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Health

What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)?

Insomnia is one of the most common types of sleep disorders, which is characterised by difficulty falling, sleep difficulties in the quality of sleep, waking up too early, and then difficulty falling back asleep. Insomnia is one of the most

Health

How is Sex Addiction Treated ?

Sex addiction is a compulsive behaviour involving overwhelming desires to engage in sexual activity that interferes with daily life, relationships, and responsibilities. People develop sex addiction with easy misunderstanding and, with the power of stigma, this addiction seems as destructive

Relationship

What to Do If You Don’t Like Your Partner’s Friends

Relationships are complex as they not only involve forming romantic feelings for a person but also navigating different social dynamics around them. This process makes the formation of a relationship an arduous process. One of the most common hurdles romantic

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Name Changes and Identity 

What do you think is the importance of your name? Is it a representation of your identity, or just a simple word? Many of us have had situations where people, either intentionally or unintentionally, mispronounce our names. That doesn’t feel

News

New Research Tests Psychedelics as a Treatment for Anxiety and Depression

A new research led by Dr. Vidita A. Vaidya of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai in collaboration with Cornell, Yale, and Columbia universities. It shows how psychedelics can be a potential treatment for anxiety and depression.

Industrial

What Strategies can Employees Use to Cope with Difficult Coworkers? 

In any workplace, encountering difficult coworkers is almost inevitable. Whether it’s a bully, a gossip, or someone whose stress spills into their interactions, these behaviours can have a damaging effect on both the work environment and employee well-being. Navigating such

Therapy

How do I know I need Therapy?: Psychologist Speaks

Remember the recent interview with Ranbir Kapoor regarding his idea of therapy? It didn’t help him, and he was vocal about it (let us forget about it being problematic or not for the sake of this article). But does therapy

Awareness

Neuroticism and Personality: Exploring Emotional Instability

Personality in itself is very intriguing and inquisitive to almost everyone. In layman’s terms, Personality is what a person is. It is all about the person, ‘in and out’. The word ‘Personality’ comes from the Roman word ‘persona’ which means

Awareness Health

Understanding Eco-Anxiety in Youth

In the current scenario of the world, where climate change continues at alarming levels. It is not surprising that youth are experiencing a new phenomenon: eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety, also known as climate anxiety, describes how individuals emotionally respond to stress, worry,

Life Style

Psychology Behind Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

You may have heard someone say, “If you believe it will happen, it probably will.” That is a great saying that plays off an interesting psychological concept called a self-fulfilling prophecy. The idea that your expectations can be a determining

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