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Understanding Psychology Behind Fear and Phobias

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer,” reminds the protagonist from the movie Dune. However, fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a powerful emotion that has evolved in humans as a survival mechanism. But when fear

Awareness

Habits to Help in Avoiding Depression

Depression is a type of mood illness that results in a chronically depressing and uninteresting state. Variously referred to as clinical depression or major depressive disorder, it has an impact on one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour and can result in

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Heated Yoga Associated with Reduction in Depressive Symptoms: Research

The research findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and spearheaded by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding partner of Mass General Brigham (MGB), reveal that heated yoga may be an effective depression treatment for patients. Adults

Motivation

How to Overcome Your Inner Struggle?

As Humans almost everyone must have experienced negative thoughts or inner voices within themselves. Sometimes these negative thoughts becomes so powerful that they start affecting a person’s daily life performance and behaviour. One can hear positive and negative thoughts or

Education

Frequently Asked Questions about Anxiety and GAD

1. What is Anxiety? American Psychological Association defines anxiety as an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worry, intrusive thoughts and even physical symptoms like headaches, increased blood pressure etc. Anxiety is never identical to fear. while anxiety is a

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Insufficient or Excessive Sleep Leads to Depressive Symptoms: Study

In past decades, insufficient sleep has been associated with mental disease; however, this study has revealed a deeper connection between sleep and mental health issues. Short sleep or long sleep was linked to the start of depressive symptoms, according to

Positive

The Psychology Behind Humor

The saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Furthermore, humor is a fantastic way to laugh. Everyone enjoys humor and finding the lighter side of things. Humor is a kind of communication in which the stimulus results in amusement. Humor

Social Therapy

Group Therapy: Aim, Benefits and Types

Have you ever heard about a group therapy session? We would all be a bit sceptical if we are suggested to attend therapy in a group because, for each one of us therapy is that space exclusive for us to

Awareness

10 Popular Misconceptions on Mental Illnesses

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions in the society. Due to the social stigma, many people feel ashamed of what they go through, which keeps them from getting professional help. Regretfully, there are misconceptions among medical professionals as

Social

Family Therapy: Objectives, Techniques and Effectiveness

The word ‘family’ defines a group of individuals united by blood, or by marital, adoptive or other intimate ties (APA). As Winston Churchill stated, “ There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all