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There's a lot of information about trauma on social media, but a lot of it isn't very good. PTSD varies by case but has some specific symptoms, and it takes extended time with a professional to get an accurate understanding of it.

How TikTok and Twitter Get Trauma So Wrong Understanding mental health misinformation on social media.

We have a natural tendency to be more likely to believe things if they sound bad and to pay more attention to things that made us unhappy. But actively resisting these urges can grant us much more peace of mind.

Why Our Brains Are Hardwired to Focus on the Negative The brain has a built-in negative bias that causes us to focus on bad things. This negativity bias can have an impact on our behavior and decisions.

Anxiety fatigues us in a way that makes it much harder for us to make decisions, resulting in more anxiety. However, there are often changes we can make to our lifestyle to feel more rested, and break free of the anxiety-fatigue cycle.

How Anxiety and Fatigue Can Have Us ‘Walking in Circles’ Examining the relationship between anxiety and fatigue.

Time gives us an opportunity to heal from trauma, but the process may not be totally passive. Sometimes, we have to make an effort to develop new ways of thinking.

'Time Heals All Wounds:' Is There Any Truth to This? Time heals all wounds is a popular cliché, but is it actually true? We explain time's role in healing and why this saying is not entirely accurate.

Sometimes performance anxiety means we feel motivated to do well. Whether anxiety is helpful or not may depend on how much we fear it.

The Double-Edged Sword of Anxiety Anxiety can spawn success or make it harder to succeed.