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How the Brain’s Anti-Reward System Fuels Cocaine Relapse

Let’s not sugarcoat it: cocaine addiction breaks people. You’d think after months clean, the worst is over. It’s not. Six out of ten people still relapse. Six. That number haunts every addiction researcher. For years, we obsessed over dopamine—the brain’s “reward highway” that cocaine hijacks. But staring at those relapse stats? Feels like we’ve been […]

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The Rise of Tele-MANAS in Telangana: 1.38‑Lakh Calls Make It a Lifeline for Mental Health

By early 2025, a 38-year-old man in Hyderabad was struggling to escape what felt like a vortex of anxiety, sleepless nights and tormenting thoughts of self-harm. Recently diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, which can make him look like Popeye at times, his battle cry is increasingly more physical and emotional. Panic episodes coupled with a deepening […]

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What Psychology Taught Me About Myself

Psychology became a part of my life much before I realised its presence, or took it up to study the subject formally. Growing up, I had been a silent but keen observer. I would pick up on subtle things that went unnoticed by others: shifts in someone’s tone, long and uneasy pauses in conversations, eye […]

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The Role of Psychosocial Processes in the Development and Maintenance of Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is composed of many things, and while you might be inclined to think that it’s just an all-encompassing, infinite span of hurt, there is much more involved. There are a variety of psychosocial factors that tend to emerge when delving into the history of a person with chronic pain. Since treatments have begun […]

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Healing or Hype? The Rise of Insta-Therapy and Pop Psychology

In the age of Instagram reels and carousel posts, we’ve often come across therapists having a social media presence. While spreading awareness about mental health is crucial, the word trauma is used quite loosely and in a way overgeneralised. Especially in the age of Insta-Therapy and Pop psychology, this is seen a lot more often […]

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The Psychology Behind English Superiority

In a classroom, two students (Raju and Ravi) presented their projects. Raju speaks English fluently with a good accent; Ravi speaks confidently in Hindi. The classmates were more impressed by Raju and appreciated him. The teacher also praises Raju, using terms like “smart” and “well-spoken,” and leaves Ravi alone.  This scene is not rare, as […]

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The Role of Illusory Beliefs in Shaping Risky Health Behaviors

In an era of widely available digital information, coupled with so much misinformation about health, people frequently adopt untested beliefs about health. Examples of illusory health beliefs (IHBs) include pseudoscientific or unproven health beliefs. IHBs or Illusory Beliefs have an impact on important decisions like risk level, treatment compliance, and treatment selection. This research aims […]

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Boredom Playing a Positive Role in a Child’s Development 

Boredom or being bored is frequently viewed as negative or something to be avoided in a world where we are constantly engaged with entertainment and social media. But what if being bored turns out to be an important aspect of our childhood development rather than being a dull experience? Boredom might seem like an awful […]

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5 Psychological Coping Strategies After a Personal Injury

Being injured is not only about the pain. In a minute, your life is filled with the tensions, hard feelings, and new habits that do not match this life. One may find it difficult not to ask questions about whether life will ever become normal. The fact is that emotional healing is a process, and although the […]

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Caregiver Burnout and Fragile X: The Hidden Strain on Families

One of the genetic conditions that leads to developmental difficulties like learning challenges, behavioural troubles, and intellectual incapacity is Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome can potentially result in autism spectrum disorder (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). The broad set of research is mostly based on the people with the syndrome, but the […]

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