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Life Style

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Resilience

Hindu philosophy, spirituality, and cultural practices are based on the ancient sacred books known as the Vedas. They are regarded as one of the oldest manuscripts in the world, having been composed in Sanskrit more than 3,000 years ago. Before

Positive Self Help

Why Unpacking Emotional Baggage Is Key to Your Personal Growth

Emotional baggage is those unresolved experiences, feelings, and disappointments you have been carrying. While you may think that if you don’t think about them for some time, they may go away. Spoiler alert! They don’t. You may think that you

Therapy

The Power of Free Will and Choice in Humanistic Therapy

The search to heal the psychological element and individual growth led to humanistic therapy’s powerful approach emphasizing each one’s inherent potential. Humanistic therapy, unlike other more directive forms of therapy, is based on a hypothesis that there is an understanding

Life Style

10 Subtle Traits of Greedy People that You Should Know, According to Psychology

The word ‘greed’ has a different meaning for everyone. For some, greed might be the driving force that motivates you to do better, while for some greed is immoral, wrong, and comes at the expense of other people’s needs and

Awareness Education

How Does Cognitive Appraisal Influence Our Emotional Responses and Behavior?

The term “cognitive appraisal” refers to the subjective interpretation of the stimuli. Each individual has their interpretation leading to unique emotional responses. Cognitive appraisal can be done unconsciously or even consciously. The James-Lange suggests that cognitive appraisal may occur unconsciously,

Life Style

Indian Philosophical Perspectives on Anxiety and Fear

Anxiety and fear are those human emotions that are deeply embedded in the fabric of human nature. We constantly feel them in our everyday lives. Before we dive into the ancient Indian perspective on anxiety and fear, let us first

Therapy

How Does Therapy Impact the Human Brain Function?

In a world where depression is equivalent to the ‘common cold’, disorders like anxiety, phobia, OCD, and even psychosis have become a word for almost every family the use of therapy is the ultimate weapon of the hour. Psychotherapy, more

Awareness

Psychology of Abandonment

Before you shrug and say “That’s not me”, hold on. Abandonment issues may sound heavy and dramatic. But the truth is it is more common than we think. The fear of being left behind, of losing someone we love, or

Positive Therapy

Unconditional Positive Regard in Therapy

Unconditional positive regard is the main concept in humanistic psychology, particularly in person-centred therapy that Carl Rogers developed in the middle of the 20th century. The UPR refers to a therapist’s absolute acceptance and support toward a client regardless of

Industrial

Should You Open Up to Your Boss About Your Mental Health?

Before discussing mental health with your boss, tons of questions pop up in your mind. Should I share it? But what will they think? What if my boss thinks I’m lying? Will it affect my career? What if it changes