Anxiety can be good for you
It’s never going to be fun, but it can be healthy – and facing up to it is always better than hiding, says Kate Smith
‘When you stop fighting, that’s when you start grieving’: the parents battling to prevent student suicide
In the four years since their daughter killed herself at university, Robert and Margaret Abrahart have been trying to understand why she was left to cope with her problems alone – and to help other vulnerable young people
Letting go: the decluttering obsession moves into the mind
Letting go is counterintuitive in many ways. We are taught from a young age to succeed and push through, so learning to cut your losses is half the battle
‘A massive spiritual shift’: how the mindful movement of qigong can treat addiction
The gentle motion, breathing and meditation stop the mind ‘wandering to negative thoughts’, says a recovering Victorian addict
The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora review – the physical basis of mental health
A psychiatrist explains how distressing states are often rooted in bodily dysfunction – and what it means when they aren’t
There are some nights I just don’t sleep, and that’s OK. Instead I go out for a walk
Perhaps the hardest thing about insomnia is how isolating it is, writes Mark Starmach, but walking Sydney’s empty streets bring a kind of peace
Reasons to be cheerful: optimists live longer, says study
Those with a positive attitude to life may lower their anxiety levels by avoiding arguments or not perceiving traffic jams as stressful
‘My son cowers when a shopkeeper says hello’ – are the toddlers of Covid all right?
Babies born in the first lockdown are now turning two, and have only ever known a world of masks and isolation. What will be the long-term impact?
Third of new students in England show signs of depression, survey suggests
‘Experimental’ ONS survey of first-years finds 37% have symptoms of depression and 39% of anxiety
How standup comedy helped me conquer anxiety, depression – and fear of public speaking
Finding a humorous angle to some of my darkest episodes – and sharing them with strangers – was strangely cathartic