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Positive Self Help

How to Emotionally Detach Yourself from Someone?

Imagine you have a friend who constantly finds fault with everything you do. They make you feel unworthy. Your friendship with that friend has been long yet you don’t feel they are a safe space. The relationship is turning toxic

Positive

Navigating Grief Through Islamic Perspective

Grief is a human experience, which is a response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something which holds significant importance to the person’s life. Grief is a very personal process that involves physical, emotional, and psychological responses

Awareness

6 Psychological Benefits of Celibacy

The vow of celibacy implies self-sacrifice, seeming unnatural to many. Reproduction is a primary human drive, being an essential element of species evolution. While celibacy goes against basic human nature, it is wholeheartedly accepted by some cultures in the belief

Health

What is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?

Many are awed by Lewis Carroll’s display of creative imagination in the fantastical tale “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” The adventurous young girl, Alice, experiences peculiar physical transformations with mysterious drinks and cake, making her grow and shrink within seconds. Imagine

Awareness

Understanding Atelophobia: The Fear of Imperfection and How to Overcome It

An intense fear of imperfection, where individuals tend to harshly judge themselves for being not perfect and set unachievable goals. This may sound like one of the symptoms of OCD but it is called Atelophobia. Let’s learn the causes, symptoms,

Therapy

Behaviour Modification Therapy

You always procrastinate on your daily tasks. You have tried several times to change this behaviour. Do you find it hard and feel like it is impossible? You’re not alone, and behaviour modification therapy might be just what you need.

Education

Hyper-Independence as a Trauma Response: Signs and Strategies

Trauma responses manifest in diverse forms, becoming intensely infused in our behavioural patterns. Many refuse help, even from loved ones and seek extensive self-reliance to feel secure. In the long term, excessive independence or hyper-independence pushes our well-wishers away and,

Health

The Psychology of Regression

The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, proposed several intriguing yet debatable ideas. Defence mechanisms are a popular concept and represent unconscious coping methods that distort reality to deal with anxiety-provoking events. Often, many display childlike behaviours during stressful events, such

Relationship

Understanding Eldest Daughter Syndrome

Recently, a clip of a fifth grader from Thailand feeding her baby sister while studying in class was the talk of social media. The 20-second clip sparked a heated debate among netizens. It showed the older sister cradling and feeding

Awareness

How to stop Negative thinking?

Have you ever felt stuck in a loop of negative thoughts, where everything seems to go wrong? This pattern, known as negative thinking, can make you feel hopeless, anxious, and stressed. Imagine your mind as a garden, where negative thoughts