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Misdiagnosis of Adult ADHD
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Misdiagnosis of Adult ADHD

Rising social media awareness of Adult ADHD is a double-edged sword. The pandemic makes focus issues clearer, but some may confuse pandemic stress for...

Sep 3, 2021 ·5 min
Desensitisation To (And In) The Pandemic
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Desensitisation To (And In) The Pandemic

Do you remember the time when the Covid-19 pandemic started? Remember when the daily death toll would actually frighten us? When going out for groceries felt...

Sep 1, 2021 ·5 min
We Are Mislabeling Labels
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We Are Mislabeling Labels

Label as defined by the Cambridge dictionary is a word or a phrase that is used to describe the characteristics or qualities of people, activities, or things, often in a way that is unfair....

Aug 24, 2021 ·3 min
[Men]tal Health
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[Men]tal Health

(Trigger warning: mentions abuse; suicide; substance abuse)Patriarchy is a societal system that puts men in a position of power and women in a weaker...

Aug 24, 2021 ·5 min
Eating: In Different Perspectives
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Eating: In Different Perspectives

In India, gaining weight is seen as a bad sign. I’m sure many of us have heard the sly “oh, you’ve gained weight, who...

Aug 23, 2021 ·8 min
Compassion Fatigue
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Compassion Fatigue

Compassion fatigue, in very simple terms, is an extreme amount of distress that one experiences out of constantly caring for another. Also called vicarious...

Aug 23, 2021 ·4 min
The Rational Vs. Emotional Mind
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The Rational Vs. Emotional Mind

The mind and the heart have been at war since the beginning of time. Their conflict is at the crux of human decision making....

Aug 23, 2021 ·6 min
Learned Helplessness
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Learned Helplessness

Have you ever said to yourself “ugh not this again, I suck at this!”? Personally I’ve felt like that with a lot of situations...

Aug 23, 2021 ·5 min
The Mammoth (AKA Stress)
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The Mammoth (AKA Stress)

Have you ever been stuck in traffic? Or been late for an appointment and are travelling by a really slow train? Or had a...

Aug 23, 2021 ·5 min
Pandemic Guilt
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Pandemic Guilt

Remember the lockdown? The two week vacation which turned into a year long ordeal? What we now call our ever changing “new normal”. Well...

Aug 23, 2021 ·5 min