More and more women are taking prescription medications to cope with depression, anxiety and a number of other mental illnesses. As the battle with maintaining a healthy and balanced brain rages on, we can’t help but wonder: why women? A new report tells us that 25 percent of women are currently taking medications for their ...
Get out of bed, lazy head! A new study has found that people who are more keen on jumping out of bed early in the morning are more likely to thrive in the workplace, get the kids off to school more efficiently and accomplish morning chores much easier than those who can’t fight off the ...
When students are filling out their admissions applications for college, I imagine one of their first thoughts is, “Will I get in?” But while some students dread the letter that tells them whether they will be accepted or not, others may feel anxious over whether or not they’ll be accepted by their peers based on ...
You’ve seen it on TV shows, in movies, and you may have heard it from your friends: the story of the emotionally troubled man who desperately wants to tell you his dark secrets and problems but does not know how. He is too afraid of becoming vulnerable. Oh, the angst! This man is a myth. ...
As this series has shown, when it comes to almost every common mental disorder or disease, women take the cake as most affected as a group. To recap the numbers, women suffer from clinical anxiety and depression almost twice as much as men do and also overpower in numbers when it comes to eating disorders, ...
It’s no secret that young girls feel the pressure to be thin every day. They receive mixed messages about accepting who they are and changing who they are to conform to an unattainable ideal. The heavy burden is weighing down on them and keeping them up at night, according to a revealing new study. Researchers ...
A panic attack feels as if the world is crashing down in slow motion. Palms sweaty, mouth dry, heart pounding — the mind races in every direction. Unlike depression, it pushes the world into terrifying hyper speed. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (or GAD) is not simply the usual test-taking anxiety or fear of going to a ...
Men are less willing to talk to a female therapist about “man things,” but have found that a good male therapist is somewhat hard to come by. Does the sex of the doctor matter? Many studies on the feminization of therapy have found that psychological professions have become more and more dominated by women, starting ...
An article was published examining why men use prostitutes based on a study of over 700 men in six countries. This article was sensationalist, citing worn out old stereotypes about how all men are potential rapists and how normal women won’t do the things they want them to do, and did nothing to answer the question ...
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
