How do you feel about being alone with your own thoughts? Does it sound good to you? It does to me. Maybe I’m framing that question the wrong way, because in a just-published series of studies, most ...

When we hear the phrase "bad company," we usually think of negative people. But what if the worst company isn't outside you at all? What if it is the endless stream of fearful thoughts, painful ...

Why Does My Mind Keep Thinking That? The psychiatrist Mark Epstein shares his insights about the mind after decades of working with patients and practicing Buddhism. This is an edited transcript of an ...

This post is in response to Most Can’t Stand to Be Alone With Their Thoughts–Can You? By Bella DePaulo Ph.D. Many of us enjoy spare moments of solitude, particularly if we live with a spouse, children ...

People who harbor a deep fear of losing control over their own thoughts are more likely to experience intense anxiety during a hangover. Identifying this specific personality vulnerability could help ...

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought." Buddha's ineffable wisdom teaches a profound truth: Thoughts define our reality. And although this idea applies to all human beings, today we ...

Being an overthinker can hurt the very love you’re trying to protect. Here’s how not to let your own thoughts get in the way of your relationship. Do you ever wonder what the pause between your ...

The default psychological setting for human beings is an unavoidable self-centeredness. We each stand at the center of our own thoughts, feelings and needs, and thus experience them in a way that we ...