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Trauma on Repeat: Why the Past Keeps Showing Up in the Present

Every human being has, at some point, had an experience where a smell, sound, or glance from a person causes a powerful emotional reaction that appears disproportionate to the circumstances. For many, this is not an accident; it is merely

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Growing Up in Rhythm: Music as a Socialising Agent in Early Childhood Identity Formation

When we think about our childhood, chances are a nostalgic song pops up in our mind even before the memory comes in; it can be a lullaby our mother had hummed, a nursery rhyme or even a silly little song(Music)

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Why It’s Easier to Blame Than Take Responsibility: A Psychological Perspective

Why does it feel safer to blame, and do people feel discomfort with accountability? Why are people always blaming others? From childhood to adulthood, people find ways to escape from negative outcomes. When it comes to positive, ready to take credit. Failed

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Emotional Dysregulation as a Core Mechanism in Personality Disorders

We often confess to reacting in an overwhelmed way, shouting in anger, uncontrollable crying and impulsive behaviours. This affects our daily routine, work, relationships, and mental health. Emotions are a way of expressing our feelings strongly and help us to

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Understanding the Psychology Behind Kindness as a Threat

Kindness is said to be an act that is an integral part of being a human, but some people view this act of generosity as having hidden motives. Evaluating such hidden motives in concern shown by others stems from deep-rooted

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Pressure Makes Diamonds: Growth or Collapse? The Science of Stress and Performance

The idea of pressure creating diamonds has been used as a motivational speech, implying that human excellence is simply a result of high-intensity suffering over an extended period. This story is frequently invoked in business and other academic settings to

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Samay Raina’s ‘Still Alive’: When Controversy Meets Mental Health

After receiving backlash over a controversy involving ‘India’s Got Talent’ leading up to an FIR, several negative comments on social media, and pulling the show down from the air, comedian Samay Raina was under a lot of scrutiny from the public about

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The Neuroscience Behind Doomscrolling: Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? 

Imagine lying in bed after a long day, intending to relax, phone in hand, scrolling through headlines about disasters, climate change, conflicts and thus the process becomes endless. One story leads to another, and surprisingly, hours have passed. The brain won’t

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Masturbation as Stress Relief: Coping Mechanism or Emotional Escape?

Masturbation is a topic that is increasingly given a biopsychosocial perspective in the contemporary landscape of mental health. Although traditionally it belongs to the world of biology or personal pleasure, its use as a means of psychology is important. Self-stimulation,

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Small Genetic Variants and Environmental Factors: The Hidden Drivers of Major Disease Risk

For many years, scientists have studied the role a person’s genes play in different types of diseases, which are very commonly found among people. Health problems and serious conditions like Cancer, heart diseases, mental health problems and even diabetes, the researchers