Fear is a powerful emotion. It can keep us from taking risks that would benefit us and our families, create apathy, fuel doubt and can enable us to stay in toxic patterns of behavior. Fear can even ...

In today’s business climate, you need to be quick and efficient to keep pace with the competition. The following mandates are commonplace: Do more with less, get results faster, reduce headcount, and ...

One of the most prevalent fears people have is that of losing control. This is the fear that if you don't manage to control the outcome of future events, something terrible will happen. People who are ...

You’re in a conversation, and someone asks you a deeply personal question. Your stomach tightens. Your heartbeat nudges upward. You start rehearsing a polite deflection. Behind that reaction is a ...

Fear of failure, fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of bugs, whatever you fear can be paralyzing. Most of us do nothing rather than confront our fear. Instead, we should probe why we are afraid and ...

A new article presents a new perspective on the fear of losing control, with rich implications for future treatment and research. The author outlines some recent work and thinking about these fears ...

Are you a controlling person? If so, you’re not alone. This has been one of my personal struggles over the years — and although I haven’t completely freed myself of the desire to control things, I’ve ...

Specific cannabinoids produced by the human body may help to quell excessive fear responses in people with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study ...