Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research shows ...

Loneliness is a common feeling, but there are steps you can take to help feel more connected. Listening to music, calling a friend, taking a walk outside, and other activities may reduce your sense of ...

How Xanax affects your body can vary by your age, mental state when you take the drug, dosage, and other factors. It may have a sedative effect that can make you feel calmer. This drug has boxed ...

Feeling “empty” can be a frightening and painful experience. When we feel emotional emptiness, we feel hollow–like there is simply nothing inside of us. This feeling can be very different from the ...

Scientists are uncovering how temperature shapes our sense of bodily self, revealing that warmth and cold do far more than keep us comfortable. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers are uncovering how ...

Are you a good enough friend, employee, partner, or parent? Are you thin, attractive, smart, and nice enough? If you have doubts about yourself, you’re not alone. In fact, clinical psychologist Ronald ...

Nilufar Ahmed does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — we all know these words from the Declaration of Independence, but many folks gave up the pursuit a long time ago. Some can mark the day and time when ...

Pooping can have physiological and psychological effects that may feel pleasurable. Passing a bowel movement involves tension in certain muscles. Relaxing the muscles after a motion stimulates the ...

These pitfalls give minimalism a bad name. Read this before you get rid of too many storage containers or decor.

Whew! It’s been a tumultuous few years, and you (and likely everyone you know) have been through it. Luckily, reading is an inexpensive and fun way to take a break, slow down and relax. And while ...

Loneliness has been on the rise in the United States in recent decades, causing concern about our health and well-being. More people are reporting that they feel lonely often and lack close confidants ...