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When Stress Becomes More Than Stress: Understanding Chronic Stress

Everyone at some point in life will go through stress. Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2026). When stress is constant in a person’s life

Therapy

Retail Therapy: Comfort or Coping? Why We Shop When We’re Stressed

It has not been an easy week for you, and here you are at midnight, browsing through an online store and filling up your shopping cart with things that you don’t even need. Do these instances sound familiar to you? They have

Awareness

Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Adolescence: Identity, Distress, and Mental Health Outcomes

How can one imagine how it will feel to be called by names or pronouns that do not suit the person in question every time they are referred to? Many adolescents go through such  situations that lead to them feeling nervous

Awareness

The Tend and Befriend Stress Model: Why Human Connection Matters During Stress

Stress is an unavoidable experience for every individual. Although the commonly known response of the body against danger is the “fight-or-flight” response, it does not illustrate how human beings cope with emotional pain, uncertainty and fear. Many individuals prioritise seeking emotional support

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Silent Mental Crisis: AIIMS Study Finds 1 in 6 Rural Teens Face Severe Psychological Stress

A pioneering study in association with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed a huge but concealed public health crisis in the rural parts of the country. The vast research findings debunk the notion that psychological disorders are

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NEET Cancellation: Aspirants Again under Stress and Uncertainty

The unexpected cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 exam, which was planned for May 3rd, has caused a major shock across the country, leading millions of medical aspirants into a state of total uncertainty. The administrative consequences, as headlines wail, are

Awareness Therapy

Dance as Medicine: How Dance Movement Therapy Helps Reduce Stress Naturally

In contemporary times, stress has become a part of everyone’s life. Every individual today experiences stress in one way or another. The aspects/ experiences that tend to give stress are known as ‘Stressors’. It is also essential to consider that

Health Positive

The Body Remembers: How Stress, Trauma, and Emotion Shape Autoimmune Disease

The concept of our body, our most reliable shield, turning against itself, is haunting for many individuals. Autoimmune disorders are one example of that contradiction; they occur when our bodies produce an immune response to an invader in the body,

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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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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,