Tag: anxiety

Program Yourself to Be Happy

Art + Stories

Experiences

Program Yourself to Be Happy

Optimists live longer, are more self-confident, and deal with stress more effectively. Pessimists can also learn to be optimistic, but it takes some practice.

Jowita Kiwnik Pargana

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Attentive

People suffered, but doctors were unable to help them. They sought new methods of alleviating pain, but in fact, such methods already existed. Everyone carries these methods inside themselves, says molecular biologist Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Sylwia Niemczyk

World + People

Nature

As Old as Fear

Being afraid of environmental threats is an essential aspect of humans’ genetic inheritance—without it, we might not be alive.

Adam Zbyryt

Culture in Crisis

World + People

Nature

Culture in Crisis

In times of crisis, painters and writers have channelled anxious expression through their art. What might this reveal about our present state of precarity?

Enis Yucekoralp

I Collect Signs of the End

World + People

Dreams and Visions

I Collect Signs of the End

Philosopher and political scientist Leszek Koczanowicz talks about the different aspects of societal fear and anxiety, and how this is connected with Sherlock Holmes.

Aleksandra Pezda

Don’t Fear the Tiger

Soul + Body

Good Mood

Don’t Fear the Tiger

Over thousands of years, our brains have developed to pay attention to negative stimuli. This can also make it difficult to deal with anxious thoughts.

Jowita Kiwnik Pargana

The Smell of Fear

World + People

Science

The Smell of Fear

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Jacek Dębiec talks about how we communicate fear and whether it is possible to inherit trauma across different generations.

Jowita Kiwnik Pargana