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Therapy

What to do When your Teen doesn’t want Therapy

The concept of therapy is a fast growing one in today’s world. The world is changing as a result of this new thought and these fresh perspectives on mental health issues. Change is quite scary. In today’s world, mental health

Education

The Interpretations of Dreams by Sigmund Freud

Do you remember what you dreamed about last night? Or did you sleep through the entire night without dreaming? If you had a dream, was it pleasant or unpleasant? Dreams feel like a blur between what is real and unreal.

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of self-harm and suicide. Please proceed with caution. Self-harm, especially in the form of cutting or burning, has been romanticised as well as stigmatised. A plethora of myths surrounds Deliberate Self-harm (DSH) or Non-suicidal

Parenting

Psychology of Sibling Relationships: Understanding Their Impact

Do you have any siblings or are you an only child? Have you ever wished you had siblings or didn’t have them? There probably were days when the grass seemed greener on the other side. Despite all the challenges and

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Socio-Cultural Differences in Child’s Environment and its Effect on Child-Rearing Practices and Development

Culture is defined as “the totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions and all other human work and thought characteristic of a community or peculiar to a society or class”. It is the total of the attainment and

Self Help

Fawning: Trauma, People-Pleasing, and Healing

Trauma overwhelms an individual’s capacity to cope with stressful incidents. FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE and FAWNING are the four known fear responses. Fawning refers to a coping mechanism which is characterized by resorting to people pleasing and submissive behaviors. It aids

Awareness Relationship

The Psychology Behind the Silent Treatment

Silent treatment is a frame of passionate mishandling where one individual denies communicating with another. This gesture can beget confusion, stress, and emotional pain. Understanding the psychology behind the silent treatment can help you feel it, address it, and ease

Awareness

Understanding Atelophobia: The Fear of Imperfection and How to Overcome It

An intense fear of imperfection, where individuals tend to harshly judge themselves for being not perfect and set unachievable goals. This may sound like one of the symptoms of OCD but it is called Atelophobia. Let’s learn the causes, symptoms,

Therapy

Behaviour Modification Therapy

You always procrastinate on your daily tasks. You have tried several times to change this behaviour. Do you find it hard and feel like it is impossible? You’re not alone, and behaviour modification therapy might be just what you need.

Health

The Psychology of Regression

The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, proposed several intriguing yet debatable ideas. Defence mechanisms are a popular concept and represent unconscious coping methods that distort reality to deal with anxiety-provoking events. Often, many display childlike behaviours during stressful events, such