When Anxiety Is at the Table
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Separating the salt and pepper shakers or worrying whether the cutlery is clean enough are just some of the woes that can befall obsessive-compulsive diners.
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The bane of dinner party conversation might actually help your returns.
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NEW YORK  - A psychologist at the University of Buffalo, New York has found that some people become anxious and expect that they will be rejected by others based on their physical appearance.
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Recently, meetings-with-food have come to feel like yet another symptom of an overstuffed day.
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Heart attacks may not be reserved for the hostile and driven among us -- anxious, fearful people also have a higher risk, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Crippling shyness, more commonly referred to as âsocial anxiety disorderâ, often begins in childhood or early adolescence and can plague a person for decades, according to a new Statistics Canada study.
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Treatment errors often leave patients and families feeling guilty and afraid.
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A deck of cards, two computer mice, some salad and two slivers of pie, please. If you're hoping to keep this Thanksgiving from turning into another gut-busting affair, that's what your plate should look like: a serving of turkey no larger than a deck of playing cards and half a cup each of two starches.
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Human beings are performers at heart. We rarely go out into the real world without putting on our game faces, knowing that a lack of preparation in this area will result in our humiliation and/or dismissal as ...
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When it comes to party life, youâre either in it or totally out of it and getting stuck somewhere in between can be hazardous to the ego.
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THE FACTS: The stress of last-minute shopping, squabbling in-laws and busy airports can make the holidays a season of headaches. But is there any connection between holiday stress and heart attacks?
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Q. My co-workers and I frequently have group dinners at which eight or more of us -- sometimes as many as 20 -- are seated at a table. I've told my colleagues that "when more than eight, no need to wait," meaning that if there are more than eight diners, people should eat as they're served rather than wait for ...
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NEW YORK  - People who have a tendency to  worry or feel very stressed out may be more likely to develop  Alzheimer's disease later in life, new research reports.
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"Damage Control" (HarperCollins Publishing, 273 pages. $13.95) &#151; For one woman, sitting exposed and vulnerable on a masseuse's table rekindles painful memories of challenges her mother and grandmother endured. For another woman, a bad haircut leaves her in a choking rage.
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My friend talks rapidly on the phone. Her husband has just been diagnosed with a rare skin cancer. It is a second marriage for both, a good marriage. But suddenly they've started to bicker. This is not like them. The change is scary. What is happening here?
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For some people, it&#39;s going to the dentist or even the doctor. For others, it&#39;s a bumpy plane ride or even something more down to earth, like that household chore which comes around a little too often.
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There's been a fundamental change in family life, and it has played out over the years in my office. Teachers, pediatricians and therapists like me are seeing children of all ages who are not afraid of their parents. Not one bit. Not of their power, not of their position, not of their ability to ...