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Health

The Psychological impact of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is an important and multi-faceted disease entity affecting all age groups. While researchers have well chronicled the physical features of the disease, they have often relegated its psychological counterpart to the background. This article attempts to explore

Health

Into the Fever Dream World

Have you ever fallen sick and had an unusually odd dream? Was it so weird and frightening that you remember it even after years? Did you wake up in a completely confused state only to find your body still burning with

Psychologs eMagazine September 2024

Psychologs Magazine offers fresh insights into the evolving world of mental health—where we meet with everyday emotions, cultural perspectives, and experts. Highlights: In Psychologs Magazine we explores the impact of indigenisation, gender equity, & emotional validation in shaping modern psychological

Awareness Social

Does Politics Influence Your Sense of Self? 

It would be foolish to think that politics is just about policy and governance; it deeply influences how people view themselves and their place in the world. A 2020 Pew Research Center study found that 78% of U.S. adults say their

Health

The Psychology of Solitary Confinement

When I say, “The third week of March 2020”, what do you remember? The Lockdown, right? Imagine you lived separately from your family for work and had to manage the lockdown all alone. The first few months felt relaxing and

Positive

Small Daily Habits That Can Improve Your Mood During Depression

Living with depression, you usually feel like you will never be able to get better again. You lose interest in things that you loved doing before. You might feel exhausted, and doing small chores might feel like a big task

Education

Incorporating Storytelling in Education

One of the earliest forms of communication is storytelling. Many communities and civilisations have used storytelling as a tool to pass down knowledge and traditions from one generation to others. In many communities, storytelling is still used as a major

Education Motivation

A Psychology-backed Guide to Decision-Making

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…And be one traveller, long I stood, wrote American poet Robert Frost. Often we are at a crossroads and our lives depend on which path we choose. It is normal to become anxious during

Health

Alien Hand Syndrome: The Mystery of Uncontrolled Movements

Imagine you connect your Bluetooth speaker to your mobile and start listening to your favourite songs. Suddenly, the speaker starts to play random songs. Those are songs that you don’t have on your mobile. You try to switch songs on

Self Help

How Waiting Impacts Stress and Decision-Making

Waiting is an inherent part of the human experience, for example as a student we wait for our exam results, and a mother waits for their child to get home on time, often leading to various emotional responses, particularly stress.