I first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was asked to give a eulogy. Terrible at public speaking on a good day, let alone at a funeral, my first instinct was to refuse to do it. I had made a ...
I’ve written about anxiety for years. Its biology, its persistence, its cunning. But recently, during a spell of ...
Toni Bravo was 20 years old and a junior at the University of Notre Dame when she had an anxiety attack before finals. It turned out to be pancreatic cancer Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning ...
Dear Eric: My husband is in his mid-80s and I’m in my late 70s. My husband has always suffered from anxiety, whereas I am calmer. Over the years, my husband has used various anti-anxiety drugs under a ...
It didn’t hit me until the second week in Portugal. I was walking back from a grocery store with no list, no rush, no pressure—just a loaf of bread under my arm and sunlight on my shoulders—when I ...
Not gonna lie—I don’t have the best sleep hygiene in the world. It’s gotten better over the years. I limit caffeine after the morning, try to get into bed early, and keep the lights in my house dim in ...