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Health

Relocation Depression : Why Moving Feels Like An Emotional Rollercoaster Ride And How To Cope With It 

Imagine yourself in your new home with a pile of bubble wrap, sealed boxes, and a pizza box from your impromptu dinner choice. You should be on cloud nine because this is the start of something new. But you’re not, instead, you’re feeling lost, maybe even depressed. Suddenly, your beloved homey coffee shop, your late nights […]

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Motivation Self Help

The “Rubber Band Effect”: Why Some People Fall Back Into Old Habits After Progress 

Change is hard. Indeed. Whether it’s about committing to a healthier lifestyle or adopting better study habits, many people find themselves slipping back into old patterns despite all the good efforts. This is known as the Rubber Band Effect, where people progress but often snap back to familiar habits and identities, just like the stretched […]

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Awareness

Psychology behind Self-Objectification 

We all might have heard a term called objectification. It means treating a person as an object. But we usually refer to this word as objectifying women. Hence, here objectification refers to treating a woman as an object which means the feelings and emotions go unnoticed. We all raise our voices against this so-called “Objectification […]

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Entertain Positive

Finding Beauty in Sorrow: The Psychology of Why We Enjoy Sad Things

Do you sometimes pick movies like Past Lives, La La Land, and 500 Days of Summer over fairytale-coded romance movies? Do you listen to melancholic songs like “Heartbreak Anniversary” or “Moral of the Story” even when you’re not sad? Have you ever felt better listening to such sad music or watching sad movies with tragic […]

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Pets

Emotional Contagion in pets: How dogs and cats can absorb Human stress 

Emotional contagion is a process by which animals, especially pets that are close to their humans, pick up their emotions and respond to them accordingly. This phenomenon is most commonly seen in cats and dogs, who are known to be highly attuned to their owners or human companions. Extensive research and studies have suggested that […]

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Awareness

Understanding Life Scripts in Transactional Analysis: Insights from Eric Berne, Claude Steiner, and Fanita English

Transactional Analysis (TA) is a theory and method developed by Eric Berne, a psychiatrist in the late 1950s. It was popularised through his book ‘Games People Play’. The book was first printed in July 1964 and found itself on the New York Best Selling Book List, where it spent an entire year & sold close […]

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Awareness

From Pain to Hunger: The Complex Connection Between Trauma and Eating Disorders

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Jung  The ABCs of Eating Disorders  Eating disorders are a complex group of mental illnesses impacting people from all walks. Here, the three main players are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. Anorexia nervosa is like a distorted carnival mirror, reflecting an exaggerated, […]

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Therapy

Therapist’s Genuineness

Research indicates that, the greater the degree of caring, prizing, accepting, and valuing the client, in a non-possessive way, the greater the chance that therapy will be successful (Corey, 1986). Psychology, during the formative years of education talks about the pillars in psychotherapy essential to building a secure space for the client. These include the […]

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Entertain

6 Inspirational Movies on Recovering from Psychological Disorders

Cinema has long been a powerful medium for shedding light on the human experiences particularly the struggles and triumphs of those battling with psychological disorders. Films that explore mental health not only raise awareness but also inspire and instill hope by portraying resilience, self-discovery and healing. In this article, we will explore six inspirational movies […]

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Research

The Lifetime Burden of Dementia Is Much Higher

Research shows a sharp increase in the incidence of dementia, especially with an aging population. In a Nature Medicine study, the lifetime risk of developing dementia after age 55 is about 42%. It is considerably higher for women, Black people, and carriers of the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE ε4) allele, with lifetime risks of 45% to […]

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