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Parenting Social

How Fear and Shame Shape Indian Parenting and Affect Children’s Mental Health

“Every evening, Riya, a 16-year-old girl, would sit at her study table, books open, eyes heavy with tiredness. Her parents, both first-generation professionals, had poured their lives into creating a secure future and in return, they expected unwavering perfection from her, nothing less than that. A single ‘B-grade’ would trigger silence at the dinner table. […]

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Parenting Social

Shifting Family Roles: Psychological Effects of Becoming a Caregiver for Your Parents

Very often, you would have realised that time flies really quickly. Yesterday you were 12, going to school, playing with friends, buttering your parents for the new toys and games in the market; today you are busy running after deadlines, you don’t have time for friends, and your parents are growing old. A while ago, […]

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Research

Psychological and Neuroscientific Insights into Gift Giving Behaviour

Gift giving is an important part of social relationships. It is often seen as a way to express care, love and appreciation. This article focuses on the psychology behind gift giving, especially the growing interest in secondhand gifts. Instead of being viewed as cheap or less meaningful, second-hand gifts are increasingly seen as thoughtful and […]

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Awareness Positive

Colours That Move Us: Understanding the Psychology of Visual Storytelling in Animation

Animation has a unique ability to convey emotion and meaning through the visual design, which in most cases surpasses the restrictions that spoken language can impose. Colour is among its most significant aspects, and it serves as a psychological cue in terms of attention, emotion and interpretation. Colours in animated storytelling are not incidental, but […]

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Awareness Self Help

Fake Memories, Real Emotions: How Imagination Creates Real Emotions

Have you had an experience where you thought you remembered something happening, that actually didn’t? Maybe you have a childhood story that your family says never happened. Or perhaps the way you remember a moment is very different from how everyone else remembers it. It is very disturbing, not just because of the memory itself being […]

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Awareness Motivation

How Makers Think: Developing Creativity Through Curiosity and Iteration

Don’t we love it when we see an idea come to life? It is really cool when a kid is making an aeroplane out of cereal boxes and tape. When an engineer starts drawing a plan for something new on a napkin at a coffee shop… When a developer starts writing the code for a […]

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Research

Understanding Fear Through AI-Based Brain Research

Fear is a natural emotion that helps humans respond to danger and stay safe. For a long time, scientists have studied fear using simple laboratory methods such as showing people pictures or symbols linked to danger. However, fear in real life is more complex and changes from moment to moment. This article focuses on research […]

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Research

How Psychedelics Change the Sense of Self

Recent research has found that psychedelic substances can temporarily change the way people experience themselves. During such experiences, the usual feeling of “I” or personal identity can become weaker or fade for a short time. When this happens, people may stop feeling separate from the world around them. Instead, they may feel a deep sense […]

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Relationship Social

The Psychological Impact of Betrayal Trauma on Trust and Attachment in Adult Relationships

Vibhu, 35 years old, is working as a mechanical engineer in a multinational company in Pune. He was raised in a household where emotional support was limited, and loyalty was everything. When his long-term partner cheated on him after eight years together, it shattered more than his heart; it broke his core belief that love […]

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Awareness Health Motivation

How Paralympic Athletes Build Identity and Self-Concept Beyond Disability

Like every field or profession has certain rules, guidelines or morals, and the people associated with that profession are known by it (Verywell Mind, 2023). A sportsman is recognised for his training, contests, and physical prowess, same as an army commander is identified by his rigorous regulations, rigorous routine, and planned personality. In other words, every person […]

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