Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A catastrophizing mindset can be incredibly draining, often leaving you feeling overwhelmed and stuck in a cycle of anxiety. It's ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. It may start out with waking up feeling ill and thinking to yourself, "I'm hurting today." Instead of ...

Our brains are totally amazing. We have a few innate “rules” about the world built into our brains, and then they are shaped through interactions with our environment to develop complex cognitive ...

Catastrophizing is fixating on the worst possible outcome of a situation, even if unlikely. The author shares personal experiences with catastrophizing, particularly regarding a recent health ...

Pain catastrophizing is characterised by an exaggerated negative orientation towards actual or anticipated pain. Comprising rumination, magnification and feelings of helplessness, it predicts greater ...

We've all assumed that if our new crush hasn't replied to us within the hour, it means they have ghosted us. Or that when our boss asks us to talk it's because we're about to get fired (even though we ...