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 [...]