0
  • Your cart is empty
Search Results for : anxiety
Education

Perfectionism in Academia: When ‘Doing Your Best’ Never Feels Enough

Academia has long had its roots in being explorative, hardcore, where perfectionism cuts. A doctorate, like a PhD, can be a lot to take on, to study and get a grip of in itself (Patricio, 2020). However, the competitive nature

advertorial

How Quickly Does EMDR Work?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a highly effective and well-researched psychotherapy for a wide range of issues that people face today. Although it was first developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is now a go-to treatment

advertorial

Why Do People Fear Dental Fixing, And How Can It Be Reduced? 

Getting dentures for many people is not merely a physical adaptation, especially for those who are experiencing dental conditions. The procedure may increase self-consciousness in the person in terms of his/her appearance, particularly his/her facial profile and even expressions. It

advertorial

How Divorce Impacts Mental Health and Family Dynamics

The end of a marriage often comes unplanned.  And when it happens, everything changes fast. Each day brings fresh adjustments… some obvious, others more subtle. Expectedly, emotions can run high as two people who once shared so much begin living

Industrial

The Psychology of Rest: Why You Feel Guilty Doing Nothing

Aisha, a 26-year-old working as a marketing executive in the Himalaya company for 2 years. She works from Monday to Saturday continuously and doesn’t take a break. On a Sunday morning, she wakes up with a severe headache, and her

Research

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

News

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,

advertorial

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

Life Style Social

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

Education

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