Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader whose avoidant communication style is making a breakup more ...

If you’ve ever had to walk into a room full of strangers or speak in front of a crowd, you’re familiar with social anxiety. It’s a fear of being judged or negatively evaluated. In the future, you ...

Volatile relationships, reckless impulsivity and an unstable identity are hallmarks of this misunderstood mental health condition. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron On the surface, ...

Are you the kind of woman who always seems to fall for emotionally avoidant men? No matter how much effort you put in, it doesn’t seem to matter. All he cares about is being taken care of, often ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a ...

Stella was eight years old when she stopped eating solid foods. She went from being a “foodie” to strictly consuming liquids, says Briana, Stella’s mother. That diet soon became problematic for Stella ...

From left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Milagros Gargurevich, 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Functional Medicine Flight director of psychological health, and Senior Airman Tisha Guy, 378th EMDS ...

Mental health disorders come in many forms and affect thoughts, emotions and behaviors in complex ways. Conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed ...

You might think you're just being "chill," but are you unknowingly downplaying your own feelings and avoiding true intimacy? Here's how to tell. In relationships, the line between being “low ...

Nearly 18% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including 16.3% of those with inactive disease, met the criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Among patients ...