The painful experience of shame is often hard to withstand, regardless of your age, and it eats away your sense of self as well as makes you feel small in the face of life obstacles and social interactions. Shame is…
Kleptomania (klep-toh-MAY-nee-uh) is a mental health condition in which a person repeatedly struggles to resist urges to steal things they do not need for personal use or for their money value. In the DSM-5-TR (the diagnostic manual used by mental…
As far as I’m concerned, I think it goes without saying that we all have our fair share of qualms with the way mental illness is portrayed in the industry – from the way it is romanticised, made…
Can you imagine how your life would be if you cannot feel anything anymore? There will be no more joy and sorrow, love and fear, amazement and annoyance – we will be no different from an android. Yes, emotions have…
Perceptions are built from sensations. In the generic sense of the term, perception refers to the use of our five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) to gather sensory information for organization, interpretation and experiences. Perception aids in making sense…
Fun facts about eating: Don’t we all eat? Food can be many things. Some people see food as an irreplaceable means for survival, whereas another group of people say it is more than that – it is a “therapy” for…
8 fun facts introducing the science of memory Image source: MARIE ASSÉNAT © What did you eat for dinner one week ago? What is your name? Who are you? When answering these questions, we are always referring to our memory,…
Have you ever sat down somewhere someday and wondered why human dreams, and what exactly are dreams meant for? Well, there has been a lot of saying of course, and one of the most famous explanation is the one claimed…
Source: Human Behavior Patterns Humans generally experience the world and act accordingly across different situations. Behaviour is everything we do or act in our daily life. You may think that it is so common that you are very familiar with…
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