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Why Sensory Sensitivity Matters in Workplace Design for Autistic Individuals

Sensory-processing sensitivity is a characteristic that shows how people differ in their responses to various environments. These environments can include a broad range of internal and external factors, whether they are learned or automatic, as well as physical settings, sensory

Awareness Health

The Psychology Behind Sugar Cravings: Why Sugar Feels So Addictive to the Brain

After we’ve had our fill of food, many of us still look to satisfy our sweet tooth. Not because your body needs energy. But because something inside you insists that just a little sugar will make everything feel better. Few people have

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The Role of Cultural Sensitivity in Public Psychological Services

According to new data by the WHO, more than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, and the number is constantly rising. These problems are prevalent across various age groups, socioeconomic backgrounds, geographical regions and distinct cultures. With the

Awareness

Life Skills: How Empathy Can Be Learned, Practiced, and Strengthened

Empathy is one of those words we hear so often that it sometimes loses its meaning. Yet in real life, it is anything but vague. It is the skill that softens arguments, strengthens families, smooths workplace conflicts, and builds trust

Awareness

The Fog of Worry: How Anxiety Affects Self-Monitoring and Decision Awareness

Late one evening, Mira sat at her desk, facing two job offers. One was stable but unexciting, the other was riskier but more aligned with her passions. She mulled it over repeatedly. What if she chose wrong? What if she

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Gaps in RPWD 2016: Are there Just 21 disabilities?

“Just suppose this situation, Nina ( name changed), a young woman from a small town who lived with a chronic illness that causes severe fatigue and pain daily. She struggles to work, socialise and even perform simple tasks. When she

Self Help Social

Why Solitude Recharges but Social Anxiety Suffocates

On a quiet evening, Aadhya, a 21-year-old, comes up with a cup of tea and a sketchbook in her hand. She sighs in relief as this is her favourite day of the week. No noise. No interaction. Just silence, creativity

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Eve-Teasing

Mitai was not allowed to go out for Dev Deepawali, her most-awaited festival. Why? Because it would be at night with too many boys around, and she wouldn’t be safe there. What if she faces eve-teasing? But is it really

Health

AuDHD : Sign, Symptoms & Causes

‘X’, a 23-year-old student, always felt out of place. As a child, she struggled to make eye contact, was sensitive to sounds and found comfort in routines. Yet, at the same time, her teacher often described her as distracted, impulsive and

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Polite Disempowerment: Sounds like Empathy but feels like a Dead End

We live in an age where parenting and teaching have never been more thoughtful, informed, or emotionally intelligent. But sometimes, in our efforts to be gentle, mindful, and respectful, we miss something very important: power. Not the harsh, dominating kind—but