Author: Dr. Shruti Bhattacharya

Are you in love with a narcissist? Falling in love or loving someone is one of the most beautiful feelings in the world. However, falling in love with the wrong person can not only lead to heartbreak, but it can also lead to dangerous situations like physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, etc. In this article, I will be discussing how to identify if you are in love with a narcissist and your escape options. Narcissism is a form of self-indulgence that causes a person to overlook other people’s needs. Most people tend to exhibit narcissist behavior at some point…

Quick answer: Gaslighting is a pattern of manipulation in which someone repeatedly denies, twists or rewrites your experience until you start doubting your own memory, perception or sanity. In a relationship, the clearest signs are in how you feel: constantly second-guessing yourself, apologising all the time, wondering if you are “too sensitive”, feeling confused after conversations and no longer recognising the confident person you used to be. One disagreement is not gaslighting. A repeated pattern that leaves you doubting your own mind is. Everyone wishes to love and be loved, by someone who respects and trusts them. But in some…

You may have been asked to journal as a part of your therapy, or you may be considering it on your own. However, how to start journaling when you have never done so before? Before I start discussing how to start journaling, you need to understand what journaling is and its benefits. I have discussed how journaling can boost self-confidence.    12 UNIQUE WAYS JOURNALING EMPOWERS AND BOOST SELF-CONFIDENCE If you are planning to start the journey of journaling regularly and are interested in reading more about how to maintain emotional wellness and boost mental health, please subscribe to Guilt…

Do you think that you might be in a toxic relationship? Keep on reading to find out the signs and how you can get out of such a predicament. Relationships are possibly the most important part of a person’s life. Relationships are what make your life meaningful and fulfilling. Relationships can build you up or take you down. A good relationship can boost your self-confidence, motivate you to achieve more in life, and make you happy. On the contrary, if you are in a toxic relationship, chances are, you will feel disheartened, depressed, stressful stressed out, and insecure. Toxic relationships…

Do you know, you were involved in journaling regularly when in your teens? You must have had a diary when you were a teenager. The journal mostly lived under your mattress. This diary was your best friend. It was the safest place you could imagine. The diary had all your secrets, anger, anxieties, troubles, elusive thoughts, etc. When you wrote in your diary, you were not afraid of being judged or punished for what you wrote. The process of getting your thoughts out of your head and putting them down on a piece of paper felt nice. When the thoughts…

Working from home needs some adjustment, but it does not have to be a nightmare. Coronavirus has changed the working situation completely. With new variants coming up regularly, more and more people have to adapt to the work-from-home situation. In the article, I will be discussing a few mental health tips that would increase your efficiency of working from home. This would help you be more focused on your office work when you are working and be more relaxed and devoted to your family when you are not. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF WORKING FROM HOME If you are interested in…

Quick answer: Healing from emotional abuse starts with recognising what happened and that it wasn’t your fault. Nine gentle steps can help: write things down, stop blaming yourself, set firm boundaries, keep contact with the abuser brief and unemotional, question what you learned was “normal”, rebuild trust slowly, put yourself on your own to-do list, let go of trying to fix the other person, and ask for help. Therapy, supportive relationships and self-compassion all make recovery more likely. Emotional abuse doesn’t leave bruises the world can see, but its wounds can run deeper and last longer. It can shake your…

Physical abuse is easy to identify, but emotional abuse is more sinister and insidious If a person is facing physical abuse, there will be visible signs. However, manipulation and toxic mind games are in play, making it very difficult to decipher that the person is going through emotional abuse. It has been observed that the victim may not themselves realize what is going on until it is too late. Part of the reason why emotional abuse is so hard to detect is that it comes coated in the mask of a caring attitude. Unfortunately, the emotional abuser can be…

Most people fall down a steep staircase that ends in work from home burnout. Are you in the same boat? Then keep on reading! There are many positive factors to working from home. You do not have to bother about the dress code; there will be no supervision, no time wasted commuting, and you have the freedom of deciding where you choose to work. However, there are many psychological effects of working from home as well. Some people have embraced this culture and are enjoying it. However, some are facing many challenges when working remotely. Here are 19 tips to…

Work from home has many advantages. It probably has a few disadvantages, but amongst them, the psychological effects of working from home is the biggest. The COVID19 pandemic has affected the entire world. Most of the officers have shifted towards the work-from-home culture. Currently, 40% of the employees all over the globe are still working from home. The scare of the next wave is keeping the companies from calling their employees back to the offices. There were a few months when almost all countries went on lockdown. This duration provided insights to the companies towards the benefits of working from…