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Perfectionism, Procrastination and Paralysis

Have you ever felt like you’re not able to get something just right and keep stalling repeatedly, with the hopes that once you start, you’ll do it perfectly? Why do we defer our tasks and at the same time want

Awareness

The Impact of Financial Stress on Anxiety Levels Among Young Adults

Emotional burdens seem to be to be the most hype issue nowadays among youngsters. Important life-changing transitions such as the transition from school to work, entry into financial independence, and adopting a lifestyle mainly governed by societal expectations mark this

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Parallel Play and its Benefits

Have you witnessed how some children tend to sit together but are immersed in their own activities without interacting with each other? This is recognized as parallel play and it can function as a transition to more collaborative forms of

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Feeling Empty? Here’s What Science Says About Apathy

You wake up one morning, and everything that once meant something now feels meaningless. It’s not laziness or procrastination – it’s deeper than that. You might find yourself wondering why you can’t seem to muster the energy to care about

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Productivity Tips for ADHDers 

Psychological terms are often misused nowadays. You may observe some of your acquaintances making fun of or labelling you or someone else in the name of a mental disorder. In most cases, there is no supporting diagnosis. Why are people

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Understanding Intrusive Thought and Ways to Combat them 

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, involuntary and often distressing ideas, images, or urges that spur of the moment come into a person’s mind. This is very distressing, not so easy to live with, more so, if they have persisted for a long

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Hypercriticality and Verbal Abuse  

Hypercriticism and verbal abuse are two contrary behaviours that go hand in hand and greatly affect the mental health, relationships, and well-being of human beings. Hypercriticality is an over-the-top inclination toward fault finding or severe, often excessive, and unwarranted criticism.

Awareness Education

What is the Pink Elephant Test?

What happens immediately if you’re instructed not to think about a pink elephant? Are you surprised that a pink elephant pops up in your thoughts? That was a test to demonstrate the incessant struggle of subduing your thoughts. This thought

Awareness Education

What Decolonising Psychology Teaches About Cultural Sensitivity

We are well aware of the state of mental health and its level of awareness in India, but we rarely pause to understand why this might be the case. Sure, we observe the reluctance of the general population to accept

Awareness Education

How Brain Rot Impacts Your Mental Health

Have you felt a hazy feeling in your mind, usually followed by a sense of forgetfulness? It becomes tough to focus and your productivity takes a hit. This cognitive decline is a result of something called brain rot. This phenomenon