A rare condition known as "broken heart syndrome" is usually brought on by an emotionally devastating or stressful event. But now, a new study from Europe reveals the condition can also be brought on ...

Stress affects us not only when something bad is going on. It can give us headaches, tense our muscles and disrupt our sleep before a happy occasion, too. “We don’t often think about stress before ...

Follow these principles: 1) Buy more experiences and fewer objects. 2) Don't worry about insurance. 3) The frequency of happy events matters more than their intensity. In short, economists agree that ...

Happy events can trigger a heart condition known as takotsubo syndrome, according to new research. Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is known as 'broken heart syndrome.' Now, for the first time, researchers ...

We can all understand fear of snakes, heights, needles, even clowns, but a fear of happiness? It's hard to wrap one’s mind around the idea that a person could be afraid to be happy. Some years ago, ...

“Shining eyes, wedding bells, candlelight,” sang Jimmy Sturr as he described a father’s experience of his daughter’s wedding day. Amid the elegance of the joyful occasion, the father drifts to ...