When it feels like your anxiety is getting the best of you — whether because your kids are having trouble at school or you have a major work project looming or your parents’ health is suffering (it’s ...

For better or worse, anxiety can feel like a constant companion. It can also leave you with a loss for words to capture how you feel. As Madhuri Jha, a psychotherapist and clinical advisor at Psych ...

Anxious about your bedroom performance? Don’t worry — feeling this way isn’t uncommon, and you’re definitely not alone. Anxiety around the bedroom, especially for men, is actually “a thing.” If you ...

Often when a penis-having person experiences a sexual dysfunction like the inability to get an erection, the inability to maintain an erection, or problems with orgasm, one euphemism we as a society ...

Because performance anxiety can be such a complex and persistent problem for musicians, it’s no wonder that many performers are drawn to simple explanations and easy solutions. Unfortunately, just as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. High-pressure situations come with high performance standards—whether set by ...

When performing onstage, Dania Hallak, a singer and songwriter, sometimes found she couldn’t hit lower notes. Her vocal coach suggested it was performance anxiety. Hallak saw her doctor, who ...

Feeling anxious during sex is incredibly common and valid. This can be a result of poor body image, a hyperfocus on your partner, or prior bad experiences. Fortunately, this anxiety can often be ...