Anxiety Tips

Alien Hand Syndrome or AHS is a neurological disorder that causes the patient's hand to move involuntarily. The individual has no control over the movement of the hand and sometimes, he or she may not even be aware of the action! The patients often report feeling like their hand does not belong to them anymore. The disease has no cure but the symptoms can be treated and reduced. Usually, the hand is kept occupied constantly by holding a light object.

Causes of Alien Hand Syndrome Thoug...more

Panic attacks can debilitate a person greatly. The panic or anxiety attacks can be extremely powerful and intense, whereby a person starts hallucinating. The level of hallucination can vary depending on the severity of the attack. Such people often hallucinate about something bad or catastrophic striking them. They lose self composure. In extreme cases, they cut themselves off from the outside world and recoil into their safe zone (Agoraphobia).


Panic attacks, should, by no means,...more

In India, particularly, there is a dire need for mental awareness about mental health issues since mental health issues are still considered to be a taboo among a large fraction of the population. Mental health issues among students and adolescents, in particular, need to be addressed carefully. Since there is less to no engagement available to detect and help young students struggling with mental health issues, it poses a bigger problem.

Adolescents, at the cusp of adulthood, go throug...more

Can psychology help you get a better life? The answer is yes. You got to have a proper psychological balance so that you can get a planned and peaceful life. You can now get innumerable benefits by having proper and perfect psychological support.

10 psychological ways of getting an improved life

- Get acute motivation: if you are fully motivated towards life, then you will get success in every phase of your life. This is why you must take psychological help from a doctor.
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Anxiety is a manageable condition, however, it requires you to pay complete attention to your thoughts, feeling and behaviours in order to understand its root cause. The following is what you can start with:

Identify the triggers of your anxiety - Not knowing what triggers your anxiety can intensify it and you may start to worry that there's no solution.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective treatments for GAD. Research has found the benefits of CBT may la...more

Stress and anxiety are often repeated terms that people use frequently when they are faced with an overwhelming situation. Yet, these are also clinical terms that can refer to hormonal imbalances which can cause despair, panic, hopelessness, depression and other such emotionally and mentally debilitating problems. Apart from the conventional methods of drugs for symptomatic treatment and counselling or therapy, one can make use of several alternative treatment methods to bring down the stress an...more

Cancer, the word itself is something that creates a dread. Thousands of people every year succumb to this particular disease and unfortunately, there has been no proper cure for it yet. Millions of researchers work day and night to find the perfect medication for cancer. Such research led to the conclusion that inclusion of homeopathy can be an integrated approach to cure cancer. Homeopathy is an age-old therapy which works on the theory of treating like with like, which basically means a homeop...more

It is normal to feel nervous before an interview or be anxious about something, but letting that fear take over you is not normal. If your worries and stress interfere with your day-to-day life, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. Fear not, this is treatable with homeopathy.

Here are a few homeopathic remedies to help calm an anxious person.

Kali Phosphoricum: Kali Phosphoricum is a potassium phosphate that helps calm people when overwhelmed by anxiety attacks. This...more

Though we may think of chewing gum as something that is a recent thing for mankind, surprisingly it is not so. Chewing gum or bark or chicle (the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, formerly chewed by the Aztecs and now used to make chewing gum) has been around for centuries now. Even the ancient civilizations like Aztec talk about chewing gums. With a lot of curiosity, studies were conducted to see what other effects do chewing gums have.

As early as in 1939, Leta Hollingsworth did some...more

One s career is perhaps the most important aspect of adulthood. Embarking on this path whether for the first time, the second time, or any time thereafter can be stressful. This holds true when economic factors like recession hit you down the path. Career counselling is designed to help you with changing, leaving, or choosing a career. A career counsellor, at any stage in life, can help you outline your potential career options.
Most Indians spend one-third of their lives at work. Howeve...more