The ‘Sunday Scaries’ is real. This is how you can beat it

It’s a common anxiety that disrupts sleep,but with the right strategies,it can be managed for a calmer,more refreshed start to the week.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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What undressing in front of strangers taught me about life

I’ve discovered that the more I step outside my comfort zone,the easier it gets.

  • Joanne Karcz
Anxious students in mathematics can be three years and four months behind in the subject compared to their least anxious peers.

The subject students are failing – can you pass the quiz?

An analysis of Australian international test results shows some pupils are almost four years behind in learning due to maths anxiety.

  • Christopher Harris
One in five young Australians have been cyber bullied.

Young people,their stress and the one-way news overload

Millennials and Gen Z-ers may seem to some critics to be backbone-free “snowflakes”,but even psychologists are now talking about “the anxious generation”.

  • Miranda Levy
Sarah Hayden and Teddy the pony,one of her equine psychotherapy animals for her work with girls and women diagnosed with autism.

‘My brain has 50 tabs open’:Being diagnosed with ADHD at 48 put Sarah in a fast-growing group

Sarah Hayden was well into adulthood when she learnt she had ADHD. Researchers say Sarah and other cases are a diagnostic “correction” and not a TikTok trend.

  • Wendy Tuohy
A coroner is investigating the death of new mum Sarah Skillington.

Sarah gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Less than two weeks later,she died in a mental health ward

A new mother who died within days of being admitted to a private perinatal hospital for anxiety was left unwatched for hours,in breach of hospital protocol,before she was found dead.

  • Erin Pearson
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According to Oprah,it’s life-altering. So what is the ‘let them’ theory?

Friends making plans without you? Let them. Dating someone who’s sending you mixed signals? Let them.

  • Emily McGrorey

Worry,anxiety and stress are all different. Here’s how to tell them apart

It’s important to know the difference because each requires different coping strategies,experts advise.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Managing your mental health requires more than a monthly appointment.

Ready for resolutions? A psychologist recommends you prioritise this

If someone told you all you needed to do to maintain physical health was visit a doctor once a month,you’d laugh. So why do we think it’s true of our mental health?

  • Ahona Guha
Former premier Daniel Andrews with the now premier,Jacinta Allan.

Labor promised to fix our mental health crisis. I made the mistake of believing them

Three years after accepting all 74 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System,the government’s actions aren’t tracking well.

  • Simon Katterl