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What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? A Complete Guide

Compulsive Personality Disorder or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a long-term tendency towards perfectionism, control and excessive standards that determine the thoughts, behaviours and attitudes of an individual towards others. The disorder is hard to identify at its initial stages

Health

The Hidden Cost of Festive Cheer: How Overstimulation Impacts Vulnerable Groups

December jingles, November diyas, and October drum festivals arrive like a sensory tidal wave. For most, overstimulation is part of the thrill. The louder, brighter, busier it gets, the more alive the celebration feels. But not everyone experiences joy as an

Awareness

Why Vulnerability Is the Key to Overcoming Modern Emotional Loneliness

The global population is becoming increasingly socially isolated, even though the world has never been digitally interconnected as it is today. The recent publication by the World Health Organisation emphasised the fact that loneliness has become as dangerous to health

Awareness

Service Before Self: The Hidden Crisis for Caregivers Without Rest

Many professionals, such as long-term volunteers, social workers, healthcare workers, and caregivers, give and give without stopping, with no time to take a break. For these “service before self” professionals, emotional and mental well-being are especially at risk, whether they’re

Positive

When Faith Meets Fear: The Psychological Appeal of  Religious Extremism 

One night, a teenage boy finds himself scrolling through online sermons after a painful conflict at home. He does not seek ideology; he seeks solace. The speaker’s voice is calm and clear, promising purpose, purity and a congregation for the

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How to Manage Mammogram Anxiety

The predominant fear connected to any mammogram goes unacknowledged because it is masked by minor issues, like the presumed pain involved, and fear about the result. If it is the first time and you’re going through it, anxiety may be

Psychologs eMagazine December 2025

This December edition of Psychologs dives into the emotional realities of living in a world driven by pressure, speed, and uncertainty. It unpacks topics ranging from dopamine’s influence on our everyday choices to the growing generational divide inside corporate spaces.

Positive Therapy

Why Therapy Isn’t the Same as Friendship: The Science Behind Empathy and Expertise

There are two kinds of chairs we collapse into when life grows heavier than we expected. One is warm, familiar, and inviting, pulled close by a friend who already knows the story before you speak. The other is softer in a

Crime Education

Intersection of Law and Psychology: How Both Advocates for  Humanity

The legal system is a system of rules and institutions, but it is also a deeply psychological environment, where people’s perceptions, judgments and interactions matter just as much as any written law. Recent studies in legal psychology have shown that

Social

The Psychology of Social Rituals: Why Shared Substance Use Feels Like Belonging

It was a winter evening in Delhi. Archie, new to the city and her workplace, found herself invited to “ Chai with the team”. At first hesitant, she followed along. Sitting on the coffee terrace, sipping cutting chai in paper