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Awareness

Busy but Not at Peace: The Psychology of Escaping Worry

Have you always felt a dependable type of fatigue that results from having a packed agenda instead of a blank one? A perplexed merry-go-round where meetings turn into errands, errands turn into notifications, and by the end of the day,

Positive Self Help

When Stress Becomes More Than Stress: Understanding Chronic Stress

Everyone at some point in life will go through stress. Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2026). When stress is constant in a person’s life

Life Style Positive

Better Sleep or Better Sales? The Psychology Behind Melatonin Gummies

You can now find melatonin gummies at nearly every pharmacy, as consumer-grade sleep medication packaging almost emulates prescription packaging using phrases like “clinically tested,” “deep sleep formula,” and “fall asleep faster, wake up refreshed.” The global melatonin supplements market was

Parenting

Tantrum or Meltdown? Understanding the Key Differences in Child Behaviour

We all have come across a child crying and screaming, absolutely refusing to listen to their parents or carers. We often assume the child is “throwing a tantrum”. However, not every emotional outburst is a tantrum. Just like adults, children do

Education

Lost in Time: Michel Siffre’s Cave Experiments and the Psychology of Isolation

Assume you wake up without a phone call or an alarm, no sunshine filtering through the curtains and telling you that it’s morning. There is no clock to let you know whether it’s day or night. Soon,  you find it difficult

Therapy

Retail Therapy: Comfort or Coping? Why We Shop When We’re Stressed

It has not been an easy week for you, and here you are at midnight, browsing through an online store and filling up your shopping cart with things that you don’t even need. Do these instances sound familiar to you? They have

Education

A Meeting That Changed Psychology: Gordon Allport and Sigmund Freud

The world has witnessed revolutions, discoveries and grand events which have changed the course of history. However, not every change is grand; sometimes a brief conversation can alter the course of an entire discipline. One such conversation had occurred in

Health

Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

What if a healthy limb never felt like it was truly yours? Imagine staring at your own body every day and feeling like one part of it, a leg, an arm, or even the simple ability to walk, doesn’t really belong

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CBT for Depression and Anxiety: What Patients Should Know

Depression and anxiety aren’t just mental illnesses. Simple tasks are heavy, anxiety squeezes your chest before meetings, and 2 am thoughts loop endlessly. Difficult relationships, reduced work performance, and burnout from carrying it by yourself. Many people come to a

Parenting

Understanding the Science of Attention Span in Children

Attention, Perception, Creativity, Thinking, and Problem Solving are higher-order mental abilities. These are known as Cognitive abilities. This enables an individual to focus, concentrate, listen, and understand the vast information which the world provides us. These processes help individuals carry