Anxiety
Why we shouldn’t underestimate the ‘Sunday Scaries’
It’s are a common anxiety that disrupts sleep, but with the right strategies, they can be managed for a calmer, more refreshed start to the week.
- Hannah Hammoud
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What undressing in front of strangers taught me about life
I’ve discovered that the more I step outside my comfort zone, the easier it gets.
- Joanne Karcz
The subject students are failing – can you pass the quiz?
An analysis of Australian international test results shows some pupils are almost four years behind in learning due to maths anxiety.
- Christopher Harris
Young people, their stress and the one-way news overload
Millennials and Gen Z-ers may seem to some critics to be backbone-free “snowflakes”, but even psychologists are now talking about “the anxious generation”.
- Miranda Levy
‘My brain has 50 tabs open’: Being diagnosed with ADHD at 48 put Sarah in a fast-growing group
Sarah Hayden was well into adulthood when she learnt she had ADHD. Researchers say Sarah and other cases are a diagnostic “correction” and not a TikTok trend.
- Wendy Tuohy
Sarah gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Less than two weeks later, she died in a mental health ward
A new mother who died within days of being admitted to a private perinatal hospital for anxiety was left unwatched for hours, in breach of hospital protocol, before she was found dead.
- Erin Pearson
According to Oprah, it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?
Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.
- Emily McGrorey
Worry, anxiety and stress are all different. Here’s how to tell them apart
It’s important to know the difference because each requires different coping strategies, experts advise.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Mental health
Ready for resolutions? A psychologist recommends you prioritise this
If someone told you all you needed to do to maintain physical health was visit a doctor once a month, you’d laugh. So why do we think it’s true of our mental health?
- Ahona Guha
- Opinion
- Mental health
Labor promised to fix our mental health crisis. I made the mistake of believing them
Three years after accepting all 74 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, the government’s actions aren’t tracking well.
- Simon Katterl
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