Your daily music routine could help ease anxiety, science suggests
We all know that listening to a favorite playlist can turn a bad day around, but new science suggests that the benefits of music might go far deeper than just…
Even ChatGPT gets anxiety, so researchers gave it a dose of mindfulness to calm down
Researchers studying AI chatbots have found that ChatGPT can show anxiety-like behavior when it is exposed to violent or traumatic user prompts. The finding does not mean the chatbot experiences…
Ozempic, Other Weight Loss Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Depression and Anxiety
Another week, another study finding that Ozempic/Wegovy and similar drugs may do a lot more than just help people lose weight. New research has found that patients who start taking…
Being a Hypochondriac Might Help Send You to an Early Grave, Study Suggests
Being overly worried about getting sick may, actually, help send you to an early grave, new research out this month suggests. The study found that people diagnosed with hypochondriasis were…
Dog anxiety is real. These products can help calm your anxious pet
Dogs can be one of the best natural remedies for anxiety in humans. But experienced pup parents know that anxiety can also be just as big of a problem for…
How online dating impacts people with anxiety (and how to deal with it)
In our Love App-tually series, Mashable shines a light into the foggy world of online dating. For the perpetually anxious, online dating embodies so much of what makes the internet…
The Sunday Scaries hit different in a pandemic. Here’s how to help ease them.
“Sunday Funday” my ass. Pardon my language, but have you ever tried to have fun on a Sunday? Don’t get me wrong, a grand finale to the weekend is possible.…
10 calming gifts for people with 2020 anxiety
We could all use the gift of good mental health this holiday season. This year has been uncommonly rough, tossing us from massive wildfires to a deadly pandemic to police…