Anxiety Files

Simple and powerful techniques for coping with anxiety and worry.

Decision-Making
Do You Underestimate Risk?

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on July 1, 2025

While we’re often told to think positively, many of life’s biggest problems—like obesity, debt, and dangerous habits—stem from underestimating risk, not overestimating it.

While we’re often told to think positively, many of life’s biggest problems—like obesity, debt, and dangerous habits—stem from underestimating risk, not overestimating it.

Depression
Depressive Decision-Making

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on June 3, 2025

Why do depressed people often stay stuck in painful, unfulfilling situations? CBT can help these individuals challenge those patterns and take gradual action to better their lives.

Why do depressed people often stay stuck in painful, unfulfilling situations? CBT can help these individuals challenge those patterns and take gradual action to better their lives.

Career
12 Ways to Cope With Unemployment

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on March 26, 2025

There are some powerful proven strategies for coping with unemployment. If you're out of work, here's how to start making your life better today.

There are some powerful proven strategies for coping with unemployment. If you're out of work, here's how to start making your life better today.

Jealousy
Working Together on Jealousy

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on February 11, 2025

Are you in a relationship where your partner struggles with jealousy? Using these tips, you can strengthen your relationship and reframe jealousy's role.

Are you in a relationship where your partner struggles with jealousy? Using these tips, you can strengthen your relationship and reframe jealousy's role.

Depression
How to Overcome Hopelessness

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on April 12, 2021

If you think that your problems are hopeless, you are likely to give up trying, isolate yourself, and become more depressed. Here are some things you can do instead.

If you think that your problems are hopeless, you are likely to give up trying, isolate yourself, and become more depressed. Here are some things you can do instead.

Anxiety
Financial Anxiety and the Pandemic

Robert L. Leahy Ph.D. on June 19, 2020

As unemployment rises and finances become problematic, we can take off some of the stress by following these seven suggestions.

As unemployment rises and finances become problematic, we can take off some of the stress by following these seven suggestions.

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November 2025
Healing Family Splits

Cut-offs cut deep and wide, their emotional impact reverberating far beyond the combatants. Because much of the suffering is hidden, repair is challenging for everyone, not least of all therapists.

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Self Tests are all about you. Are you outgoing or introverted? Are you a narcissist? Does perfectionism hold you back? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today.

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