Chronic stress harms overall health
Most people in today’s world experience stress on a daily basis, often without even realising it. Tension can also contribute to a number of health issues, including fatal ones like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, stress, and depression.What is
Mental Health Teleservice by NIMHANS Receives 12000 Calls in Three Months
Tele-Manas is a phone call service for mental health support and is receiving a good response. There have been various calls in the past three months, many of which are related to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and sleep
Mindfulness Proved More Efficient Than Anxiety Medication: Study
People may face a general fear of dogs, insects, interviews, etc. However, if this fear is overwhelming to an extent that it hampers our day-to-day life causing serious problems in our social interactions and physical health then it can be
The first tool to measure your work stress developed by NIMHANS
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences (NIMHANS) has developed TAWS-16, a tool to measure the work stress of employees of companies of different sectors. Stress has become a major cause of disruption in companies. There is a
Easing the Sad!
Reema is a working professional. Heading to hold a senior position in her organisation. She is hard-working and full of life. She got her promotion in last winter. Still she felt that the last winter was difficult for her. She
Procrastination can lead to poor mental health: Study
Procrastination is the voluntary delay of a course of action, whilst knowing it will cause further problems in the future. Young folks are more likely to engage in delaying behaviours. Procrastination usually occurs due to task aversion, which is how
Increasing Positive emotion
Before talking about positive emotions, let us understand what is an emotion? In simple words, an emotion is a conscious subjective feeling that arises out of our experience. Like time, it is fleeting, i.e. it comes and goes. It is
Adolescents Brain Development Affected by Habitual Social Media Checking
Growing up with gadgets like smartphones and tablets, media has occupied a key position in adolescents’ lives. Besides the psychological impact of social comparison, distraction, self-esteem and body image issues, “perfect life” portrayed on social media pages, and excessive concern with
Dissociative Disorders: on overview
Dissociative disorders are indicative of dissociation and a lack of continuity in the normal amalgamation of consciousness, identity, memory, body representation, perception, emotion, behaviour and motor control. Dissociative symptoms carry the potential to disrupt almost every aspect of psychological functioning.
How to Cope with “Corona Phobia” Between the Rising Cases of Covid-19
Most people have temporary fear of coronavirus. While there are some who are overly afraid of its serious consequences. They prefer to avoid medical care, isolate themselves from others or weaken with fear. While others take over social media and