Emotions are an essential part of the human experience. Our emotions make us who we are, gives us the colorful life with its highs and lows. Understanding our emotions and leveraging them effectively is a significant part of Personal Growth.
Emotional invalidation is when a person’s thoughts, emotions are ignored, not considered important, disagreed with, rejected, denied, minimized or ridiculed. Any event or a communication will have two parts to it, Content Emotions / feelings Let us look at a …
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You would have noticed that a bright sunny day with clear skies, makes you feel lot more upbeat than a rainy cloudy day. On a rainy cloudy day, you might feel like curling up in your bed and having a …
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This is a very common question that comes to people’s mind when they are considering professional counselling or therapy. Counselling is also about talking, and you can do the talking to a friend who can listen to you, right? So …
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Difference between Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist and a Counsellor. One of the first set of questions that a client or a potential client would ask me is what is counselling and what is the difference between a counsellor, psychotherapist and psychiatrist? …
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We human beings are wired to seek happiness and peace. As per Maslow’s hierarchy of needs we start with logical needs of food, water, air etc. Once those are met we look for safety and security. Once you feel safe …
Of course our emotions definitely do have a purpose. When it comes to pleasant set of emotions like happiness, surprise, excitement, serenity, peace etc., we don’t ask this question. But when it comes to negative or unpleasant emotions like …
Do negative emotions like anger, fear, panic etc have any value? Read more »
How to express your love to your partner? So you know that you love your partner. You know you want to be with them, you want to spend time with them, you like talking to them and love them in …
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Yes Absolutely. And yes you need to know where and how. Awareness regarding mental health need not be just restricted to the mental health day. Awareness about mental health, seeking required support and help for facing a specific challenge, providing …
Can I provide emotional support ? I am not trained. Read more »
Today is World Mental Health Day. Mental health in the workplace is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017. We recommend that organizations take a proactive as well as reactive approach towards employee wellness. In the proactive approach, …
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I want to show love but I don’t know how. Does it need to be shown every time? Doesn’t he/she know that I love him/her? Love is something that we all crave for. Love has multiple facets. But the one …
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