Performance anxiety refers to the fear or worry about one's ability to perform a task adequately, leading to emotional distress and physical symptoms. Common examples include test anxiety, fear of ...

Scientists Pinpoint Why Overthinking Makes Anxiety-Driven Doubt Worse In A Nutshell Reflection time has opposite effects on confidence depending on the source of self-doubt. People with anxiety ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

Many actors, politicians, athletes, public figures, and musicians suffer from performance anxiety also referred to as “stage fright”—Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Adele, Emma Stone, David Beckham, Whoopi ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Vanessa Walilko was in her late 20s, she got strep throat—and then she got it again and again.

Hawaiʻi communities are often described as resilient and strong. However, resilience should not require silent suffering or prolonged distress. Recognizing anxiety and its relationship to substance ...

Whether it’s a job interview, a presentation, a public performance or some other triggering event, anxiety can seem like an inescapable part of our lives. But if anxiousness feels like your natural ...

Anxiety is a mental health issue impacting millions of people globally. In fact, anxiety is the world’s most common mental disorder and affected over 301 million people globally, according to a 2023 ...