
Rumination OCD: Do You Get Stuck in Repetitive Thinking?
Updated June 14, 2025 Rumination is a common experience. If you have OCD, rumination can be a problem that makes your symptoms worse. Learn about…

Updated June 14, 2025 Rumination is a common experience. If you have OCD, rumination can be a problem that makes your symptoms worse. Learn about…

Last updated: May 20th, 2025 Swallowing is something that everyone does, many times per day. How does something so familiar become a source of anxiety?…

Do people often tell you that you see things in black and white, and miss all the shades of gray? This problem is called “all-or-nothing…

Few emotional problems are as destructive as unhealthy anger. Fortunately, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, can be very helpful if your anger is hard to control….

Do you tend to focus on the worst-case scenario or spend time thinking about how terribly things will go? Catastrophizing is a common component of…

If you suffer from anxiety, you may have moments when you wonder if you’re losing your grip, or “going crazy.” For some people, this is…

Fainting is always concerning and can happen for many reasons. Learn about the most common type of fainting, vasovagal syncope, and what causes it. Vasovagal…

Feeling Dizzy Dizziness is both common and uncomfortable. When you experience dizziness, you might feel lightheaded, woozy, or unsteady. This is not the same as…

What Is the “Mental Filter?” Depression occurs for many reasons. A common one is unhelpful thinking patterns — traps that our thoughts can fall into…

Originally published: October 4, 2021 Updated: May 7, 2026 Crying is hard but understandable — most of the time. What about when it feels like…

Blushing is a normal reaction in certain circumstances. So why might you have a fear of blushing? And what can you do about it? Karla…

Reviewed and updated: June 2026 Many people use these two terms interchangeably, but there are important differences between being assertive and being aggressive. The key…