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The Hidden Causes Of Eating Disorders: It’s Not What You Think
The world often sees eating disorders as just a food and weight issue. But for you, the one struggling, it’s likely way more complex. When
March 23, 2024
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Exploring The Link Between Agoraphobia And Panic Attacks
What is Agoraphobia? Agoraphobia comprises two words of Greek origin. “Agora” means “open or public space” and “phobos” means fear. Thus, agoraphobia is a type
September 7, 2023
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Navigating Panic Attacks: A Guide To Successfully Solving The Panic Puzzle
A panic attack can be a scary and confusing experience to go through. During a panic attack, you can feel like your heart is beating
August 24, 2023
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Overcoming The Constant Battle In Your Mind
OCD is a deeply misunderstood disorder. Often, we see people around us referring to someone as being “extremely OCD,” when they are talking about someone
August 8, 2023
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Understanding Anxiety Disorders and How To Manage Them
Anxiety is a common emotion that many of us are familiar with. We may all experience it on certain occasions that may be stressful. This
July 27, 2023
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HOW TO DEAL WITH A PHOBIA?
Our last post talked about the difference between fear and a phobia, and what it feels like to have a phobia. Once one knows the implications
July 8, 2017
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On “Phobia”: What It Really Is
Most of us use the ‘word’ phobia rather casually. We often hear such exclamations as, “I really hate Maths… I think I have a phobia
May 11, 2017
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THE TRIANGLE OF INNER CONFLICT
At times, we feel stuck in an endless, predictable cycle of feelings, behaviour patterns and situations. It seems as if we are continuously struggling, but still going farther away from what we truly want. In this article, our team of psychologists give their inputs on how it is likely that we might be struggling with a conflict that is more internal, than external – involving a wish, a fear and a defense.
January 29, 2016
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Coping With Social Anxiety: The Fear Of Being Judged
Those who have social anxiety fear social situations. This fear could be felt in all social situations or it could be about a specific kind of social situation: public speaking, going to parties, attending meetings, talking to classmates or colleagues, making phone calls, eating in public, buying something from a store, etc. The anxiety experienced in these social situations is strongly connected to the fear of being judged negatively by others.
August 31, 2015
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IS IT ONLY YOUR MIND THAT’S ANXIOUS, OR YOUR BODY TOO?
It is World Mental Health Day!
There wouldn’t have been a better time to talk about one of the most common afflictions as far as mental health is concerned, something that almost all of us face – ‘Anxiety’.
Be it seeing after your children or making it on time to work, several situations give us the “on the edge” feeling.
When we talk of dealing with or managing anxiety, we think about it the mental way. We try to take things easy, we try to consciously ask ourselves to ‘calm down’ and stay focused.
However, what we tend to ignore is that –
Anxiety is as much in the body as it is in the mind
October 10, 2013
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