This False Self-Image

Anxiety is mostly triggered internally by excessive thoughts (for example, judgments about the past or worries about the future).

Like stress, anxiety can be useful in the right scenarios. The discomfort it makes us feel was designed to alert us of something, precisely so that we list...

We most often feel uncomfortable if compliments catch us by surprise. When we're surprised, we move through the following sequence:

• Stage 1: We momentarily freeze. Rising dopamine levels may cause the heart to start racing and palms sweating. This in...

Self-destructive behaviors can become habits and can continually undermine your success and happiness.

Self-sabotage is when we want something, but somehow we never accomplish it, because somewhere deep in our subconscious we’re fighting against that goal:

• Our disorganizat...