We’ve all been guilty of road rage now and again – generally it is virtually unimaginable not to lose your cool in some situations, similar to when a driver makes a hasty lane change to cut you off, almost leading to an accident. It’s ok to not bottle your emotions completely – go ahead and call [...]

Test anxiety is a type of anxiety that can affect a test taker before, during, or after a test. It is an issue that many students deal with at one time or another. Anxiety is a normal human feeling that is part of life, and can often serve as a good form of adrenaline– for [...]

Emotions play an important part in our daily lives. Fear is one such emotion that is pre-programmed into all animals and people as an instinctual response to potential danger. As for what is fear biologically speaking, when a person experiences fear, certain areas in their brain such as the amygdala and the hypothalamus are immediately [...]

Emotional pain can be described as heartache that results from a painful experience, such as the loss of a loved one. It can stem from depression, anxiety, disappointment, fear or guilt, and tends to worsen when you replay and relive painful, traumatic events that occurred in the past. Emotional pain can become crippling when it [...]

Eating Disorders are a growing concern in today’s society and have been on the increase over the last few decades. Some causes of eating disorders are associated with the “ideal skinny figure” promoted by fashion and the media. In the end many people strive for modern culture’s thin ideal. When these factors are coupled with [...]

Anyone can feel down from time to time or experience bouts of emotional grief or sadness due to some unexpected life event. We grieve when someone dies, or feel sadness and loss when a close relationship ends, or even lose a job. All these feelings are normal and are part of the ups-and-downs of life. [...]

Claustrophobia is described as an intense fear of being trapped or confined in small spaces. The fear is often focused on not being able to escape or not having enough oxygen. A person dealing with claustrophobia often experiences great anxiety and difficulty breathing in small enclosed spaces, and may experience feelings of panic or even [...]

Just like adult anxiety, children can also suffer from anxiety. In fact, anxiety in children should be expected at specific times during development, and is in those cases regarded as normal (for example, the first day of school). Some children may also suffer from excessive shyness and may struggle to adjust to new situations. However, [...]

Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by the eating of a large amount of food in a short space of time (binging) followed by methods to ‘rid’ the body of the food (purging), such as self-induced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives, diuretics, fasting, or exercise.

It is normal to experience ups-and-downs, good days and bad days and the occasional I should never have gotten out of bed day, but as a general rule it is important to retain an inner calm or a middle ground to which we always return. However, individuals with Bipolar disorder experience extreme fluctuations of mood. [...]