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NIT Kurukshetra Controversy: Health Officials Deny Institute’s Claims on Mental Health Camps

A dispute has arisen between the administration of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra and the Haryana district health department over the initiative of holding mental health awareness camps on campus. The controversy comes at a very embarrassing time,

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The Psychology of Self-Sabotage: When Protection Turns Into Self-Destruction

Why People Hurt Own Progress? Sometimes, a person realises that in the past, something did not go well and that memory still hurts. To avoid feeling that pain again, they may withdraw their effort before they even try, convincing themselves that

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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

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Gabor Maté: A Life Rooted in Compassion and Healing

Doctors usually help fix sickness. Yet some choose therapy instead, which can be to explore how thoughts work. Still, there exist those who dig further, wondering where pain begins at all. Gabor Maté fits right into that group of people.

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The Neuroscience of Pleasure: Decoding the Brain’s Pleasure Symphony

Human pleasure is usually regarded as a simple physical sensation. What lies below the surface, however, is a complex electrical storm. To understand neuro-receptivity, one must really go into and examine the brain’s design: go beyond physical acts and look

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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

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Limerence: Understanding Intense One-Sided Attachment in Today’s Relationships

Frequently, our feelings fail to demonstrate themselves honestly. For example, limerence is one of those times. This word can sometimes have some difficulty in defining it. Limerence can exist in phrases like “I think I am in love” or “It’s complicated”. It

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Why It’s Easier to Blame Than Take Responsibility: A Psychological Perspective

Why does it feel safer to blame, and do people feel discomfort with accountability? Why are people always blaming others? From childhood to adulthood, people find ways to escape from negative outcomes. When it comes to positive, ready to take credit. Failed

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Interoceptive Prediction Error in Panic Disorder: The Hidden Mechanism Behind Panic Attacks

Sheetal is a 21-year-old B.Tech graduate student. She is currently in her 4th year and is focused on bagging a placement. Twelve companies have already completed their interview for the placements, out of which Sheetal was not even eligible for

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Sigmund Freud’s Cocaine Use: How 19th-Century Medicine Shaped Psychoanalytic Theory

If anyone has ever seen old photographs of Sigmund Freud, his image typically involves a cigar, a velvet couch, and the stoic, analytical gaze of the “father of psychoanalysis”. Freud had always attempted to experiment with things like cigars, drugs,