Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Most people describe their response to misophonia triggers as emotional. Yet, emotions are only a part of the misophonia ...

We all experience fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, but for those with trauma history, these responses to stress can become ...

“We are social creatures who learn from others,” says Arash Javanbakht, a psychologist at Wayne State University and author ...

Living with negativity bias, prompted by constant false alarms, can seriously impact your health over time. Since the nervous ...

By A K Merchant What makes us human, and why is there a systemic breakdown at all levels of present-day society? Multiple ...

Experts say graphic images, nonstop outrage, and the 24/7 negative news cycle don’t just upset us—they alter our stress response and harm mental health.

Fear is not only a personal experience, but also a social phenomenon that can be transmitted between people. Psychologists ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...