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A Complete Guide to Emotional Healing & Recovery

That distinction matters. Deeply. Because it means trauma is not about the event itself. It is about how your nervous system absorbed it.

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Understanding Depression Signs, Support, and When to Seek Help

There are some days when you wake up feeling heavy. Like, when getting out of bed seems too difficult? When you are listening to your favourite ...

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Understanding the Impact of OCD on An Individual Life

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that can affect individuals of any age and appears in various forms.

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Bullying

Abully can turn something like going to the school or to play ground into a nightmare for kids. It can make a child feel miserable and also leave deep emotional scars.

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4 Ways to Study Smart!

Sleep well to study well Sleep is crucial to brain development as it helps brain cells grow and connect. Research says a sleep for 8 hours a day results in optimal functioning. In fact, a small power nap in the afternoon can also be a great booster to your performance in studies. Studies have revealed that our brain takes almost four days to recover ones we stay up all night. Hence, just shirk all night study sessions and sleep well to study well!

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7 Reasons Why Children Bully Others

It is important to keep in mind that kids who bully others are not “bad” kids. This behavior of bullying does not define who they are or how they are and definitely not the best reflection of their personality. Children are still figuring things out, they are still exploring. This is one behavior that needs to be taken care of by the family members or teachers, of a otherwise well-behaved child.

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Happiness among children

Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?

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Fighting the unseen monster : stress among children

As parents and caretakers, we are often worried about so many things, job, bills along with 100 things causing us stress. We often think what do kids have to worry or stress about?

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Emotional & Behavioral Health Of Children

Emotional & Behavioral Health Of Children

The pandemic has created a long-lasting impact on the people from all walks of life, and hardest of the hit are children. There is a huge change in their daily routine like not going to schools, unable to go to play in open areas, not meeting their friends, or going for excursions and trips. The pandemic has made their lives confided to their homes, and on screen of laptops or other gadgets.

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Understanding Expressive Art Therapy For Self

Expressive art therapy utilizes the passionate, natural parts of ourselves through movement, art, sound, diary composing, and psychodrama. It does not use art to analyze, diagnose or treat individuals. We utilize expressions of the human experience to let go, to communicate, to gain understanding, and to self-strengthening.

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Caregivers Burden: Ideologies For Self Care in The New Normal

Caregiving can be truly and sincerely debilitating. Regardless of whether you are in the profession of caregiving or taking care of a friend or family member, it is critical to make sure to revive your batteries. Also, caregiving can lead to additional pressures. For example, monetary strain, family conflict, and social withdrawal

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4 Easy Self Help Practices to Manage Social Anxiety

Maintain a Self Help Diary Maintaining a self help book or dairy is the very first step to effectively deal with social anxiety. In that dairy, regularly monitor your thoughts, feelings and behavior in every social situation where you encounter anxiety in day-to-day life. For example: you go to a friend’s birthday party, and end up feeling anxious there.

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5 Moves for Your Horizontal Career Growth

5 Moves for Your Horizontal Career Growth

Career Growth comes when you engage actively in your academic and extra-curricular profile. It takes years to have a strong profile. Your career moves begin when you join the school yet it becomes more prominent when you enter Grade 9.

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5 Career Lessons for A School Student

5 Career Lessons for A School Student

Best of 5 Career Lessons for A School Student

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Self practices to see yourself as a whole

Self practices to see yourself as a whole

Journaling Having a ritual of jotting down one's strengths, weaknesses and neutral attributes is a great self help practice. Jotting down your own achievements and failures is another great self help practice. It aids in self awareness, self improvement and unconditional self acceptance. You will be able to realize that you are a whole having your own strengths and weaknesses, different from others and it doesn't define your worth as a human.

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Animal assisted therapy: a new vista in mental health intervention

Animal assisted therapy: a new vista in mental health intervention

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened”

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Is Procrastination or Laziness the same?

Do you prefer to work in deadline-induced panic? Do you set your goals without action set? Do you find it hard to finish things that you started? Have you been feeling guilty about not doing your work well on time?

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Happiness in Adults

Happiness is an emotional state characterized by feelings of joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfilment. The description of happiness has been found to be a comprehensive one, even though there is no exact definition of happiness. However, if we ask what happiness is, the responses that we get differ variedly. This is because happiness is experienced differently by each individual. For some people, happiness would mean staying close to your loved ones, and for some going out for party with friends would mean happiness.

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Keep It Handy

Five Fundamental Acts for Caregivers of People with Dementia

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Depression in Elderly

Depression in Elderly

5 Simple Life-Style Changes for a Better Life

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Finding happiness at old age

“Let us never know what old age is. Let us focus on happiness with time and not count the years.”

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Keep Going

Keep Going

5 Moves for your Horizontal Career Growth

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Importance of Personality & Work-Environment Type

Determine Your Career Choice: Importance of Personality & Work-Environment Type

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Finding Happiness at Work

The title of this article might seem unrealistic or difficult to digest for some, but the reality is that we can be happy at work. Please focus, I am not saying “just work” but “with work”. If you stay with me for a while, I will explain how.

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Mental Well-Being by Kaleidoscope

Mental wellness and well-being have become indispensable components of a healthy life. It is a state in which an individual becomes aware of their abilities and are able to cope with day-to-day stress. It also enables one to work productively and contribute to their community. According to WHO, around 7.5% of Indians suffer from some mental health disorder which makes it roughly 56 million people with depression and 38 million suffering from anxiety. Despite being aware of importance of mental health and well-being, why do we often find ourselves neglecting our mental well-being?

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Coping Mechanisms To Deal With Stress

You can do anything but not everything, So choose your battles wisely

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Emerging Careers In New Normal

The previous year was a roller coaster ride for many of us not only amidst the COVID-19, but also there were many challenges faced by Individuals. One of these challenges prevailed around the pandemic was shift in the world of jobs. The country witnessed several changes in the world of industry amidst the shutting down of the organizations, or laying off the people. However, as there are two sides of the same coin. There were few careers which were rising in the previous year and has a made a market with plenty of opportunities. Some of the careers which made a mark in the new normal are as follows: -

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Practice These 4 A's to get rid of Everyday Stress

Practice These 4 A's to get rid of Everyday Stress

Stress is an inevitable part of human life. We all face several difficult situations where we don't know what to do next. It can get overwhelming if we are unable to identify resources to deal with it effectively. If persistent, stress can lead to a physical, psychological, and emotional disequilibrium. And, a bad state of mind that you just can't get out of.

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Keeping your mental health in check during COVID

Covid-19 has been the biggest shock for most of humanity, it has altered our routines, and the notion of “new normal” has come up. There is a close link between our mental and physical health, both influencing each other to a great extent. With so many things changing around us, it can often be overwhelming and stressful, and this time is ever so important to focus on our mental health, in addition to our physical health. Here are some ways through which you can keep your mind in check are: Â

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Living with borderline personality disorder during the times of pandemic

The Covid 19 pandemic has turned our world upside down. Throughout the world it has not just negatively affected the psychological health of people in general, but also created new challenges for people who are already suffering from mental health disorders. Even though there are feelings of negativity, which is felt by almost everyone, it has been observed that the coronavirus outbreak has uniquely influenced the emotionally vulnerable group. Amongst them are people who are suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). People with BPD tend to have a pervasive pattern of instability in their affect regulation, impulse control, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Clinical signs and symptoms include emotional dysregulation, impulsive aggressive tendencies, repeated self-harm, and chronic suicidal ideations.

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