Procrastination is best understood as an emotion-focused coping strategy. We use task avoidance to escape the negative emotions associated with a task (e.g., frustration, boredom, stress, anxiety). As ...

Research indicates repetitive negative thinking in older adults may contribute to cognitive decline. A study in Wuhan found a negative association between repetitive negative thinking and cognitive ...

Scientists working with adults who fixate on negative thoughts have noted a link between this distressing compulsion and poorer-quality sleep, as well as shorter sleep duration. Prof. Meredith E.

Sometimes you can't stop thinking about your problems and negative feelings. Learn how to free yourself from unproductive ...

When you go to bed and how long you sleep at a time might actually make it difficult for you to stop worrying, according to researchers at Binghamton University. The study, led by Binghamton Anxiety ...

Clinical psychologist Maggie Canter offers some tips for stopping the cycle of negative rumination. It goes by many different names: rumination, repetitive negative thinking, negative thought syndrome ...

Read on for ways to make your sleep environment ideal for snoozing EVER feel ready to keel over from tiredness, only for your thoughts to start racing as soon as your head meets the pillow? As your ...