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The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used questionnaire designed to assess how stressful life feels to you over the past month. Rather than focusing on specific events, it looks at how overwhelmed, unpredictable, or out of control situations have felt in your...

The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) is one of the most widely used clinical tools for assessing anxiety severity. While it is traditionally administered by trained clinicians, self-reflection versions can be helpful for increasing awareness of how anxiety may be...

You've probably heard about Heart Rate Variability - aka HRV - as it is particularly popular with high level athletes.  But how can people learn about their nervous system with this interesting bit of data?  In this article, find out what HRV can inform you about,...

You've been feeling stressed.  After some research, you found out about the vagus nerve and how it might be affecting your sleep, digestion and anxiety levels. This article explains everything you need to know about how vagus nerve dysregulation may be the reason...