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Impact of Irregular Shift Patterns on Mental Health Care Workers’ Well-Being

Mental health treatment is a particularly demanding discipline that demands around-the-clock availability of services. Patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, suicidal ideation, or behavioural emergencies cannot be kept waiting; they require services at all times. To provide them with such uniform

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Dating Someone with OCD: How to Navigate Rituals, Reassurance, and Anxiety Together

OCD, often known as obsessive compulsive disorder, is a chronic disorder, which means it is a long-term condition that is characterised by recurrent compulsions and intrusive,  unwanted thoughts (obsessions) to help relieve the anxiety that these thoughts create  (International OCD

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Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety Through Intentional Physical Activity

Anxiety can take over quickly. The racing heart. The shallow breath. The mind that refuses to quiet down. It builds until even the smallest task feels heavy. Anyone who has lived with it knows how draining it becomes. What breaks

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Psychology of Psychologist Behind Diagnosis: How DSM-5 Guides Mental Health Professionals to Diagnose Anxiety Disorders

Ever wondered how it is determined by your therapist whether your anxiety is ‘normal’ or a disorder?  The first step towards answering such questions is a proper diagnosis. Furthermore, this requires a proper criterion for each disorder, which is standardised

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The Psychology of Shift Work: Why Irregular Hours Increase the Risk of Mood Disorders 

Whether it be a necessary means to earn some extra cash or even an opportunity to grow one’s career, shift work has become a common phenomenon in modern occupations. People spend time out of traditional daylight hours to keep a

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Why You Can’t Stop Doomscrolling—and What to Do Instead

Picture this: You just returned home from a long day of work or school, and you finally have some time to yourself. What do you do? You take out your phone, open Instagram, and before you know it, it’s past

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How to Send the Right Gift for Emotional Support

Sadly, you cannot be everywhere in person when someone close to you requires your assistance. However, you can be supportive from a distance, and a lovely, handpicked gift can convey the same in more ways than you can think of.

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Is Stress Counselling Right for You? Signs It is Time to Reach Out

Life just isn’t a bed of roses, you know. With the constant deadlines at work, accounting for family obligations, and the surprising twists that life throws, one may easily feel that he/she is losing breath. A certain degree of tension

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Emotional Labour in Empathic Students: Hidden Struggles, Mental Health Impact & Coping Strategies

Everyone has met that one student in class. The one who is always there, strong, listens patiently, knows what to say, understands with just one look and is always organised. The ones most likely to be dubbed as the social

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Feeling Empty Inside? Causes, Signs, and Effective Ways to Overcome Emptiness

Have you ever felt a quiet, peaceful afternoon break, and there is a voice inside you that asks, “Is your life ok?” And suddenly you remember all the situations where you felt alone and created an emptiness in you. The