Reframing isn’t about lying to yourself. If you fail a test, reframing isn’t saying, “I actually did great!” That’s delusion. Reframing is saying, “I failed. That hurts. But it doesn’t mean I’m stupid; it means I need to study differently next time.” That shift—from Global/Permanent (“I am stupid forever”) to Specific/Temporary (“I failed this time”)—is […]
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Most people treat sleep like a light switch. They run around all day at 100 mph, jump into bed, and expect to be unconscious in 5 minutes. But the brain is not a light switch. It is a car. You cannot go from 100 mph to 0 mph instantly without crashing. You need to downshift.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a bully. It whispers a threat: “If you don’t check the stove again, the house will burn down.” It demands a payment: “Check it. Check it now. Just once more.” When you check (the Compulsion), you feel a rush of relief. But that relief is a trap. By checking, you have
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If you want to test the raw horsepower of a human brain, psychologists use one specific tool: The N-Back Task. It is deceptively simple to describe, but excruciatingly hard to play. It requires you to be constantly updating a mental list, deleting old items and adding new ones, second by second. It is the ultimate
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You send a text to a friend. They reply with just “Okay.” What is your immediate reaction? A) They are busy. B) They are mad at me. I did something wrong. They hate me. If you chose B, you likely have what psychologists call a Negative Interpretation Bias. Social Anxiety isn’t just about being shy.
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Addiction isn’t just about the substance. It’s about the Cues. If you always smoked a cigarette with your morning coffee, eventually, the smell of coffee alone is enough to make your hands shake. If you always scrolled social media while lying in bed, the feeling of your pillow instantly triggers the urge to grab your
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Have you ever said something rude, and then immediately covered your mouth? Have you ever hit “Send” on an email and instantly regretted it? That split-second failure is a failure of Response Inhibition. Your brain has a gas pedal (Go) and a brake pedal (No-Go). For many of us—especially those with ADHD or high stress—the
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We live in an “Instant” world. Instant coffee, instant messages, same-day delivery. We have forgotten how to wait. And because we never practice waiting, our Delayed Gratification muscles have atrophied. When we don’t get what we want immediately, we feel frustrated, anxious, or angry. But the best things in life—relationships, careers, skills—require long, boring periods
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When we talk about Intellectual Disability (ID), we often focus on children. We worry about schools, early intervention, and speech therapy. But children grow up. A standard IQ test (like the Binet or WISC) might tell you a 25-year-old has the “mental age” of an 8-year-old, but that number is useless for real life. It
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Dyslexia is often misunderstood as just “reading backwards.” But in reality, it is a complex difficulty with processing language. For years, identifying dyslexia in India was a nightmare. Why? Because almost all the tests were in English. But an Indian child typically grows up speaking two or three languages. They might speak Hindi at home,
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In a class of 40 students, it’s easy for a quiet child who struggles with reading or a restless child who can’t sit still to get labeled as “lazy” or “naughty.” But often, these aren’t behavioral problems—they are invisible barriers to learning. Under India’s New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the goal is clear: no child
Inclusive Education: How to Use the PRASHAST Screening Tool for Schools Read More »
If you live in India, you might have heard of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK). It is one of the largest public health initiatives in the world, aiming to screen over 270 million children for health issues. The government recognized a critical gap: millions of children in rural and semi-urban India were growing up
The RBSK-ASQ: Understanding Government Guidelines for Autism Screening Read More »
We have all been there. You have a deadline looming, a difficult email to write, or a household chore that’s been staring you down for a week. You tell yourself, “I’ll start in five minutes.” But five minutes turns into an hour of scrolling through social media, suddenly deciding to deep-clean the spice rack, or
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Imagine walking into a library. But instead of books, the shelves are lined with tools to understand your mind. In one aisle, there are precise instruments to measure your focus, your mood, and your stress. In another, there are interactive games designed to train your brain, calm your anxiety, and rewrite your sleep patterns. And
