When people are struggling with sadness and loneliness for a long time, their poor mental health behaviors may seem normal.

Watching my dog search all over the house for a misplaced bone (and not find it) reminds me of the way I sometimes feel when I want to try to shake a sad or negative mood. I can look all over, but the ...

Mental health problems do not always look like sadness or anxiety. Changes in sleep, energy, appetite, concentration, ...

"Joy’s smile is much closer to tears than it is to laughter." —Victor Hugo, "Hernani" We often retreat from love when it unconsciously arouses painful feelings of sadness. This is not the kind of ...

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that's related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, worsen through the winter months and eventually go away in ...

A memorable trip can temporarily broaden your sense of what life can look and feel like. When you return home, familiar routines may seem less exciting or even somewhat limiting for a while. That ...

Forgetting your woes might make you feel worse, not better. People with impaired memory, it turns out, feel sad even when they have forgotten what made them sad in the first place – a finding that ...

You finished it on a Tuesday. By Thursday, something feels unplugged. Not sad, exactly. Flat. You stand in the kitchen ...

Whether it's stress from financial issues, handling a loss, or even dealing with the change in seasons, when people are experiencing sadness, it's like their entire lives are upended. While it may be ...

During certain seasons of the year, you may notice changes in your energy level, sleep and interest in activities. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the ...