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Self Help

The Psychology of Surviving a Deserted Island

Imagine being on a ship for a vacation, enjoying a lovely sleep in your cabin. And suddenly, a violent storm hits the ship. The moment you regain your consciousness, you find yourself on a deserted island. Sounds like a horrible

Life Style Positive

Living Alone in India: Freedom, Loneliness, and the Search for Balance

Think of moving to a new city with just two suitcases and without any face known to you greeting you at the end of the day. This is becoming a rather common experience for young people living in cities in

Awareness

Busy but Not at Peace: The Psychology of Escaping Worry

Have you always felt a dependable type of fatigue that results from having a packed agenda instead of a blank one? A perplexed merry-go-round where meetings turn into errands, errands turn into notifications, and by the end of the day,

Positive

The Psychology of Hope: Can Belief and Miracles Improve Well-Being?

A group of researchers studying cancer patients had a remarkable finding- not only did the patients with higher levels of hope cope better emotionally, but they also said that they had less pain and enjoyed a better quality of life

Awareness Education

Sonam Wangchuk’s Educational Philosophy Through the Lens of Educational Psychology

Think of an educational system that fosters a culture of asking “why” rather than expecting the students to memorise “what”. The time is spent making machines, solving local problems, understanding nature, and learning through experience, rather than in preparing themselves solely

Social

Why We Feel the Need to Document Every Moment: The Psychology Behind Constant Sharing

Imagine a woman eating a delicious meal with her best friends, with a beautiful candlelight on the table, laughing with joy. Before eating, she positions her phone for the best position, adjusts the lighting of the mobile, clicks several pictures,

Research

Is Comforting Others Innate or Learned? What Psychology Research Reveals

The research paper titled “Comforting Others Is a Cultural Trait, Not a Universal Instinct” describes how individuals belonging to different cultures comfort those close to them when they feel distressed. The significance of this issue arises from the fact that

Awareness

Digital Identity vs Real Identity: How Social Media Shapes Who We Are

Imagine you are meeting someone new with whom you have been frequently communicating online. This is the very first time you are meeting in person, and you are feeling like you already know them, their hobbies, favourite colour, achievements and

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

Positive Self Help

The Fear of Being Average: Why Modern Achievement Pressure Is Hurting Mental Health

A few years ago, success seemed easier to define. For many people, getting a stable job, building meaningful relationships and living a comfortable life were considered enough. Today, however, that definition has changed. It often feels as if being ‘good