Anxious people tend to overestimate threat. Learn how this plays out as clinical anxiety and how to change this tendency.

Taking a moment to reflect before judging your own performance sounds like solid advice. But new research suggests that for people experiencing anxiety symptoms, pausing to second-guess themselves ...

Nipping negative repetitive thinking in the bud has the potential to stave off numerous mental health disorders. Think Eeyore and Piglet. Cheerful Piglet is a chronic worrier, coping with anxiety; ...

Do you ever find yourself daydreaming or distracted and your thoughts turn negative? You try to push away the upsetting thoughts, but it’s difficult, or even impossible. Those are intrusive thoughts.

Have you ever found yourself caught in a loop of negative thinking? Those persistent worries, self-critical statements, or frustrating "what ifs" that seem to play on repeat? It's a common human ...

Some people only feel more anxious when they fall in love, and when they do, certain habits only make things worse.

Anxiety disorders have quietly become one of America’s most pervasive mental health challenges, affecting nearly one-third of adults during their lifetime. Far beyond typical stress or occasional ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking. The damaging thoughts swirl: “I’m an impostor.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m failing at my job.” Feeling ...

Intrusive thoughts are a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition in which a person experiences involuntary obsessions and compulsions that may cause distress.

NEW YORK (AP) — When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking. The damaging thoughts swirl: “I’m an impostor.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m failing at my job.” Feeling ...