Autism is a development disorder that forbids an individual from social interactions and communications. They are bound to repetitive behaviour far too often. Autism usually shows up at a young age and as an individual grows up, more and more symptoms show up. Many children take time to reach some
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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
The word anxiety immediately brings to mind an image of a person standing in front of an audience, nervous and not able to speak. This image of anxiety has been promoted by media and has become the layman’s interpretation of what anxiety is. In reality, that is only one aspect
SEPERATION ANXIETY DISORDER
Anxiety Disorder is the experience of chronic or intense feelings of anxiety that is feeling about something that might happen to them in future. People face difficulties functioning on a daily basis. They also experience fear about the things that might happen to them. They try their best to avoid
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME: THE STRANGE LOVE
The crazy true story behind Stockholm Syndrome — On August 23rd, 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson, a 32-year-old career-criminal and an escaped convict along with 26-year-old Clark Olofsson, his former prison mate, entered the Sveriges Kreditbanken, a bank located in Norrmalmstorg square in Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm. Wearing a think brown wig
ENSLAVED BY GADGETS? ARE YOU NOMOPHOBIC?
Human beings were believed to be born with two kinds of phobias; ‘Basophobia’ or the fear of falling and ‘Phonophobia’ or the fear of big sounds. As a person grows up, the list gets longer and new phobias keep on getting added. With technology taking a firm grip of human
FRAGMENTED SELF: DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER
Mental health has been extensively explored by popular media and oftentimes they have their own take on mental illnesses. Conforming to the codes of psychological thriller and “detective story” narratives, films portraying Dissociative Identity Disorder has become a popular and enduring genre. While some movies may successfully highlight mental health
UNLATCHING THE CAGE OF EMOTIONS: BREAKING GENDER-SPECIFIC STEREOTYPES
Human life is saturated with intricate and complex emotions. Each day, we spend a tremendous amount of time experiencing a range of emotions and witnessing the emotions of others, interpreting what their cues mean and determining how to respond to and deal with their and our own emotional experiences. Our
MENTAL HEALTH: NOT ALL WOUNDS ARE VISIBLE
You lost interest in things you used to enjoy, you don’t feel like doing anything, you are always tired for no reason, you think that life is not worth living, you rely on drugs and alcohol too much. How you think, how you feel, your constant mood swings, your sudden
DEPRESSION: A CURABLE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 300 million people all over the world have been affected due to depression. It basically leads to sadness and can make an individual both mentally and physically weak. It is an illness and a medical disorder that affects the behaviour of a
Psychological Disorder: Girl with Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) – a Psychological Disorder which is often confused with another Psychological Disorder- Bipolar Disorder. This article is about ‘Bella Clifton’ and her fight with BPD. Bella Clifton was a 9-year-old girl when she saw her parents fighting every day and night. Little as she was, in that