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Health

Maintaining Mental Health While Coping with Chronic Illness

Whenever you have a fever and you’re completely down physically, you become mentally weak too. Have you noticed this? If maintaining good mental health is tough when you’ve fallen sick with just flu, imagine the plight while suffering from chronic

Relationship

Psychology Behind Limerence

Love in all its forms can be confusing. We often think of it as a two-way connection between two people, something that blossoms and grows more strongly with time. But what if that connection was one-way? What if you felt

Positive Research

Can you Survive the ‘Cue’ test?

Have you ever wondered why we’re drawn to the sweet voices of children or the innocent things they say in their playful ways? Is it simply their cuteness that captivates us, or could there be a deeper, perhaps evolutionary, explanation

Self Help

Is Crying Really Good for You?

Crying as a bodily response is something we are all familiar with. At some point in our lives, we’ve all shed tears here and there, cried over either an exam or a break-up or might have lost a grandparent, whether

Education

Ego Depletion Theory

Do you often wonder, “Why can’t I maintain self-control?”, “I was doing good for a while but now why am I tempted to do it again?”, “I know I’m strong and capable but why do I slip back into the

Awareness

10 Tips to help people with ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is marked by persistent patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that inhibit the functioning or development of an individual. Common symptoms include failure to sustain attention in tasks, impulsivity and hyperactivity.  These must be present for at

Health

How is Sex Addiction Treated ?

Sex addiction is a compulsive behaviour involving overwhelming desires to engage in sexual activity that interferes with daily life, relationships, and responsibilities. People develop sex addiction with easy misunderstanding and, with the power of stigma, this addiction seems as destructive

Awareness

Indigenisation and Gender Equity in Psychology: Recognizing Diverse Contributions and Voices

Psychology, a field that has been dedicated to the understanding of human mind and behaviour, has been Eurocentric and male dominated. Contributions of male psychologists such as Freud, Jung, Frankl, Maslow are frequently recognized and quoted whereas the significant contributions

Awareness Self Help

Recognizing and Overcoming the Overthinking Trap

Feeling stuck in a vicious circle of rotten thoughts and worries? Hearing conversations play like recorded tapes in your head, dwelling on past mistakes, and worrying about the future? Then do not be afraid you are not alone. Overthinking stands

News

Brain Slices Everyday Life Experience into “Chapters”: Research

Scientists at Columbia University have discovered that the human brain breaks experiences into discrete “chapters” rather than consolidating changes in the environment. In a new paper published in Current Biology, researchers show how goals, together with attention, shape memory and