Emotional pain is pain or hurt that originates from non-physical sources. Sometimes this emotional distress is the result of the actions of others. Other times, it might be the result of regret, grief ...

A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain. The trial showed that enhancing the ...

My previous post, "Is Pain All In Your Head?" discussed how the same sensation can be interpreted as excitement, pain, or pressure, depending on how you interpret it. How does that work? The amygdala.

A large, two-year study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and consisting of more than 1,400 adults living with chronic pain across the United States found that people who struggle to ...

Psychologist Nick Wignall shares habits that people with low emotional maturity do that push other people away, even if ...

For a long time I have disdained the way our culture seems to encourage us to marinate in our emotions, and even flaunt them. It’s normal for people to refer to themselves as “survivors” of ...

Whether we admit it openly or not, almost everyone curses. Sometimes it slips out accidentally when we stub a toe or hit our head on a cupboard door. Other times it feels deliberate, like a release ...