When I got home, my family member was quieter than usual.Even when I said "I'm home," the reply was a bit curt.From that ...

Research — and life experience — suggest that when we are in a bad mood, we tend to indulge ourselves with a treat. It feels justified on the face of it. Why not do something nice for yourself — skip ...

IntroductionFirst, let me state something that might invite a bit of pushback.The more a woman tries to appease him, the more ...

We all have bad days. It’s not easy to move through life sometimes. However, we all know someone who seems to feel this way every day. No matter what, they are always in a bad mood. If you notice ...

Mood and worry go hand in hand – well, at least bad mood and worry do! This has often raised the chicken and egg question “Which comes first, my bad mood or my worrying?” Worrying tends to occur in ...

A bad mood is a passing yet pervasive affective state characterised by feelings of irritability, dissatisfaction, sadness or gloom. Unlike acute anger, which usually has a specific and identifiable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jodie Cook covers AI and founder-led growth for business owners. Bad moods happen to the best of us at times. Even with every ...

The road to a better mood might run through your stomach. Dutch researchers found that a popular gut-boosting supplement helped healthy adults feel less anxious, stressed and fatigued in a matter of ...

If you’re in a bad mood, feeling like a loser, contemplating your future and finding it lacking, then it’s easy to fall into a sulking spiral. That’s valid, of course, and the first three rock songs ...

Don’t go to bed angry, go to work. A new study by University of Arizona assistant professor of psychology and cognitive science Vicky Lai and researchers in the Netherlands found that when individuals ...

Being in a bad mood at work might not be such a bad thing. New research shows that foul moods can lead to better executive function—the mental processing that handles skills like focus, self-control, ...