expert at Mayo Clinic Healthcare ...
Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...
As a prior trauma therapist, I've personally witnessed over 1,000 clients' stories of life stressors. For these clients, some stressors were crippling; others were merely annoyances. The common thread ...
Today’s teenagers are often described with one word: stressed. It’s not wrong. Between academics, extracurriculars, social dynamics and the rapid rise of smartphones and social media, which the social ...