I started obsessing over my son's school supply list. I realized I was just anxious about him starting middle school.

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The author was worried about her middle schooler.

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Child-focused parenting is exhausting. Some parents are finally ditching it.

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I quit my 6-figure tech job when my mental health collapsed. My only responsibility now is to make myself happy.

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Rachel Stolba plans to move to Mexico in August.

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5 powerful ways tending to the gut boosts your health — from smoother digestion to better moods

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It's been a year since I graduated from college, and I still live at home. My therapist says I have post-graduation depression.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college grad.

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I achieved my dream of buying a home in London. I know I'm lucky, but I was miserable as soon as I moved in.

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Daniela Vilu bought her first home after living a nomadic life.

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Ambition was my friend. Then it turned on me.

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My ambition helped me get into a great college, start a successful newsletter, and do a fellowship at Oxford. But it came with a cost.

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One muggy night in the summer of 2021, I found myself livestreaming a panic attack on Instagram.

I was a stressed-out, type-A college student. My study abroad experience in Argentina helped me become less anxious.

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The author, not pictured, studied abroad in Argentina.

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Meet All the New Emotions in Inside Out 2's Adorably Agonizing Latest Trailer

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Inside Out protagonist Riley is turning 13—and the emotions we got to know in Pixar’s 2015 coming-of-age hit get fresh company in the sequel.

A Columbia psychology professor says Gen Z should accept that stress and anxiety at work are normal life experiences: 'We should all feel stressed sometimes'

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Experiencing stress and anxiety can be beneficial.

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