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The Hidden Gift of Anxiety: How Worry Helps Us Plan, Prepare, and Thrive

Whenever we hear the word “worry” or “anxiety”, we tend to imagine sleepless nights, racing thoughts and a mind trapped in a perpetual cycle of “what ifs”. It is the feeling we associate with stress, avoidance and unease, something to manage,

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Interventions for Helping Students with Academic Stress in Schools

Academic Stress is defined as mental distress related to examinations, assignments, study, classroom environment, failure, and reduced academic performance, which in turn contributes to the major reason for general stress in students. A normal amount of stress is good for

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The Psychology of Emotional Triangulation: How Family Conflict Causes Stress

Most people think of home as an emotional haven, but many individuals experience home as a source of distress. One potential reason for this tension is emotional triangulation, which is, in a broad way, a relationship phase, where one third

Awareness Health

The Role of Sport in Post-Trauma Recovery: Healing Mind, Body & Community

Sports play a significant role in post-trauma healing. Action encompasses all aspects of mind, body rehabilitation and rehabilitation. Participation in sporting activities after trauma can immensely help in restoring a person’s self-control, sense of purpose, and identity. Engaging in a

Parenting

Parenting Through Adolescence: Understanding Parents’ Emotional Struggles

A son who used to ask for help with almost everything now wants to walk to a friend’s house alone. The parent might simultaneously feel pride in their child’s growing independence and an overwhelming anxiety about their safety; this can

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The Psychology of Festival Joy: How Culture and Society Shape the Way We Celebrate

Among the many cultural forms of humanity, festivals may be the most colourful, expressive forms of culture that consist of music, rituals, and shared emotions. All over the world, people share collective joy during festivals that celebrate religious, agricultural, or

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Special Educator vs Counsellor: Know the Difference

Sometimes schools post jobs like “Counsellor-cum-Special Educator needed” with the expectation that the same person will handle both academic learning and emotional guidance. If you look back to our childhood, we remember a lot of difficulties we faced in making friends,

Self Help

The Psychology Behind Forecasting Failure: Why We Imagine the Worst

Uncertainty is present everywhere in human existence. Whether we’re waiting for a medical diagnosis or waiting for the outcome of an interview, we are often faced with situations in which we just don’t know what’s ahead of us. In those

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The Need to Appear Better: Understanding the Psychology Behind Showing Off

Human beings usually tend to show off or have a drive to appear better than others. This behaviour is backed by social, cultural, and evolutionary mechanisms. We show off through material possessions, social media posts, or even professionally promoting ourselves,

Health

When the Body Trembles: Understanding the Somatic Roots of Chronic Anxiety

Anxiety is often referred to as a tempest of thoughts: ceaseless apprehension, disastrous what-ifs, or simply an inability to quiet a restless mind. But anyone who has lived with anxiety becomes accustomed to the fact that it doesn’t stay just