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Emotional Dysregulation in ADHD: Why Small Triggers Feel Overwhelming & How to Cope

The typical perception of people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of restlessness and distractibility. Beyond these defining symptoms, however, emotional dysregulation is another, frequently misinterpreted factor that subtly influences the everyday lifestyle of people with ADHD. This

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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: Why We Delay Sleep, Its Effects, and How to Overcome It 

Many of us are familiar with the term procrastination, the act of putting off tasks for later or until the last minute. From completing assignments to delaying laundry, we are all guilty of procrastinating from time to time. Procrastination is

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Awareness vs. Discrimination: Why Knowledge Alone Isn’t Enough for Social Change  

Trigger Warning: This article contains words like shooting, death, mental health struggles, substance abuse, and emotional distress, which some readers may find upsetting. Please read with care. If you are struggling, consider reaching out to a mental health professional or helpline

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Why Forced Hugs Put Child Safety and Emotional Well-Being at Risk

Many psychologists have long emphasised that consent learning firstly begins not in classrooms but at home (Nyce, 2016). In many households, affection is often understood as a duty rather than a choice. A form of greeting that every child has

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Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on Mental Health

Have you ever felt connected to a celebrity or any public figure because of how they talk, act or their backstory? You feel that even though you’ve never met them, they get you better than even the people around you.

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Imposter Syndrome in the Digital Generation: When Success Feels Like a Glitch  

You know that moment. In the middle of the night, when browsing through your phone. Maybe procrastinating. Maybe just numb (Dhir et al., 2021). Then there it is: another notification. Another polished victory. Your friend’s “humbled” LinkedIn post about a

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Marching Minds: How Schools Prioritise Obedience Over Empathy

It has always been thought that education is a means of creating citizens who are critical, ethical, and compassionate. But in much of the world, educational systems more closely resemble autocratic states that are more concerned with compliance, obedience, and

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5 Acupuncture Benefits for Mental Health

In today’s stressed-out world, which also sees an upsurge of anxiety and other emotional issues, there is great value in holistic methods of mental health care. Acupuncture, which comes from a Traditional Chinese Medicine background, is a practice that is

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How Toxic Masculinity Fuels Male Body Insecurities

For decades, people have ignored or disregarded male body image issues, but studies indicate that a large number of men endure their body image issues in solitude. An Australian health report published recently shows that the proportion of men who

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Female Violence and Mental Health: Rethinking the Role of Psychopathy

While male-perpetrated violence has come under significant investigation, not much has been discovered about the psychological and societal factors that drive women to commit destructive violence or female-perpetrated violence. As research grows, it eliminates the idea of calculating, detached female murderers