Stress and trauma: “Intrusive thoughts often appear when we’re under stress, feeling anxious or overwhelmed by life’s pressures,” says Awadallah. “Our minds can get stuck on fears or ...

Some are visible — pacing, crying, difficulty breathing, an obvious look of distress — and some aren’t — intrusive thoughts, racing heart, tensing of muscles.” ...

Serious intrusive thoughts can be a feature of several mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD and obsessive compulsive disorder.

A new study has challenged the commonly held belief that consciously suppressing negative thoughts is bad for our mental health, finding that people who did so had lower levels of post-traumatic ...

Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated ...

Mikaela Shiffrin says she has dealt with "intrusive thoughts" and symptoms of PTSD after crashing during a race in November 2024 She suffered a five-centimeter-deep puncture wound to her abdomen ...

In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, changes in mood, and other symptoms after exposure to trauma can greatly impact a person's quality of life.

UNSW Sydney and Macquarie University psychology researchers have written an article warning that psychedelic therapies may ...