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What does SAD mean for the LGTBQIA+ Community?

As winter approaches, the nights are longer and people are finding themselves experiencing “winter blues”, otherwise known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Statistics demonstrate that over 10 million people in India experience SAD at some point or other in their

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The Psychology Behind Masculinity

Masculinity is a fundamental social construction that influences the way people, especially men, perceive themselves and act. It entails different characteristics, behaviours and social expectations that society has always associated with manhood. The psychology of masculinity is a complex concept,

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Do I Need Counselling for Mental Health?

If you have ever felt that you never found an ear to listen to you… maybe this shall help. People have always linked mental health with terms like “mental disorder,” “being crazy,” or “madness.” Living in the 21st century, does

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Happiness at Job Still Far Away

Key Highlights Have you ever wondered why parents and students are so worried about choosing the right career or job? Is it only for a stable financially secure future or is there any other factor too? If you ask, one

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Is Domestic Violence For Men Too?

As we know information related to domestic violence has largely focused on women as the victims and men as the perpetrators. Domestic Violence against men tends to go unrecognised since men are less likely to admit to or report such

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IIT Guwahati Established “SAATHI” Counselling Club for Students’ Mental Health

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) is a government-sponsored technical university in the Indian state of Assam’s Amingaon neighbourhood of North Guwahati Village. It was established as India’s sixth Indian Institute of Technology. IIT Guwahati is officially recognised

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Relationship Between Crime & Trauma in India

This article provides an understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder. Its effects on individual and therapeutic ways to help the victim of trauma overcome their past. The author has taken information from different sources, and the references are provided at the

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Is our breath, food & mental health interrelated?

“Is our breath, food & mental health interconnected?” yes of course they are! To begin with, let’s talk about our breath. Did you ever realise that our breath is the first act of life and not so surprisingly the last

Therapy

How to Start Your First Therapy Session?

It’s always intimidating if you are attempting anything for the very first time. And it’s even worse if people see that thing as a stigma in society. Mental health is one of them, it is very effortful for one who

Education

Guidelines for Suicide Prevention in Schools, Draft Issued by Central Government

The Ministry of Education issued draft guidelines to sensitize and provide support for cases of self-harm in students in schools all over India. The plan is the need of the hour, after an alarming number of students died by suicide