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When You’re No Longer Special: Understanding Majority Insecurity

Being “special” is a heavy psychological burden. For most, recognition, individuality, and the feeling of being different from all others are core aspects of identity and self-esteem. But when people come to feel that they are no longer special—that their

Health

The Psychology of Sleep Disorders: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Sleep-Wake disturbances disturb normal sleep, and sleep is crucial to health and well-being. They pose serious clinical challenges to bodily, psychological, and social health for the individual. Impaired or non-restorative sleep can cause impairment and adversely affect quality of life

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Small Talks: Assessing Social Communication in Neurodivergent Children

For human development, Social Interaction has been considered a fundamental part (Burakgazi, 2025). However, when it comes to neurodivergent children, including but not limited to those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or any difficulties related to

Self Help

How to Use Psychology for Yourself (and Not Just the Exams)

Psychological tools are employed to enhance personal well-being through offering ways of coping with life issues. Mental well-being, emotional, psychological, and social, enables one to be happy and strong in handling stress. Employment of such tools improves positive feelings and

Social

How Social Media Fuels Materialism and Consumer Culture

With the arrival of the digital era, social media has evolved from being a communication medium—it has become a bazaar of lives, dreams, and identities. Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram are just a few such sites that have turned into spaces

Life Style Social

The Psychology of Relocation: Coping with Homesickness & Culture Shock

Relocation is bound to result in sophisticated psychological dynamics, namely acculturative stress and culture shock. Acculturative stress refers to the mental load that people experience when they adjust to new environments (Kosic et al., 2025). Perceived discrimination, social rejection, and

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The Hidden Cost of Academic Competition: How Scores and Rankings Affect Student Mental Health 

Consider a student, slouched over stacks of textbooks late at night, their bloodshot eyes, their mind spinning. The pressure of a looming examination, a coveted ranking, presses down, overwhelming all else in their life. It is no singular occurrence; it

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The Psychology of Feeling Behind in Your 20s: Social Comparison, Identity Crisis & Mental Health

Your 20s are the years to do it all, to feel it all and well, just figure your whole life out in just less than 10 years. Although it sounds dauntingly exciting at first, it’s a lot for our minds

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What Burnout in Your 20s Reveals About Modern Adulthood

Meet person A, a recent graduate who has always been ambitious and career-driven. Whether it be scoring well in exams, improving their skills, bringing innovative ideas to the table, or even working overtime at their job, they constantly aim high. But

Awareness Education

The Real Struggles of Psychology Majors in India

Imagine this: a young student stands at a forked path, tasked with the decision of the subject of their choice to pursue for the foreseeable future. Very few will opt for the budding field of psychology. Those who choose to