Silence can feel unbearable for people with trauma histories. Background noise helps regulate their nervous system and ...

When life gets overwhelming, everyone develops ways to manage difficult feelings and stressful situations. These strategies often help us regain a sense of control, even if we aren’t fully aware of ...

We all have that friend who talks to themselves at full volume on the subway, or maybe you’ve caught yourself organizing your bookshelf by color for the umpteenth time. In a world constantly evolving ...

Cowritten by Sukhman Rekhi and Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. Coping mechanisms are cognitive and behavioral approaches that we use to manage internal and external stressors (Algorani & Gupta, 2021). Internal ...

Childhood maltreatment, trauma, and poor support are all often linked to worsened adult outcomes, whether that be struggling to form healthy relationships or suffering from mental illnesses. Like a ...

Craig Gunn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

I slowly opened my eyes to see two women bent down, looking at me with concern. I’d collapsed in an alley after drinking myself into oblivion and was now lying with my bodily fluids. I could’ve been ...

Over three-quarters of Americans engage in what they know are unhealthy means of coping with unpleasant situations such as drinking and drug use, according to a genetic testing firm in Utah.

These thoughts haunt me when I lie in bed trying to fall asleep. I tell myself to close my eyes and turn my brain off. But instead, I recall the worst possible moments of my life in a stampede of ...

Raising a child is incredibly rewarding, but it can also be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding what they’re truly feeling. After all, children are constantly learning, growing and ...