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Breach

Personal Experiences
byAuthor Benjamin BrusoPosted on March 13, 2016March 14, 2016
The tears are welling up in her eyes; I can see the breaking point unfold in slow...
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Creating Conversations about Therapy, within Therapy: An interview with Dr. Alan (Part 1)

Noteworthy
byAuthor Arpita BohraPosted on February 4, 2016June 30, 2016
It was the first time I sat through three whole days of listening to psychoanalytic lectures without...
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Anxieties of freedom: Tales from a Sri Lankan prison

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Nivendra UdumanPosted on January 31, 2016January 31, 2016
I am a male psychologist, working as a counsellor at the Welikade male prison in Sri Lanka....
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Marked

Personal Experiences
byAuthor Sakshi OberoiPosted on January 26, 2016January 27, 2016
I like scars. Hurt is inevitable; a rite of passage. It hunts us all. But I would...
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When the body speaks for the mind: Understanding panic attacks

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Rashi KapoorPosted on January 18, 2016January 20, 2016
She sat by the window staring out into the openness, a monotonous gaze. She didn’t say much...
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Emotions by themselves aren’t positive or negative: A therapist explains

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Sonia Kaur DhinsePosted on December 18, 2015July 15, 2017
Priya* described herself as an anxious person who was always worried about everything. She harmed herself as...
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Understanding & accommodating the neurodiverse – everyone’s responsibility

Personal Experiences
byAuthor SurabhiPosted on November 9, 2015February 18, 2018
I have social anxiety, and for most of my life this made me believe there was something...
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We’re not mad, you and I, just broken: Finding the right bandaid

Personal Experiences
byAuthor Phalguni DesaiPosted on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015
‘YOU HAVE NOT SEEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DRINKING, YOUNG LADY. I HAVE SEEN HOW THESE THINGS RUIN YOUR...
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Not shy, I’m neurodivergent: Social anxiety & me

Personal Experiences
byAuthor SurabhiPosted on October 26, 2015February 18, 2018
When I was five years old, I was terrified of my kindergarten class teacher. She often shouted...
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What you need to understand about therapy

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Aakriti JoannaPosted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015
To be a good therapist, it is important to undergo the process of therapy yourself. The first...

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