Psychosocial rehabilitation specialist Kendra Cherry noted, “The fight-or-flight response plays a critical role in how we ...

Fear may be as old as life on Earth. Now, researchers are getting to the bottom of explaining why we love it so much.

All bodily sensations, including those visceral feelings from your chest and stomach, are relayed back to the brain through the pathways via the spinal cord. Your already anxious and highly alert ...

Stress is a powerful thing. In small doses, it can motivate you to ace that presentation at work or land your dream job.

Sen. J.D. Vance's miniature golf "fight or flight" response to the first assassination attempt on former President Donald ...

People usually get into text arguments inadvertently as part of a larger messaging exchange, or somebody specifically reaches out because they're very upset, says Dr. Karen Bridbord, PhD, a licensed ...

In a culture where caring too much can come across as desperate, and caring too little feels negligent, why is it so hard to ...

Take away ‘flight or fight or freeze’ mode though – your body’s natural response to stressful events – and things can unravel ...

Odds are you either love or hate a good scare. And whether you’re one to fight or flee, your body is ready to give you the ...

A crushing chest pain can trigger immediate fear - is it a heart attack or panic attack? While both conditions share similar ...

A young woman has shared how she lived in "fight or flight" for years with a number of medical issues before finally getting answers - and it all boiled down to one hormone imbalance. Zoe Antonia ...

Kathleen Culliton is Raw Story's assistant managing editor. She's been covering local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post, Al Jazeera, DNAinfo New ...