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 ...

Bad moods happen to the best of us at times. Even with every intention to stay calm and happy, those dark clouds can appear overhead and be tricky to disperse. Getting into a bad mood can happen at ...

What's the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you're best at, a new study suggests. What's the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you're ...

A trademark of a bad mood is that we are often completely unaware of how we got there. This reality intensifies the bad mood because when we don’t know how we got ...

A bowl of ice cream. A giant serving of mac 'n' cheese. A plate of chocolate chip cookies. We already know that fatty, comfort foods can help bust a bad mood -- but new research from Belgian ...

Who doesn’t love a bright, sunny day? Trouble is, the deeper we get into fall and winter, the less sunshine we’ll experience. The days get shorter and it gets dark earlier, making daily life more ...

As with most things in life, romantic relationships are, for many of us, a double-edged sword: While most find it wonderful to love and be loved, developing intimate emotional ties to someone makes us ...

We’ve all noticed that our own judgments can depend on how we feel—and we are certainly aware that the judgments of others vary with their moods, too. A judge might impose a severe sentence on a ...

Someone who is always in a bad mood may be dismissive of the world around them. They may lack the patience to talk about ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Researchers have linked grumpy Facebook status updates with feeling sad - meaning online ...