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Health

Palate of Our Mind

In his autobiographical account about his struggle with mental illness, ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ author, Matt Haig rightly pointed out that we can boast about being rid of the stigma around mental health only when we stop segregating health into

Self Help

The healing power of “AUM”

A….U….M….! A….U….M….! A….U….M….! Experienced a sudden sense of calmness, didn’t you? Chants are the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. People who have grandparents at their houses, must have often come across the practice of chanting AUM early

Health

Coping Withdrawal Symptoms of Substance abuse

“Experience is not what happens to you, it is what you do with what happens to you.” Aldous Huxley Substance Abuse is a major concern worldwide, India being no exception. Alcohol, which was once used as the part of rituals

Self Help

Developing Self Concept

Self-Concept as defined is the totality of beliefs, preferences, opinions and attitudes organized in a systematic manner, towards one’s personal existence. In other words, it is how we evaluate ourselves which determines how we think, behave and act out our

Social

Friendships for life

Friends –is fun, the word itself brings memories, sweet and not so sweet but a relationship that is, very inevitable part of our lives. Especially in our growing up years with family and school, college and career, friends become an

Self Help

How can you control overthinking. Suggestions are here

Thinking is good, but overthinking I can’t agree more to this statement. We see people who take things very lightly and there are also people, who just over-do or overthink. Sometimes, we continue replaying things that we should have done

Awareness

Cimmerianism to Pollyannaism: A Shift from Gloominess to Cheerfulness

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts. -Robert H. Schuller Thinking is considered to be s higher mental ability. Human beings as beings are more

Health

Understanding and Preventing Perinatal Depression

Pregnancy and childbirth is a significant life event for any women. But it also brings about lots of responsibilities and is associated with a range of emotional reactions during pregnancy and childcare. The period of pregnancy and childbirth most susceptible

Awareness

Illness V/S Disease

Illness vs Disease. These two words are commonly used interchangeably in medicine and in common language too. The similarities make them interchangeable and the difference between the two is what makes the field of psychosomatics come alive. An illness is

Awareness

Depression is not rare

There has been a significant rise in the number of people with depression all over the world. WHO estimates that more than 300 million people globally are living with depression. Depression can have a significant impact on the quality of

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