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Education

Hyper-Independence as a Trauma Response: Signs and Strategies

Trauma responses manifest in diverse forms, becoming intensely infused in our behavioural patterns. Many refuse help, even from loved ones and seek extensive self-reliance to feel secure. In the long term, excessive independence or hyper-independence pushes our well-wishers away and,

Health

The Psychology of Regression

The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, proposed several intriguing yet debatable ideas. Defence mechanisms are a popular concept and represent unconscious coping methods that distort reality to deal with anxiety-provoking events. Often, many display childlike behaviours during stressful events, such

Awareness

How to stop Negative thinking?

Have you ever felt stuck in a loop of negative thoughts, where everything seems to go wrong? This pattern, known as negative thinking, can make you feel hopeless, anxious, and stressed. Imagine your mind as a garden, where negative thoughts

Awareness

Rage Rooms: Providing Anger Relief or Perpetuating Violence?

Are your body muscles tense up? Pulse firing up? Feeling anger building up inside you? Well, this place has got you – Rage Rooms. It is a place where you can smash and break things to get out your anger.

Positive Self Help

Investigating the Psychology of ‘Fangirl’ Culture and Female Attachment to Fictional Characters

Picture yourself caring for someone who is unable to reciprocate your feelings. Scratch that, imagine loving a person who is not even aware of your existence. In a rather understated way, this describes the daily experience of a fangirl. Marriam

Health

Understanding the Link Between ADHD and Alcohol Use

ADHD is a developmental disorder that commonly affects children, this lasts throughout adolescence and adulthood. If the symptoms are not diagnosed or managed it can cause issues relating to alcohol use disorders. There is evidence that it is associated with

Parenting Positive

How to Connect With Your Struggling Adult Child 

The transition into adulthood can be a testing time for many people. It is the point in life where one is trying to look for things that they identify with and build a personality of their own. It is also

Life Style

The psychology behind Dendrophiles: understanding the love for trees

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.  John Nicer Dendrophilia can be described as the immense love and connection, some people have for trees and nature. Some people tend to feel an emotional connection with

News

Rajasthan Adds Tele-Manas Helpline Numbers to Textbooks for Student Mental Health

The Health Department of Rajasthan has embarked on a new campaign to enhance awareness and recognition of mental health among students. Textbooks of Rajasthan State Board have published over 95 Lakh books with the helpline numbers of Tele-Manas. What is

Relationship

What does it mean to be in a Platonic Relationship?

The term “platonic friendship” might initially seem useless since friendships are inherently platonic, right? A platonic relationship is a close friendship between two individuals rooted in genuine affection and mutual respect, without any sexual or romantic involvement. This type of relationship thrives