Journal
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Sita and Geeta: (They are imaginary characters in my story. I created these characters by merging stories and qualities of many characters including clients, relatives, friends, etc., that I have seen in my life. These characters do not represent any single individual) Seeta and Geeta are housewives. They feel disappointed about their life. They find it…
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A right career is the one that satisfies ALL four of the following criteria. If a option satisfies only 1 or 2 or 3 of the following criteria, then that means, it is not a good enough option for you to choose it as your career. Criteria 1: The option that you like should be…
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Introduction to Cognitive therapy In previous article i.e., my story of depression, discussed about the signs and symptoms and how its feel like to be depressed. In this article I will discuss key points of cognitive therapy and its component’s part wise. Part – 1: What is Cognitive therapy? What is the philosophy of cognitive therapy?Cognitive…
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What is Learned helplessness? Learned helplessness is not an innate trait, it is learned through due the course of time and experience we face in life through conditioning. it is a phenomenon observed in both humans and other animals when they have been conditioned to expect pain, suffering, or discomfort without a way to escape…
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Chapter- 2 There are 5 stages of grieving process (need not to be experiencing in same order) Let’s understand each one of the stages clearly by asking ourselves these questions; Why this stage is important to experience? Why we undergo these stages? Why we may stick at one of the stages? Why these stages are not in order…
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Self-esteem is your overall view of yourself – how you feel about your own worth. It includes beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states, like winning, losing, pride and shame. The difference between animals and a human is that, we are able to add value or relate value to the things we pursue. we…
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Do you blame self when a diet plan fails or you fail to follow it? By saying there is something wrong with Me… I’m too weak…it didn’t work for me…I cant lose weight and become healthy… So on and so forth. What you will feel, if I say there is a completely different reason why…
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Love is definitely a strong and powerful motivation to hold a relationship. But, LOVE itself is not enough to sustain a relationship rather one needs to be creative with personal qualities and skills that are crucial to sustain it and make it grow. Following are special personal qualities that are crucial for a happy relationship:Commitment,…
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During covid time, the institution I’m working with was closed due to financial reasons and left me jobless for an year now. Initially, I felt sad and it continued for months and turned to be depressive episodes. What is depression? Depression is different from normal mood swings and emotions which re short lived due to…
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In several instances, I faced fear and a few specific life events triggered the anxiety in me. Since childhood I faced fear when I first saw a ghost movie, that night I was not able to sleep and woke up with nightmares. At age of 11 we had to shift to our new home and…
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Two ways of looking at Life In my experience, when I was 12 I met with severe accident which made me bed ridden for more than 6 months with severe injuries. Then, I can choose to be pessimist about the circumstance and hardships rather I choose to be an optimistic in that situation thinking that…
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Chapter – 1 At the age of 12, I lost my grandma, grandpa, mother, and as well as a well-wisher. I was in shock each time I lost one and I don’t know how to process the trauma initially, it took several years and attempts to understand the process of grieving and living without the…
