MENTAL HEALTH GUIDES, WRITTEN BY PSYCHOLOGISTS
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Essays, stories and reflections
Essays, stories and reflections on mental health and everyday life in India, written by psychologists.
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endings
Why Do I Feel Empty After The Festival Ends
The drums stopped and the flat came home with you. nothing is wrong. The low is the tail of the high, and a psychologist...
anxiety
Why Do I Feel Guilty When I Rest
You feel guilty resting because your brain started using output as proof you are okay. There is a name for that, and it is...
family pressure
Why Does Everyone My Age Seem Ahead of Me
You did the maths after the family gathering and decided you are behind. The maths is rigged, and the feeling has a name.
adulting
Why Do I Feel Guilty I Didn't Get Laid Off
You got no email. you typed phew in the group. Then you couldn't open the message from the one who did. the guilt has...
adulting
Why Does My Sibling Feel Like A Stranger Now
Nobody fought. You just kept growing after the last time anyone introduced you to each other. A psychologist gave the ache a name in...
anticipatory anxiety
Why Do I Rehearse Conversations Before They Happen
You run the family lunch in your head three days early, drafting answers to questions nobody has asked yet. There is a name for...
dating anxiety
Why Do I Want A Sign Instead Of Just Deciding
Waiting for the universe to decide is not romantic. it is a way of not having to be the one who chose. there is...
anxiety
Why Do I Keep Refreshing For News That Hasn't Come
It's not the news you're after, it's six seconds of relief from not knowing. Here's what that checking is actually doing.
hypervigilance
Why Do I Keep Waiting For Bad News at Work
You're not paranoid. Your nervous system watched something bad happen without warning, and it hasn't stood down since.
Why Do I Feel Guilty Watching The News And Doing Nothing
The name for it · a two minute read Why do I feel guilty watching the news and doing nothing Image Source: AI Generated...
Adulting
Why I Make A Plan B For Everything
You are not being negative. You are bracing. There is a name for the reflex to have a backup plan for everything, and being...