In a 2014 survey of 2,000 adults, one in three said they fear being alone: 40 percent of women and 35 percent of men. The world is riddled with distractions that prevent us from having to feel alone ...

This video teaches how to overcome fear and discomfort of being alone — a feeling often shaped by social narratives that ...

Dear Eric: I am a woman in my late 50s. I have never been married or had any children. It was always my father who raised both myself and my sibling (who passed away at the age of 40). I am in a ...

We live in a world that tells us being single is something to avoid, something to escape from as quickly as possible. From movies and books to social media, the message is clear: Happiness is found in ...

As an ICU nurse and EMT, Kathy Machuga has seen it all, and yet she is still scared to death of going to the dentist. "It is like anxiety on steroids," she said. "It's a terrible thing. I cannot ...

Many people get nervous in social situations, but at what point do nerves turn into full blown social anxiety?