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The Pain-Emotion Connection: A Better Way of Understanding for the Mental Health Professional

The image that usually befalls the mind when we refer to pain would involve an injury, illness, or chronic pain of some kind. What most of us probably don’t consider, however, is the emotional dynamics of such sensations: just how

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Harvard’s New Course Unlocks the Secrets to Lasting Happiness and Resilience

Recently Harvard University has started a course called Managing Happiness aimed at examining what works for emotional wellness and life fulfillment. The program is available via edX, aimed to spread evidence-based knowledge on happiness and deliver it across borders of

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How HMPV Brings Back Pandemic Anxiety—and What We Can Learn

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world a difficult lesson: that health crises affect the mind, not just the body. Now, with alarming increases in Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections particularly in China, many people again face the reality of anxiety

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The Art of Temporal Self-Appraisal

As the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, millions of people around the world celebrate the arrival the of new year. Firecracker lights up the sky, people cheer, and resolutions are made. This moment isn’t just about the celebration, it’s about the

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5 Ways to Stop Overthinking 

Do you also feel fatigued by random late-night thoughts and an endless loop of indistinct mental chatter that drains your energy? Are you tired of being overly concerned and prioritizing others’ feelings over your own? Overthinking is a never-ending cycle that

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Men’s Mental Health and Why we need to talk about it

The tragic suicide of Atul Subhash, a 34-year-old techie, has shocked the country (Pandey, 2024). Not only does it reveal the Indian judicial system’s shocking inefficiency, but it has also prompted a bigger discussion regarding men’s mental health. This instance

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The Neuroscience and Psychology Behind Overgeneralization

Overgeneralization is a cognitive distortion in which one deduces very broad generalizations based on a single incident or very little evidence. For example, a student failing one examination can conclude, “I always fail at everything.” Generalizing can be considered a

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Is Dimple’s Grief App in Mismatched A Comfort or a Barrier to Healing?

In the latest season of a popular web series Mismatched, A character named Dimple creates a grief app that allows users to interact with digital simulations of deceased loved ones. This mimicry of the deceased using voice messages and chats

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“I Was Crying, Begging for Help:” Ankush Bahuguna Shares His 40-Hour ‘Digital Arrest’ Nightmare

Digital scams in India are so rampant that many social media users are either victims or witnesses to this online fraud. These scams include phishing, identity theft, and also some of the most sophisticated ones, such as digital extortion and

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How ADHD Affects Emotional Regulation

ADHD stands for attention, impulse control, and activity regulation problems. ADHD is the most common diagnosis for children, and often, this condition continues into adulthood. Common symptoms include the following:  It is a disorder of impulsivity, which leads to either reactive