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Understanding Stress: Types, Causes, and Coping Strategies

Imagine an exam is coming up and you wander into a cloud of doubt which convinces you that you are not prepared at all, you begin feeling tense, you feel your throat close up and your mouth is dry as

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A Runner with Down’s Syndrome Made History in the London Marathon

A Teenage runner with Down’s syndrome became the youngest person who created history to complete the marathon in the learning disability category. Lloyd Martin, at the age of 19, clinched his dream by completing the London Marathon with the guidance

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Scarred by Society: Addressing the Stigma of Acid Violence

Acid attack was recognized as a separate offense in India after the implementation of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, of 2013. However, it has been prevalent around the globe since the 17th century AD with the first recorded case occurring

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Doordarshan Anchor fainted due to Heatstroke in a live Show

Lopamudra Sinha, a Doordarshan anchor fainted during live reporting of Heatstroke in West Bengal. She shared her story on Facebook how being dehydrated resulted in a state of loss of consciousness. Also, she stated that she was feeling unwell before

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Despair to Hope: What a person infected with HIV needs?

Lakshmi, a 23-year-old married female with two little kids, met me when she just discovered that she is HIV positive. She was crying not because she was positive but because her husband, Maninder, left Lakshmi with the children at her

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7 Tips For Supporting Someone After Miscarriage

A couple rejoices after hearing the news of pregnancy and is always on the edge to do everything correctly. But it so happens sometimes that due to some unforeseen circumstances, they might experience a miscarriage. Miscarriage is the loss of

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Strategies for Addressing Body Image Concerns in Bipolar Disorder

Body image, or the picture you have of your physical appearance in your own eyes, is highly personal. For those with bipolar disorder, mood episodes and side effects can magnify body image issues. Bipolar disorder is a mental health illness

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Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD): Symptoms, Treatment and Diagnosis

A skewed sense of self and extreme, erratic emotions are symptoms of histrionic personality disorder (HPD). One definition of histrionic is “dramatic or theatrical”. “Individuals suffering with histrionic personality disorder have an inflated sense of self-worth that is based on

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Study Reveals Online ‘Echo Chambers’ Amplify Harmful Eating Disorder Content

A recent study was conducted based on the idea of “how online echo chambers, particularly around topics like pro-anorexia, intensify exposure to toxic content, with users seldom encountering differing viewpoints”. In this study, machine learning was used by the researchers for

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10 Meditation Techniques Everyone can (and should) Explore

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati This quote represents the core of meditation. What is this core? Well, according to the ancient texts from which meditation was born, it is a practice employed to