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What Happens When Someone is Having a Panic Attack?
The concept of right vs. left brain is popular in contemporary culture, with many people believing that they are either left-brained or right-brained and that this determines their personality, skills, and preferences. You've probably come across various posts,...
Depression vs Grief: What’s the Difference?
Have you ever felt a heavy weight on your chest, lost interest in things you once loved, or struggled to find joy in life? It can be difficult to determine if these feelings are a result of a mental health condition or just a normal response to loss and change. The...
Ways to Find Natural Relief for Anxiety
A certain amount of "eustress" or good stress helps us stay focussed on the task and prepare for rainy day eventualities. However, distress can be a bane for an individual as they are constantly on edge, anticipating stressful scenarios that might not have a basis in...
Postpartum Psychosis Explained: What to Know
As if the miracle of childbirth wasn't already miraculously painful, new mothers have to face the risk of several medical conditions and mental disorders as a result of giving birth. Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is a rare but serious mental health condition that affects...
The Difference Between Perfectionism and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Have you ever heard the phrase "practice makes perfect"? And someone describing themselves as a perfectionist? Or have you ever felt the need to constantly check and recheck things, like ensuring you locked the door or not, or whether you turned the stove off? Well,...
Therapy and Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, shell shock, or battle-fatigue syndrome, call it what you may, but the essence remains the same. The disorientation, the pain, and the recollection of the traumatic event or series of incidents, such as sexual assault and its...
What Does it Mean to Be Gaslit? Definition, Signs & Examples
"Honey, why do you treat me so unkindly in private and decently in public?" "It's all in your head. I can't help it. You were always like this, untrusting and insecure; The problem lies in you. I am the same." Does that conversation ring a bell? Takes you back to the...
”Pure Obsessional” Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Overview
While most of us are familiar with the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, such as excessive hand-washing, repeatedly checking the locks on a door, etc., not many are familiar with the purely psychological or non-physical manifestation of OCD. Pure-O or Pure...
Ways Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Can Affect Your Relationships
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Although it is most commonly diagnosed in children, its effect on adults is not to be disregarded. It is frequently characterized by symptoms such as...
Who is Most at Risk to Have Anxiety?
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat, worrying about the chances of getting that elusive job, looking at your aging parents, and then drowning in a pool of self-pity. Seems all familiar? Anxiety is the word for that feeling of unease,...