If you, like many people right now, are experiencing high levels of stress, you may be catastrophizing. As the name suggests, this is when your brain goes into an active anxiety spiral that leads you ...

Catastrophizing is a thinking pattern that causes you to focus on the negative. It often causes people to spiral, imagine the worst possible outcomes, and experience anxiety. Recognizing the pattern, ...

Everyone knows what it's like to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Some days, you might feel like nothing is going your way, and this can impact your mood and motivation. But people who struggle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your brain is prone to catastrophizing. Here's how to combat it. (Photo: PeopleImages via Getty Images) Do you always find ...

We've all assumed that if our new crush hasn't replied to us within the hour, it means they have ghosted us. Or that when our boss asks us to talk it's because we're about to get fired (even though we ...

Consider a few scenarios. Maybe you want to quit your full-time job and start a business, but your mind always drifts to the worst possible outcome: Your startup could fail, all too publicly. Your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you go down this mental pathway habitually, it can leave you feeling like you are always in crisis mode.Illustration: Alvaro ...

From a Diana Ross song, you may recognize these words: "Stop In the name of love Before you break my heart Think it o-o-over..." And right now Let’s Stop Stop what? Stop catastrophizing and awfulizing ...

Image of a woman whose head is illustrated with clouds. Everyone knows what it’s like to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Some days, you might feel like nothing is going your way, and this can ...

Everyone is guilty of occasionally thinking that the worst possible outcome is going to happen when imagining a future situation. But doing it all the time can have a serious impact on your daily life ...