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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affairs and mental health
Too Ashamed to Tell Your Therapist the Whole Truth
She has a good therapist she trusts. She has never once mentioned the affair. Why the truest thing about your life is the one...
anxious attachment
What Are the Signs of Anxious Attachment? (And Why You Keep Choosing Men Who Can't Choose Back)
He texts at 1am, vanishes for four days, and you spend those four days deciding what you did wrong. The steady one bores you....
ADHD
Does Journaling Change The Way You Live?
There is a certain kind of mental clutter that accumulates without announcement. You are not in crisis. You are not falling apart. But something...
Boundaries
What Counts as Cheating When Nobody Agreed on the Rules?
Before anything happened, Riya and Nikhil had one fight about a 1am emoji and never finished it. On micro cheating, loyalty tests, and the...
Affair Recovery
How Do Couples Actually Rebuild Trust After Cheating?
Four years in, one phone, one Sunday afternoon. What the Gottman method actually asks of a couple trying to rebuild trust after cheating, in...
anxious attachment
The Real Reason You're Drawn to People Who Don't Choose You
If you’ve wondered why you’re drawn to people who don’t choose you, this piece unpacks the real drivers—nervous-system triggers, familiar chaos, scarcity, projection, and...
Anxiety
Gaslighting Isn't in Your Head—It's in the Pattern
Gaslighting isn’t in your head—it’s in the pattern. This article explores how gaslighting erodes self-trust, how trauma bonds keep you stuck, and why healing...
Anxiety
The Truth Behind Break-Up Biases How to Process Breakups Without the Mental Tricks
Breakups are hard. But often, what makes them worse is the way we remember. This blog explores two psychological biases—rosy retrospection and hindsight bias—that...
attachment
Deconstructing Trauma Bonds: Understanding Why Smart People Stay in Bad Relationships
Trauma bonding isn’t about shared trauma—it’s about confusion disguised as love. This post explores how emotional highs and lows trap us in cycles of...
ADHD
Surviving the Postpartum Rollercoaster: A Guide for New Moms
Postpartum depression can feel like an emotional avalanche at a time when everyone expects joy. This article explores the causes, symptoms, and treatment options...
Adult Friendships
You’re Social, But Still Lonely: Why Adult Friendships Don’t Always Fill the Void
You can be loved, even liked—and still feel lonely. This post explores why being social isn’t the same as being seen, and what we’re...