Author: Dr. Shruti Bhattacharya

You have a presentation tomorrow. You are feeling jitters in your tummy. Your palms are sweaty and your heart feels like it will jump out of your chest at any moment. But when the time comes to present, you get on the stage, give your presentation and get through the process. Talking in front of strangers or public speaking does not come easily to most people. However, most of us can slog through. Unfortunately, if you have a social anxiety disorder or social phobia, the stress put on you due to such situations can be very high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqCvc3nKgb8 Check out…

Anxieties are part of our day-to-day life. There may be times when you feel anxious, worried or stressed for an upcoming work project or a presentation. However, those who suffer from anxiety disorders go through periods of excessive, persistent and intense worry. This worry is not about a big project that is coming up. This worry can be about a simple day-to-day thing like whether they have locked the doors or not. Those who suffer from anxiety disorders may undergo repeated episodes where they feel extremely panicked, terrified, afraid, and anxious. Such feelings may go from a root level to…

You must have come across the age-old phrase, “if you believe in it, you can easily achieve it.” What is this phrase exactly? It is a positive affirmation. Positive affirmations are a part of a helpful strategy guide that can be used in your everyday life. Most people are skeptical of bringing positive affirmations into their daily life. However, once they do, they start to notice the benefits and make it a part of their daily ritual. If you still have doubts about what positive affirmations are, here are a few examples: ‘Today will be a great day.’ ‘I believe…

You must have come across histrionic personality disorder if you have been watching the news lately. Also referred to as the dramatic personality disorder, this disorder involves extreme levels of attention-seeking and emotional behavior. Do you want to know all the details about histrionic personality disorder? Then you have come to the right place. Keep reading to the end to know each aspect of this personality disorder. If you want to know more about different personality disorders, psychopathy spectrum, how to deal with anxiety, depression, and finally, how to lead a more fulfilling and mentally healthy lifestyle, subscribe to the…

Most often, when people talk about psychopaths, they mean a person who is devoid of any kind of emotion. Is it really true? Do psychopaths really feel nothing? If you are looking for answers to such questions, you have come to the right place. subscribe to the Guilt Free Mind. This will help me notify you about the release of new blog posts. Guilt Free Mind also has a YouTube channel by the name Shruti’s art studio. Please subscribe to that as well if you like to watch videos. Remember to ring the notification bell. Then YouTube can send you…

Most often, psychopaths are defined as people who display certain characteristics. These characters are self-absorbed behaviormoral deprivationabsence of emotionsa complete lack of empathy However, this is a loose definition of psychopath. Psychopaths have many more characteristics than just the ones listed above. If you want to understand the exact characteristics, you are at the right place. Keep on reading to find out how to identify if the person you have been interacting with is a psychopath. Who are defined as psychopaths? Unfortunately, there is no gold standard test for identifying a psychopath or falls on the psychopathy spectrum. Many characteristics…

The EMDR (Rapid Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing] is a psychotherapeutic approach. It was designed around the 1990s to deal with PTSD or the stress associated with past traumatic events. EMDR therapy focuses on assessing and processing past traumatic memories and other adverse experiences. The aim here is to change the outlook of the patient. Suppose the brain starts to see positives instead of negatives when the traumatic experiences resurface. It will be much easier for the patient to handle them without experiencing panic attacks. If EMDR therapy is successful: the distress of the past trauma is relieved the negative…

In my previous blog post, I discussed what EMDR therapy is and how it works. In this article, I will discuss how EMDR therapy can be used to help patients suffering from anxiety disorders. If you want to know more about therapeutic techniques to help with anxiety, traumas, toxic relationships or any other psychological issues, subscribe to the Guilt Free Mind. This way, I can notify you about the release of new blog posts. If you like videos, subscribe to the YouTube channel, Shruti’s Art Studio. Do not forget to ring the notification bell. What is EMDR therapy? EMDR [eye…

EMDR therapy is used to help patients deal with their past trauma resulting from PTSD, repressed childhood trauma, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, anxiety etc.

Gaslighting is a specific brand of emotional abuse that may be used by your partner, parents, work colleagues, or friends to manipulate you and make you doubt your thoughts, feelings, and reality. Do the following phrases sound like something you may hear in your regular life?? “What you are saying never even happened.” “This is not how things happened.” “You are overthinking things.” “This never happened. You must be losing it.” If these are phrases you hear regularly, you are being gaslighted. 13 SIGNS YOU ARE A VICTIM OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE There are many different ways to gaslight someone.…