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Beyond Blood: How Chosen Families Strengthen Mental Health in Trans Lives

We often assume that a family is defined by blood relations, but shouldn’t it be defined by those individuals who offer unconditional love, support, security, and the simple freedom to be who you truly are? For many within the LGBTQ

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The Psychological Impact of Parental Fights on Children

Prolonged and acute parental conflict can be devastating psychologically to children. When there is fighting between parents, they are at risk of depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, and poor social relationships. The children can be insecure or believed to have caused

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Why Feeling Safe Matters More Than Scoring High: Maslow vs. Bloom in Real Human Growth

Schools are meant to be havens of knowledge where wisdom and education are not only disseminated, but also where future leaders are cultivated. Despite being regarded as institutions of education. A school does so much more for the child, focusing

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Cultural Rituals of Fasting and Their Psychological Impact

Fasting is one of humanity’s oldest and most widespread ritual practices. It is performed in the forms of  Navaratri in Hinduism, Ramadan in Islam, and Lent in Christianity. Fasting is more than abstaining from food; rather, it’s a symbol of discipline,

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Silent Battles: Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Indian Armed Forces

Trigger Warning:  This article contains discussions about mental health challenges and issues, including stress, trauma, and self-harming, in the context of military service. Some readers may find this content emotionally sensitive. Please read with care. “Mr X” had successfully served in

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Psychological Causes of Hearing Voices at Night

Dreams?Voices?Scorsese?Nolan? Does this ring a bell? From timeless classics to foreboding health issues, these have been a part of our timeline since time immemorial. Had John Nash not been a victim of these, game theory would never be possible today. So

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From Stress to Satisfaction: The Role of Mental Health in Women’s Intimacy

Stress is evident in everything around us.  For the constant deadlines, the endless errands and the weight of the responsibilities. With the constant stress, it is normal to feel tense, distracted or even distant from your own body — even

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Special Educator vs Counsellor: Know the Difference

Sometimes schools post jobs like “Counsellor-cum-Special Educator needed” with the expectation that the same person will handle both academic learning and emotional guidance. If you look back to our childhood, we remember a lot of difficulties we faced in making friends,

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Research found Abnormal O-glycan Triggers Depression 

A new pathway has been discovered by scientists in which they have found an association between depression and abnormal sugar modification on proteins in the brain. Depressive symptoms are triggered by chronic stress, impacting neural circuit stability. Chronic stress disrupts

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Love Isn’t Blind-It’s Aware: Does Knowing Your Partner’s Past Matter?

Often, when we are getting to know someone, especially if it is a potential partner, we want to know everything we can about them. Their likes, dislikes, values, their present life, as well as their past. While one’s present values