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Yahoo Life30% of COVID survivors may have PTSD: 'This is a very scary experience for the patients'
COVID-19 is taking a serious toll on people’s mental health, with a new study showing that 30 percent of COVID survivors develop PTSD.
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Rumer Willis opens up about anxiety struggle: 'Sometimes I feel like I'm dying'
The daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis is learning to "self-soothe" during anxiety attacks.
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Woman painstakingly recreates Kamala Harris' rainbow Pride jacket using 35,000 rhinestones
Emma Lauren Fasulo decided to make the rainbow rhinestone-studded jacket Kamala Harris wore to Pride in 2019 by hand. She needed a project to keep her busy while her husband was undergoing chemotherapy.
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Marijuana sales reach record highs in 2020 — how the pandemic drove Americans to get stoned
Marijuana sales soared in 2020, from $10 billion the year before to nearly $18 billion. Experts say the pandemic played a major role. "I think people turned to cannabis to help relieve stress," says author of Weed the People Bruce Barcott.
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Mayim Bialik says pandemic parenting can be exhausting and frustrating: 'It's just me, it's always been just me'
The actress and mental health podcaster also recently clarified that she'd be willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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What happened to emotional intelligence?
While the phrase was popular, Deepak Chopra says, emotional intelligence seems to be forgotten or unknown to most people.
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Why Paulina Porizkova’s honesty around mental health added up to a groundbreaking year: ‘We relate to her’
Celebrities like Paulina Porizkova have used social media to normalize mental health struggles.
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Weight gain, anxiety levels have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, study says
A new study highlights how the pandemic has effected people's physical and mental health, including weight gain and higher anxiety levels.
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Study: COVID infection raises risk of anxiety, depression
COVID-19 patients appear to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression, according to a new study.
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3 simple tips to breathe better, and lower your stress levels and blood pressure
There are harmful and therapeutic ways to breathe, James Nestor says in the book, "Breathe: The New Science of a Lost Art." Here's how to do it right.
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What’s your Election Day mood? Advice for dealing with feelings from anxiety to apathy
Chances are, you’ve been feeling a range of emotions leading up to Election Day. Here's how to handle them, according to experts.
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Daylight Saving Time: What happens to your body when we fall back
There are various lasting effects that this time change will bring, both mentally and physically.
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Paulina Porizkova shares raw post about her depression and feeling ‘lonely’ during marriage to Ric Ocasek
"I was lonely. I wasn’t desired or wanted by anyone, career or private life," the model says of battling anxiety and depression during her marriage.
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Amanda Seales wants to destigmatize therapy: 'I wish I had gone earlier'
Amanda Seales talks about wellness during the pandemic, finding the right therapist and how she's fighting trolls with her own online community.
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How to prepare for seasonal affective disorder during the pandemic
"We are in month eight of the pandemic and heading into winter, which means less daylight, shorter days, longer nights," Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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Meditation Could Help Support Your Gut Health - Here's What You Need to Know
When my stress levels peak, that frazzled feeling of anxiety tends to come along with physical side effects. Headaches, insomnia, and breakouts are the three I'm most familiar with, but recently, I've felt like my worries have thrown my digestive system out of whack, too.
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People are hugging cows to combat stress and loneliness
Cow cuddling proponents say it reduces stress by boosting "feel good" hormones.
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Study may hold key for COVID-19 long-haulers experiencing brain fog
COVID long-haulers say brain fog is like "being woken up in the middle of a dead sleep and asked, 'Where are the car keys?'" Now experts say the cognitive impairment could be tied to PTSD.
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'Touch starvation' could be affecting your mental health during the pandemic. Here are some tips to overcome it.
"Research shows that even gentle touch from a stranger can make us feel more connected to the world around you," Dr, Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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How climate change could be affecting your mental health — and tips to conquer 'solastalgia'
"There is this sense of kind of feeling lost even when you're at your home," Dr. Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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Do you have 'election stress disorder'? A psychologist explains.
"Even for those of us who have been part of many elections and voted many different times, this is something none of us have ever experienced," Dr. Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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The Unwind: How we’re finding calm, from hiking to morning meditation
Yahoo staffers share the stress-fighting practices they're turning to during the pandemic.
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It's World Suicide Prevention Day. Here's how to spot warning signs
“Everybody's mental health has been impacted by the pandemic ... so don't be afraid to ask someone how they're doing," Dr. Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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Gisele Bündchen on her history of panic attacks: 'Anxiety can feel all-consuming'
The Brazilian supermodel says there is hope for those experiencing anxiety and panic attacks.
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'Back to school is just the tip of the iceberg': A psychologist on how parents can prepare kids for the long haul of the pandemic
“Create new routines that might have to change a lot," Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.
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Could the pandemic be changing your personality? A psychologist weighs in
"Major life changes, like a pandemic, can cause some personality shifts in many of us," Jen Hartstein tells Yahoo Life.