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Psychology of Psychologist Behind Diagnosis: How DSM-5 Guides Mental Health Professionals to Diagnose Anxiety Disorders

Ever wondered how it is determined by your therapist whether your anxiety is ‘normal’ or a disorder?  The first step towards answering such questions is a proper diagnosis. Furthermore, this requires a proper criterion for each disorder, which is standardised

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High IQ or High Anxiety? Exploring the Link Between Giftedness and Anxiety Disorders

When we picture someone with a high IQ, we often imagine smooth success and crystal-clear thinking. But intelligence isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. For some, a sharp mind also comes with a tendency to overthink, worry, and feel

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Anxiety Disorders and Other Mental Issues Resulting from Academic Pressure.

Academic pressure on adolescents has reached acute levels. The stress of admission into the desired college, getting good grades, and landing the best internships and placements, has taken a big toll on adolescents mental health. Academic success often comes at

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How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Helps Break the Anxiety Cycle

CBT helps to identify anxious thoughts that lead to an overload of physical symptoms. If it is more, it results in avoidance, thus increasing fear. CBT first identifies such thoughts, which are then checked against facts. Following this, the patients

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CBT for Depression and Anxiety: What Patients Should Know

Depression and anxiety aren’t just mental illnesses. Simple tasks are heavy, anxiety squeezes your chest before meetings, and 2 am thoughts loop endlessly. Difficult relationships, reduced work performance, and burnout from carrying it by yourself. Many people come to a

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Does Self-Paced Learning Ease Teen Anxiety?

WHO estimates that 4.1% of adolescents aged between 10 and 14 years and 4.6% of 15- 19-year-olds are affected by anxiety disorders. Adolescence is generally a difficult period of life involving plenty of struggles and stresses. The school workload constitutes

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Biohacking and Health Anxiety: When Health Tracking Becomes an Obsession

How often do you check your smartwatch per day? Today, a lot of individuals use different health monitors such as watches, rings, or even mobile applications that track sleep, heart rate,  stress, calories, and even blood sugar. Currently, the global market

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Mental Disorders Overtake Cancer and Heart Disease as the World’s Biggest Cause of Disability

Mental disorders have become the leading cause of disability across the world, overtaking cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and musculoskeletal disorders, according to a major global study published in The Lancet. Researchers say the findings reflect a worsening mental health crisis affecting millions of people

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Why Do Some People Hate Phone Calls? Understanding Phone Anxiety and Telephobia

Imagine this: you are texting someone, you need to get some essential details across, and your phone rings, and you see that the person you were texting is calling you. You start to see a blurring of your vision, your hands

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The Pink Elephant Paradox: Neuro-Cognitive Mechanics of Thought Suppression and the Anxiety Loop 

Imagine a scenario where a surgical resident, “Dr K,” is performing his first solo operation. The  mentor leans forward and says softly, “Don’t cut the femoral artery, whatever you do.” On a moment’s notice, that one particular artery, which Dr