Yoga is not just about physical fitness—it’s a powerful tool for mental health. A 2024 study by Yadla et al. explored the effectiveness of yoga as an addition to traditional treatments [...]
In this video, we explore how changing the way we talk to ourselves can help reduce anxiety. Based on a study by Kross et al. (2014), using third-person language or addressing [...]
For a long time, I suffered from severe exam anxiety. As a result, I either didn't take important exams at all, put them off for a long time or only got [...]
Countless studies show: If you want to overcome your fear, you would do well to face it. Whether it's a fear of spiders, dogs, lectures, heights, thunderstorms, small rooms, dental treatment, [...]
Many believe in them. Many have one. Lucky charms are objects that have accompanied us through many difficult situations and to which we attribute that we have survived these dangerous situations [...]
The evidence is very clear: the more we embrace fear (exposure, confrontation), the more it will release us from its grip. But what can help us to successfully confront fears? And [...]
Is it possible to rewrite old traumatic fear memories and thus significantly reduce the suffering of many patients? The discovery of memory reconsolidation suggests that this could be much easier [...]
The Power of cogntive reappraisal in anxiety therapy can be very strong. If we find good cognitive reappraisals anxiety can be overcome. For example we can try to speak of [...]
ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY is one of the most exciting advances in psychotherapy. According to recent studies, ACT has achieved similar "cure rates" in the treatment of anxiety and depression [...]
Can magnesium help against anxiety and depression? Countless research studies have already been devoted to this question. However, only a few of these studies are of high quality (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled). [...]
