We all have children in our class whose anxiety sometimes spoils their experience of music performance. This can not only derail their part, but can spread to knock the whole class off kilter. Picture ...

When Rory McIlroy joined golf legends to win back-to-back Masters at Augusta recently, he looked cool and collected. But his heart rate tells another story. Whoop just released data from McIlroy’s ...

One answer is that stage fright, in the world shaped by the internet, is no longer limited to the stage. Smartphones and the social-media platforms installed on them—portable movie studios in ...

The beta-blocker propranolol has been a mainstay of American medicine since the 1960s, when it was regularly prescribed as a first-line defense against hypertension, arrhythmia, and other ...

Shortness of breath may be due to anxiety if it goes away within 10 to 30 minutes. If your shortness of breath improves with relaxation techniques, it could be caused by anxiety. If your shortness of ...

Share on Pinterest Figure skater Ilia Malinin has opened up about the invisible battles he faced during his Olympic performance. Image Credit: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God ...

A lot of us get nervous in social situations, such as going on a first date, dinner with friends or speaking in front of a group of people. But at what point do nerves turn into full-blown social ...

When performing onstage, Dania Hallak, a singer and songwriter, sometimes found she couldn’t hit lower notes. Her vocal coach suggested it was performance anxiety. Hallak saw her doctor, who ...

Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of ...

AS ERICA FISHER’S nuptials approach, she’s trying to decide: Should she take a beta blocker before she walks down the aisle? Everyone seems to be talking about the drugs, she says—from her favorite ...