From: The New York Times
My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?
April 7, 2026
According to recent polling from the American Psychiatric Association, Americans are feeling anxious — about current events, job security, finances, the future.
You don’t have to be in the center of a storm (proverbial or literal) to be affected by it, said Roxane Cohen Silver, a professor of psychology, public health and medicine at the University of California, Irvine. Distressing news, coming at us constantly through our phones, TVs and radios, can be associated with anxious thoughts, she said.
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