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Parenting

Intellectual Disability: It’s Time We Pay Attention

“He is dumb,” an old friend retorted when his seven-year-old child did not greet me ‘the way he was supposed to’. It agitated me. The whole conversation left a sad lingering feeling. I had met this child as an eleven-month-old

Self Help

Psychology of False Memory Syndrome

The term False Memory Syndrome (FMS) is a controversial term that first appeared to characterize an unresolved psychological phenomenon in the 1990s and was widely popular among the US population due to the result of recovered memory therapy. It refers

Social

Munchausen Syndrome: The Art of Self-Inflicted Illness

Munchausen syndrome is a psychological condition where one pretends to be ill or produces any kind of symptoms of any kind of illness just to seek attention and sympathy from people. An individual with this symptom will tend to lie

Awareness

Breaking the Silence: The Truth About Borderline Personality Disorder

Mental Disorders, though have been a type of illness that has existed since the break of civilization, still are a highly misunderstood factor tainted with the ill-assumption of people. However, some specific mental disorders are even more stigmatized than others.

Awareness

How to Talk to Children about Death

Common phrases used for the people who have died are “they have become a star” or “they will always be in our hearts”. Sure, this could be a way to give children hope and soften their landing, but it diminishes

Health

Childhood Depression: The Cryptic Essence

We have mostly understood depression as a state of low and negative mood experiences and thought patterns. It is a highly prevalent mental health condition that substantially impacts our capacity to engage in life experiences, including those within family and

Awareness Therapy

A Complete Guide to CBT as a Counseling Approach

Counseling is a vast field that involves the use of various therapeutic techniques that employ different principles for the treatment of the patient. CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is one of the several approaches that are in trend these days in

News

Tele MANAS Records Highest Calls for Sleep Disorder Help

Callers made 34,000 out of three lakh calls to address concerns about sleep disturbances. In the last two months, the average number of daily calls has increased to 1,800 (approximately). Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele MANAS) 

Parenting

Are you caring or over-caring for your child?: Parental Pressure

Parenting is a highly delicate process where everything needs to be in its proper proportion. When a child is born, or even earlier, the parents start planning out what they want for the child. They had a strong desire to

Self Help

What happens when grief is not accepted: Disfranchised grief

Grief is a universal and natural part of life, a natural reaction to the loss of someone in life. It can have a huge impact on a person’s mind. Grief mainly associated with the loss of a loved one, but

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