Angst is the word for fear in German, Dutch, and Danish. It comes from the same Indo-European root (meaning “tight, constricted, painful”) that gave us anguish, anxiety, and anger. In the mid-19th ...

I often hear people talk about angst-ridden creative people, and I've had numerous people ask me as a psychologist whether angst is in fact a necessary ingredient for creativity. Since angst means ...

Swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history. Yet, he has fought his share of battles with depression and other mental health issues just like many of today's youth. In a new ...

The word "angst" by definition literally means "a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general." It's a fitting moniker ...