Emotional stress

How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

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Young caucasian woman eating greedily on the floor

Israelis' Food Choices After October 7 Reveal How Emotion Quietly Shapes Our Economy

A woman experiencing emotional stress

Israeli study reveals a link between prolonged psychological stress and cancer

ELEVATED EMOTIONAL connection among people who have suffered in which one person’s emotions are felt and understood by another without explicit explanation could increase vulnerability to personal distress.

Hebrew University study discovers hidden mental health risks for youth during war


U. of Haifa to provide free depression treatment using new techniques

Members of the public aged 18-60 who have suffered from clinical depression are invited to apply for the free treatment sessions.

Teen depression

Poll shows people with mental illness believe public looks down on them

Respondents said they feel stigmatized and ashamed because of their condition, preventing many of them from asking for the help that they need.

Stress Relief Techniques

Getting rid of the clutter in your life

Why should people keep something they don’t like, use or feel good about?

Random clothes

A unique, one-stop shop for helpless youngsters

A 4,000-square-meter campus on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus has opened to integrate all services imaginable for abused children. Professionals and private donors have made it happen.

Teen depression

Addicted to chess and other behaviors

How do we identify a behavioral addiction?

Chess

Teaching kids to delay immediate gratification

The need for immediate gratification affects tendencies of violence toward others and themselves.

Yoga

Standing at the Crossroads

A Jerusalem-based NGO works to help at-risk teens find their way.

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski (left) with Crossroads executive director Robbie Sassoon during the opening talk at the December 12 conference

Psychology: Scared to death

"Worrying is toxic to your health and takes you nowhere positive."

Man worried

Psychology: Grace under pressure

How to cope with panic attacks: five practical steps.

Teen depression

‘Westworld’ – or: In praise of psychotherapy

No particular plot spoilers will be discussed here, though diving into the themes and ideas of the show may hint at some...

‘Westworld’