Decisions! In our entire life we take millions of decisions from selecting our daily outfits to selecting a career for ourselves. But what happens when you are faced with major confusions regarding even the simplest of decisions? This is where,…
How To Not Be Paralyzed By Uncertainties?
We all face uncertainties in terms of our relationships, our career, our future, our needs, desires and most importantly, our own selves. To be fair, each one of us are our own worst nightmares in so many prospects – whether…
Is Expressive Art Therapy Helpful?
Expressive arts therapy combines psychology and the creative process to promote emotional growth and healing. This multi-arts, or intermodal approach to psychotherapy and counseling uses our inborn desire to create—be it music, theatre, poetry, dance, or other artistic forms—as a…
How To Set Realistic Goals For Yourself?
As the word suggests, realistic means to be real or to believe in what is real. A realistic person is someone who is convinced by the reality of the situation. A person who can understand the difference between what is…
Why Should We Avoid Extreme Self-criticism?
Self-criticism is an aspect which most of us tend to engage in on a daily basis either intentionally or unintentionally. Being overly self-critical can destroy you emotionally and can also adversely affect other areas of your life such as your…
What is Imposter Syndrome? How To Combat It?
Imposter syndrome is a psychological condition which was first propounded by researchers Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes at Georgia State University in 1978. They observed that people who are highly capable have a misperception of low self-efficacy when confronted with…
Positive Effects Of Venting On Your Mental Health
Human beings are granted with a miraculous present of verbal communication. This is the only and one of the highest order of souvenir a man and a woman has been given which differentiates them from other living creatures. Now, coming…
Why is it important for us take responsibility for our own actions?
Each one of us have had different experiences throughout life, some affected us more than others, some were more painful, some were more difficult to accept and some led us to step into a pattern which seemed so constant and…
Gaslighting – Healthy Coping Mechanisms To Deal With It
By now you may have heard the term “gaslighting” umpteen times. So let’s begin by decoding this phenomenon and how does it cloud and fog our judgement, our psyche, and our overall well being. As the name suggests, “Gaslighting” –…
Importance Of Having A Support System
“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”-John Donne (1624) No man is an island. We all need a support system to thrive. This quote describes the…