My son will always struggle more than his neurotypical peers to master the art of reading non-verbal cues, but I have found that practice really helps.
Sarah Chang | Posted 05.27.2012
I don't profess to be fearless. In fact, I'm scared of a great many things.
Jordan Smoller | Posted 05.18.2012
So what are the most common irrational fears and phobias? Terrorism? Cancer? Commitment? Nope. According to research studies of the U.S. population, the top fears and phobias are closely tied to the kinds of threats our ancestors had to worry about.
Terri Cole | Posted 05.12.2012
You will be amazed what shifts in your life when you acknowledge and face your fears on purpose.
Vivian Manning-Schaffel | Posted 05.12.2012
How many fearful thoughts scroll across your mental Twitter feed each day?
Travel + Leisure | Posted 04.24.2012
Disneyland's Space Mountain is infamous for long lines, but the only visitors it literally scares away are those who suffer from macrophobia, the fear of waits.
Sara Benincasa | Posted 04.15.2012
Originally published by Bookish: When I was younger, I thought the average memoirist must have it easy. After all, her only duty was to report what h...
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Posted 02.10.2012
By Gabe Habash for PWxyz: One of the many benefits of books is that they provide catharsis. They have the rare power of purging stress and bad emot...
Ellen Siminoff | Posted 01.17.2012
If the student can "speak math," the numeric Code of Hammurabi is unearthed and the otherwise garbled texts suddenly come alive. Teachers can then teach. A virtuous cycle is born.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.24.2011
It's the season of Halloween, or maybe Dia de Los Muertos, and besides carving pumpkins, loading up on mini-bags of peanut M&Ms and thinking lots about the dead, we also pause at this time of year to, sort of, celebrate our fears.
The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 08.30.2011
Everyone is afraid of something, and some people are afraid of everything. They're Panophobics. While there's a fine line between fears and phob...
Carol W. Berman, M.D. | Posted 08.12.2011
Do you ever feel like you're going crazy? Does your heart suddenly beat rapidly? Do you get the sweats waiting for a bus or the train? Do you feel impending doom when nothing is wrong?
Posted 05.25.2011
Friday the 13th is said to be unlucky because it combines a historically unlucky day and unlucky number. The No. 13 has long gotten the human race ri...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011
Happy Friday The 13th everyone! Turns out, there is plenty of good news to be had on this supposedly "unlucky" day. According to the AP, Friday th...
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011
Phobias, such as the fear of flying, elevators or public speaking can disrupt people's lives. I recently spoke with psychologist Robert Reiner about how to overcome these fears with the help of virtual reality.
Posted 05.25.2011
UPDATE: See a slideshow of 13 superstitions involving the No. 13. Today is Friday the 13th and there are superstitions all around on what this day ...
Ann Medlock | Posted 05.25.2011
A few weeks ago I was asked to talk at TEDxPugetSound, one of the many regional "franchises" that are now springing up. I was allotted 10 minutes to talk about "Global Heroes."
beliefnet.com | Posted 11.17.2011
Fears are like annoying relatives. You can't avoid them forever, and ignoring them won't make them go away. Come Thanksgiving, they'll plop down righ...
CNN | Michelle Goodman | Posted 11.17.2011
Phobias are the No. 1 psychiatric illness in women of any age and the No. 2 in men older than 25, according to the American Psychiatric Association. ...
Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011
It was hard for me to even write that title. Can I actually admit I'm afraid of flying? Not me! What happened to me? I used to love to fly! Plus ...
Leda Natkin Nelis | Posted 06.02.2012