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Awareness Health

More Than a Neat Freak: Reframing OCD as a Disorder of Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety

When most people hear the word “OCD,” they often imagine someone who is obsessed with cleaning, lining up objects perfectly, or constantly organising their space. It has become a way to describe someone very particular or neat. But the real

Social

Feeling Lonely in a Friend Group? Here’s What It Means and What to Do

Friend groups form a cornerstone of an individual’s social support system. They help one feel seen and heard, and even give them a sense of belonging. Why wouldn’t it be a positive experience to stand among like-minded individuals one cares

Awareness Health

What Is Episodic Memory, and Why Does It Decline With Age?

The way we recall our lives starts to change in an odd way as the years pass. Those clear-cut, time-stamped memories that used to pop into our minds? They start to feel a little… grainy. But ageing isn’t just a

Awareness

Anger as a Secondary Emotion 

Anger can seem like the easiest, loudest reaction to a problem; it’s just the surface layer hiding the more sensitive emotions underneath. Understanding anger as a secondary emotion, a response to primary emotions such as hurt, fear, or sadness, can

Awareness

It’s Okay to Rest: Rewriting the Inner Narrative Around Worth and Productivity

The word ‘productivity’ has now grown to mean ‘to do more’ and ‘to do better’ towards the attainment of a goal. And productivity has become such an integral part of goal-directed behaviour that it impacts one’s worth as well. This

Awareness Therapy

Fear Of Flying – Aviophobia

Imagine yourself boarding a plane and you find that your hands are sweaty and your stomach churns, even though the plane hasn’t even taken off, you find that your mind is continuously spinning with the worst-case scenario. However, Flying is

Awareness

Cognitive Biases That Secretly Control Your Decisions – And How to Outsmart Them 

Are You Really in Control of Your Decisions?  You may prefer to view yourself as a rational decision maker. You consider evidence, weigh pros and cons, and make decisions based on logic – or at least you think you do.

Positive

The Psychology of Everyday Joy: Micro-Moments and Subjective Well-Being in Positive Psychology

A notion that tends to persist among us generally is that happiness comes from the big events in life. Things like: Getting a promotion. Going on a dream vacation. Having a grand birthday celebration and buying a new house. These

Relationship

Outgrowing My Closest Friend: A Silent Grief 

Friendships are a unique kind of relationship, where you laugh till your belly aches, send random relatable memes and the frequent teasing of each other, but with all this, there exists a special kind of trust, mutual respect, and emotional

Education

Why We Procrastinate: The Psychology Behind Delayed Decisions and How to Fix It

We’ve all been guilty of it—putting off a task we know needs to be done, promising ourselves we’ll “start tomorrow,” only to find tomorrow rolls into next week. To procrastinate is something most of us have experienced, whether it’s avoiding