Understanding what depression is – and what it is not – is often the first step toward relief.

Anxiety doesn't care if you're out having a good time with your friends, or whether it's a really inconvenient time to start hyperventilating. A panic attack is a sudden and acute sense of panic, and ...

As the world around her celebrated, Edmonson would be hit with swells of overwhelming, whole-body grief that transported her back to that day on the ship. It felt, she says, like “complete suffocation ...

People report that panic attacks make you feel like your going to die. Your heart races, chest tightens, hands tingle, and overwhelming dread convinces you something catastrophic is happening. Yet ...

If you’ve experienced a panic attack, you know just how overwhelming it can feel: Your heart races, your chest tightens, and it may feel like you’re losing control. Panic attacks can seem ...

“I felt trapped in my head … overwhelmed with everything,” says Jen Lancaster of the anxiety that plagued since she was a child. “I couldn’t control the racing thoughts, because I didn't know racing ...

One moment you’re going about your day normally, and the next your heart is pounding like it’s trying to escape your chest while your brain screams that something catastrophic is about to happen. Your ...