Emotional stress

Healing overloaded minds: How Israel's prolonged war is affecting memory, concentration

“I’m functioning,” said Dana. “But I’m not myself. I can’t make simple decisions. I forget things. My brain feels stuck.” She wasn’t depressed. She wasn’t anxious. She was profoundly overloaded.

The path back to ourselves.
What happens to the gut when a child experiences stress?

The surprising connection between your childhood and the stomach aches you suffer from today

Green tea

Caffeine-free and packed with benefits: The drink you should consume at least once a day

 Cats and dogs, illustrative

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions


Everyone is stressed right now, but Dr. Maya Rosman knows which food will calm you down

We’re all in a tough emotional state right now. Before turning to carbohydrates (even though it’s allowed), try a few tasty sweet snacks that can calm the body and give it what it truly needs.

Dates with nuts

How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

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Israelis' Food Choices After October 7 Reveal How Emotion Quietly Shapes Our Economy

Food has effectively became a tool for emotional regulation rather than a purely rational consumer choice

Young caucasian woman eating greedily on the floor

Israeli study reveals a link between prolonged psychological stress and cancer

For decades, researchers suspected that long-term stress may contribute to cancer. Now a University of Haifa study confirms the link – and it should concern us all.

A woman experiencing emotional stress

Hebrew University study discovers hidden mental health risks for youth during war

This vulnerability materialized under conditions of mass trauma – empathy was not linked to distress in regular times.

ELEVATED EMOTIONAL connection among people who have suffered in which one person’s emotions are felt and understood by another without explicit explanation could increase vulnerability to personal distress.

Can you forgive your computer, smartphone, or app when it breaks down?

a new study by two Israeli researchers found people can apply mechanisms of forgiveness toward technology, similar to the way we do with other people.

‘WE WANTED TO explore whether feelings like disappointment or anger toward technology can give way to forgiveness, allowing people to keep using it without resentment’

“Israel is Only at the Beginning of an Emotional Tsunami”

Against a growing mental health crisis, Life’s Door reports surge in demand for hope workshops

Prof. Ben Corn, founder of The Institute for the Study of Hope, at a Hope Seminar

A Nation in Pain

A silent crisis of trauma and addiction

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'We are receiving 1,000 calls daily,' ERAN head tells 'Post' Trauma Conference

ERAN has over 1,800 volunteers in 13 branches throughout the country and 4 branches in North America and Australia.

David Koren, head of ERAN, at the Jerusalem Post conference, “A Nation in Trauma”

‘Israelis are under ongoing mental strain’

ERAN’s leaders discuss the surge in mental health needs during Israel’s ongoing crisis, the launch of a national emergency center, and the vital role of global Jewish support.

VOLUNTEERING AT an ERAN center.