The emotional experience of insecurity is often driven by negative cognitions about the self. However, there’s an important distinction between thoughts and beliefs. Thoughts are mental events that ...

Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

One of the biggest afflictions I see people struggle with is insecurity. This is in large part why I’ve dedicated much of my life to studying the self-critical thoughts or “critical inner voices” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. We all want a love that’s easy, or at least one that doesn’t make us panic, ...