Anxiety

FOMO explained: Here's what actually works to beat social media anxiety

Discover how FOMO impacts mental health and learn proven ways to manage social media anxiety and feel more connected in real life.

 A woman looking anxious because fear of missing out
Stress balls

Do stress balls really reduce stress or anxiety?

 "Children are exposed to real fear – and we remain silent"

"Children are exposed to real fear – and we remain silent"

 Self-hugging found to significantly reduce anxiety in new study. Illustration.

Self-hugging found to significantly reduce anxiety in new study


The war with Iran and the missiles: Feeling anxious? The easy way to get out of it within minutes

These days, most of us are experiencing signs of anxiety at varying levels. There is one method that can help you shake off these feelings in a short time.

 A woman having a panic attack

Study: Kissing may spread depression and anxiety via bacteria between spouses

Researchers detected significant increases in symptoms of depression and anxiety in originally healthy spouses.

 Study: Kissing may spread depression and anxiety via bacteria between spouses. Illustration.

Building Resilience: TAU National Center for Trauma and Resilience

The Miriam and Moshe Shuster Building will be the new home for the center and its flagship facility: The Trauma and Anxiety Clinic.

 Architectural rendering of the Miriam and Moshe Shuster Building, designed by architect Erez Shani.

War increases postpartum depression, PTSD in pregnant Israeli women - study

Symptoms the women reported to have experienced include war-related nightmares, feeling constantly on edge or easily startled, and disconnected.

 A woman and a baby.

High levels of anxiety after last year’s Iranian drone, missile attack - study

The key findings reveal that 41% of participants experienced peritraumatic distress – an intense emotional and physical reaction during or immediately after a traumatic event.

 PEOPLE IN THE center of the country take shelter during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel last year.

Hostage mother Ruhama Bohbot describes her suffering after seeing Hamas's video of son

Ruhama Bohbot, mother of hostage Elkana Bohbot, spoke with Netanyahu after Hamas released a video showing her son and another captive alive.

 Ruhama Bohbot holding a picture of her son, on a poster reading "Don't leave my son behind."

Reducing sensory overload – relieving our stressed nervous system

Helping our stressed senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch adjust to the extreme highs and lows we have been experiencing since October 7.

 An illustrative image of a person dealing with severe anxiety.

Living in fear? Rabbi Pinto explains how to overcome anxiety

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Israel issues mental health guidelines for freed Hamas hostages

Israel’s Health Ministry issued new guidelines for treating former Hamas hostages, focusing on trauma recovery, reintegration, and mental health support.

People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background

Therapy and mental health services are not just a luxury - opinion

Our message is clear: These spaces must be integrated into routine care. They must not be seen as temporary emergency solutions – they should be part of the public health system.

 THE WRITER addresses an annual event for donors of the Patrizio Paoletti Association-Israel in December. Amid the difficult reality, the state comptroller’s report also highlights an encouraging point – the extraordinary civic mobilization to provide emotional and mental health support, she says.

Families of deceased hostages suffer without recognition or support, report finds

Seventeen family members of varying degrees of relation were interviewed with informed consent by Dr. Einat Yehene, a rehabilitation psychologist with the Hostage Families Forum Health Division.

 Hostage posters seen at the Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv, January 14, 2025