Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out ...

Trauma isn't always a dramatic, visible wound. Often, its presence in our lives is far more subtle, woven into the fabric of our daily routines and manifesting as seemingly innocuous habits or ...

When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like laziness from the outside. But dig deeper, and what looks like apathy, ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. When you grow up in unpredictable environments or experience something ...

About one-third of people admit to experiencing stress and frustration while driving. However, despite driving stress being a common experience for many of us, not everyone experiences the same ...

Women are more than twice as likely as men to develop stress-related conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ...