Stress

Stress triggers a hormonal fight-or-flight reaction that speeds up the heart and quickens breathing. In small amounts, stress is natural and may even be beneficial. But learning to manage stress is key to preventing health problems such as depression or insomnia.

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Are Your Stress Levels Too High? Take This Quiz to Find Out

Are Your Stress Levels Too High? Take This Quiz to Find Out
While having a little pressure can help you get motivated, stress can be harmful to your health in myriad ways.
What Is Chronic Stress, and How Does It Affect the Body?

What Is Chronic Stress, and How Does It Affect the Body?
Plus, how to cope with it, according to mental health experts.
11 Stress Symptoms Mental Health Experts Want You to Be Aware Of

11 Stress Symptoms to Know About, According to Mental Health Experts
These symptoms might clue you in to the fact that you need to minimize your stress level ASAP.
Everything to Know About Acute Stress Disorder, According to Mental Health Experts

Everything to Know About Acute Stress Disorder, According to Mental Health Experts
Including who is at-risk and what the symptoms are.
How Katie Couric Learned to Care For Herself After Losing Her First Husband and Sister to Cancer

How Katie Couric Learned to Care for Herself After Losing Her First Husband and Sister to Cancer
It's okay to not be okay.
Everyone Is Feeling Election Stress Right Now in Different Ways—Here's Why, and How to Dial It Back

Everyone Is Feeling Election Stress Right Now in Different Ways—Here's Why, and How to Dial It Back
How to cope while the votes are being counted (and recounted).
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'Election Stress Disorder' Is a Real Thing—Here's How to Know You Have It
People on both sides of the political divide are feeling tense, anxious, and overwhelmed right now.
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How to Relieve Stress, According to Experts
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How Stress and Hair Loss Are Linked—and What You Can Do About It
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What Is Resilience? Psychologists Explain How to Grow From Painful Moments
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Can Stress Cause Hives? What to Know About Stress Rashes, and How to Treat One

4 Ways Pets Help Relieve Stress

Pets have a lot of therapeutic traits.

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How to Take a Break That Will Help You Destress for Real, According to an Expert
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What Is Burnout? How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed at Work
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3 Expert Tips for Dealing With Financial Stress
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5 Mistakes You're Making that Drain Your Energy
What is Cortisol? Here's How it Impacts Your Body When You're Stressed

What is Cortisol? Here's How it Impacts Your Body When You're Stressed
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Your Eyes May Hold a Surprising Clue About Your Current State of Mental Health
10 Expert Strategies for Surviving Christmas Stress

10 Expert Strategies for Surviving Christmas Stress
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Sophia Bush Says She Was Assaulted in a Room Full of Men While on the Chicago P.D. Set—and No One Helped
5 Ways to Ease Holiday Stress in 5 Minutes or Less

5 Ways to Ease Holiday Stress in 5 Minutes or Less
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Moms of Three Are More Stressed Than Those With Any Other Number of Children, Survey Finds
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16 Pampering Gifts for a Friend in Need of Self-Care
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The Science Behind Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony
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7 Easy Ways to Manage Stress
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Working Long Hours Can Raise the Risk of This Disease
How to Keep Stress From Driving You to Overeat

How to Keep Stress From Driving You to Overeat
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Oprah Reveals Reese Witherspoon Showed Signs of PTSD After Harvey Weinstein Scandal Broke
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6 Sneaky Stress Triggers and What to Do About Them
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The 6 Essential Oil Mistakes You're Probably Making
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14 Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Mental Health
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