The reality is that free-floating anxiety is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Here are explanations of free-floating anxiety from various members of the psychological community: The American ...

Do you often feel that things—whether in your personal life or in world affairs—aren’t going well? You might be experiencing “free-floating anxiety,” a term that describes an ongoing sense of dread, ...

Neurofeedback is a form of biofeedback that monitors brain activity through electroencephalography (EEG) and provides real-time visual or auditory feedback to patients. During sessions, individuals ...

The night stretches endlessly when you’re lying awake, worrying about sleep. For millions of people, sleep anxiety creates a frustrating cycle where concerns about falling asleep actually prevent ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again.

Imagine that you just got a bad job evaluation, or learned that your suspicious mole really might be cancer. Your heart races, your chest tightens, your mouth is cottony dry and your skin damp with ...

Altering attention diminishes worry more powerfully than trying to directly conquer emotional aspects of anxiety. Anxiety can feel tremendously uncomfortable, unsettling, and discombobulating. Whether ...