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Emotion Regulation: Channelize your Emotion with Mindfulness (part-2) Mindfulness enables you to become a more cognizant observer of your experience, allowing you to become more “tuned in” to what you are feeling inside. When emotions feel confusing, overwhelming, or paralyzing, they are not serving the healthy and productive function that those very same emotions are able to serve when used constructively. Practice taking a step back from your emotional experiences and giving yourself the time and space to notice and describe what you are feeling. Choose not to immediately become swept away by your emotions, but rather mindfully take a pause and actually  notice  what you are experiencing. This might sound like a simple concept, but it is not easy. Reflect on the role that emotions have played in your life and make an honest self-appraisal of how well you have been able to truly understand your emotional experiences. Consider how your life might be changed fo...

Mental health care during coronavirus(COVID-19)    outbreak Novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) originating from China has rapidly crossed borders, infecting people throughout the whole world. This phenomenon has led to a massive public reaction; the media has been reporting continuously across borders to keep all informed about the pandemic situation. All these things are creating a lot of concern for people leading to heightened levels of anxiety. Pandemics can lead to heightened levels of stress; Anxiety is a common response to any stressful situation. Overview on coronavirus (COVID-19)   WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30th January 2020 (WHO, 2020b, 2020c). WHO is providing expert guidance and answers to public questions, to help people manage fear, stigma, and discrimination during COVID-19, because  COVID19 is a new disease and is having the most devastating effects globally, its emergence and spread, causes con...

This blog aims to help you understand and recognise exam stress and offers strategies to help you minimise any harmful effects. The leaflet also provides contact details for further sources of help and advice. Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.... Adolescence is often described as a period of “storm and stress”, marked by increased susceptibility to mental disorders. Early identification and successful management of mental health problems in the adolescent years can improve long-term health outcomes and social adjustment.Such efforts require an in-depth understanding of environmental risks, signs and idioms of psychological distress, and coping strategies for vulnerable youth across different contexts. The psychological outcomes of an individual’s interactions with his or her environment can be understood through Lazarus and Folkman’s “stress-coping” theory. In particular,...

अवसाद: भाग 2 अवसाद के लक्षण क्या हैं? एक निराश व्यक्ति कुछ अचूक संकेत प्रदर्शित करेगा।   यदि आपको इनमें से कोई भी लक्षण आपके या आपके नजदीकी और प्रियजनों को प्रभावित करता है, तो आप अपने तत्काल समर्थन नेटवर्क से या तो अपने परिवार या पेशेवर परामर्शदाता से सहायता मांगने पर विचार करना चाहेंगे। अक्सर हमें मदद लेने से रोकता है, क्या परामर्श या मनोचिकित्सा से जुड़ा सामाजिक कलंक है।   यह एक मानसिक ब्लॉक है जिसे दूर करने की जरूरत है।   परामर्श या मनोचिकित्सा के लिए जाना हमेशा मानसिक अस्थिरता के कारण नहीं होता है। जैसे ही आप बुखार होने पर दवा लेते हैं, वैसे भी अवसाद भी एक समस्या है जिसके लिए आपको दवा नहीं होने पर मध्यस्थता की आवश्यकता होती है, हालांकि, कभी-कभी दवा भी निर्धारित की जाती है। मध्यस्थता आ सकती है आपके तत्काल परिवार के सदस्य, या दोस्तों जिन्हें आप भरोसा करते हैं।   आप उनके लिए खुल सकते हैं और अपने कठिन चरण के दौरान उनके भावनात्मक समर्थन के लिए पूछ सकते हैं। वैकल्पिक रूप से, आप परामर्श या मनोचिकित्सा का चयन कर सकते हैं, जो आपके लिए चमत...