Healthy Mind

If you or a partner has ever been startled awake by full sentences in the middle of the night, you are not alone. Sleep talking is common and usually harmless. Most people who talk in their sleep do not need treatment at all. The best way to stop it is to protect your sleep: keep … Read more

Nighttime anxiety feels worse than daytime anxiety for a reason. When the lights go down and distractions disappear, your brain has nothing to do but think. Your body’s stress response also shifts in the evening, and the quiet of the night makes every worry feel louder. The good news is that nighttime anxiety is well … Read more

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the United States. Each year, an estimated 40 million American adults — roughly 19% of the adult population — experience an anxiety disorder, according to figures long cited by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Around the world, … Read more

Feeling like you’re lagging behind your peers in maturity is a common and often painful experience. Psychology suggests this feeling usually comes from a mismatch between your age and your developmental stage, a gap that can be shaped by life experience, personality, and how you were raised. It is not a character flaw, and it … Read more

Mental health shapes how you think, feel, and handle daily life. It affects your physical health, your relationships, and your ability to work and function. And it is common to struggle: mental health conditions are among the leading causes of disability worldwide, and most people will face a difficult period at some point in their … Read more

Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health conditions in the United States, and they often occur together. The treatments with the strongest evidence are talk therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes such as regular physical activity and sleep. Most people improve with a combination of approaches rather than a single fix. Depression and … Read more

Sleeping alone can feel hard because the brain treats being alone in the dark as a mild threat. It stays alert, listening for sounds and scanning for danger. The fix is not to force yourself to relax. It is to teach your body, night after night, that the bedroom is a safe and boring place. … Read more

Mental health is shaped by where we live, who we know, and how connected we feel. Promoting mental health in a community means making those conditions better for everyone — through social connection, access to care, safe public spaces, and support that reaches people before a crisis. It works best when it combines many small … Read more

A newborn who sleeps most of the day and night is doing exactly what biology expects. Newborns typically sleep around 14 to 17 hours in each 24-hour period, and some sleep as much as 18 to 20 hours, according to widely used pediatric sleep guidance. That sleep is not laziness or a sign of a … Read more

Stress and anxiety are not the same thing, but they respond to many of the same tools. The most reliable ways to relieve them combine calming the body’s stress response in the moment with changing patterns that keep it switched on. Slow breathing, regular movement, enough sleep, limiting caffeine and alcohol, talking to someone, and … Read more