Have you noticed? “Tapping” has been everywhere recently. Your friend mentioned she’s been doing it to manage her anxiety. You saw it on the Today show as a natural remedy for chronic pain. But maybe ...

Humans are always looking for more ways to ease stress and anxiety. Medications work well for many people, but they have drawbacks, including cost and side effects. If you're looking for an ...

An upcoming flight was the source of my anxiety. I recently had knee surgery and the idea of getting my bags to the terminal on my own made my heart race and my thoughts run wild: Assuming I made it ...

If you’re stressed, many mind-body practices can coax you back into a state of calm. One is known as emotional freedom technique (EFT), or tapping. Standard EFT tapping is a noninvasive, inexpensive ...

“Anxiety is a projection of fear that sends signals to the amygdala and hippocampus in the brain,” explains Melissa Hankins, MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist based in Seattle. And in some situations ...

Of all the places to practice a bit of anxiety-soothing, the top of Battersea Power Station would probably not spring to mind ...

The next time you’re stressed, sweating, or overwhelmed, cross your arms, give yourself a little hug, and start tapping on your shoulders. Angie pulls out the easy-to-do move whenever she’s anxious or ...

For years people thought the practice of “tapping,” aka emotional freedom technique (EFT), was, well, crazy, to put it kindly. But after 100-plus clinical trials (Bach et al., 2019) have shown its ...

"I became paralyzed with fear," Cramer said. Brittany Watkins suffered from such serious food cravings, it was ruining her life. "Every time I was stressed or emotional or upset, I would always look ...

About 15 years ago, Akcelina Cvijetic, an events organiser, consulted a therapist about the chronic anxiety she was feeling after a traumatic experience some years before. ‘I was deeply distressed and ...

Test anxiety is something many students struggle with, but it’s often misunderstood. Most people think it’s caused by the pressure of limited time, tough material, or high expectations. However, as ...