Category Archives: Positive Psychology

Just like Voldemort’s name could not be spoken in Hogwarts outrightly, similarly the term ‘suicide’ is not a part of our common parlance. There’s so much silence and stigma surrounding the term that our alert system goes on the moment we hear it. But the harsh truth is that suicide continues to affect the lives […]

The birth of a new born baby can lead to one experiencing a jumble of emotions – happiness, joy, anxiety, gratefulness. But it also might bring in something unexpected – depression.  Many parents experience what most call “baby blues” after the arrival of the new member. What do these blues look like? Well they usually […]

If everything were to be on autopilot right from the start then making new habits stick won’t have been such a task. But it is, especially when a new year starts, with all the resolution related sticky notes piling up on your personal journal or fridge.

Research on Positive Psychology recommends the following three resolutions for the optimists, with the New Years’ Eve coming close.  1. Be the same in the upcoming year, as you were in the last year.  Why does each new year have to bring with it a list of ‘never-dones’? Why does January 1st get filled with […]

Oops! You did it again. Why do all the mistakes come your way? Why can’t you do something perfectly for once? And there comes the train carrying all your previous mistakes! Why did you ever think to yourself that you could be anything but your mistakes? Why did you even try to improve? There was […]

The kind of household the child lives in, its socioeconomic status and the relationships within it can have profound effects on the psychosocial development in the middle childhood (6-12 yo) where children develop a stronger sense of responsibility, contributing to the family and society. The Developing Self: As per the Neo-Piagetian view, judgements about the […]

Let’s get to it right away! 1. Sometimes your therapist will piss you off There will be times when you’ll be sitting there with your puppy eyes, hoping that your therapist gives you the answer to the question but he/she won’t because they want you to come up with it on your own. And those […]

Sartre’s existentialism encourages people to acknowledge their freedom, cherish it and make the best use of it!