MENTAL HEALTH GUIDES, WRITTEN BY PSYCHOLOGISTS
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Essays, stories and reflections on mental health and everyday life in India, written by psychologists.
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attachment and loneliness
You're Not Lonely Because Something's Wrong With You. The City Was Built This Way.
My building has 200 flats. I have lived in mine for six years. I know the names of three neighbours. Loneliness is not only...
ACT Therapy
What Loneliness Actually Feels Like in the Body
Most people experience the somatic signs of loneliness for years and call them other things. Anxiety, low blood sugar, "I'm just tired." This is...
Adult Loneliness
WFH Loneliness Is Different. Here's Why No One Warned You.
The chair is the witness to your entire day. You haven't had a single conversation today that wasn't a transaction. The most human exchange...
Cognitive Distortions
Self-Talk Prompts | Rewire Your Inner Voice
Learn to shift your inner script from harsh to healing with psychologist-designed self-talk prompts. This isn’t toxic positivity—it’s emotional clarity.
emotional FAQs
Emotional FAQs: What Your Nervous System Is Really Saying
“I’m spiraling.” “I’m emotionally unavailable.” “I can’t focus.” These aren’t flaws—they’re stress responses. Here’s what your nervous system is trying to tell you.
Affect Labeling
Emotional Check-ins: How Naming Your Feelings Calms Your Nervous System
Naming your emotions isn’t self-indulgent—it’s science. Emotional check-ins activate the thinking brain, reduce reactivity, and build inner safety. Start here.
Adulting Anxiety
Movement & Breath-work for Anxiety: Calm Your Body, Gently
Feeling braced or frozen? This isn’t weakness—it’s your nervous system doing its job. Discover how movement and breath help bring you back to safety,...
Anti-hustle culture
Soft Life Rising: Why Gen Z in India Is Saying No to Hustle Culture
Tired of burnout and 5AM productivity hacks, Gen Z in India is embracing the Soft Life — a cultural shift that reframes rest, emotional...
Ageing & Loneliness
Why Older Indians Don't Talk About Emotional Pain?
The generation that raised us does not talk about emotional pain. Not because they did not feel it, but because they were taught that...
Anxiety
Burnt Toast Theory: Burnt Turns To Better This Social Media Trend Explains Why Bad Things Can Be A Good Thing
The Burnt Toast Theory suggests that small inconveniences might lead to unexpected positives, but psychology offers a deeper lens. This piece explores the comfort...
ADHD
Can You Really Save Them? |Codependency In Relationships
Many of us have been the fixer, the helper, the one who stays. But when care turns into codependency, it costs us our peace....