
Abuse of the Emotions
It is quite easy to spot the marks when a person has been physically abused. However when the emotions of the person are abused, the...

Groundhog Day - A Time-Loop
“Groundhog Day” is a 1993 fantasy-romedy that tells the tale of narcissistic Phil Connors, a reputed weatherman with the television....

Who Is A Good Counsellor?
When you decide to visit a counsellor or when you think of the qualities that make a good counsellor, what are the things that you would...

The Tough Need Not Always Get Going
When the going gets tough, the tough get going! But then how tough can tough get? Is there a line between things getting tough and things...

Psychodramatic Therapy
While individual counselling and psychotherapy remains an important form of counselling, group counselling is also considered to be a...

Iron Man and PTSD
“Iron Man 3” is a 2013 blockbuster produced by Marvel Studios. It was the sequel to the Iron Man series as well as “The Avengers” (2012)....

Existential Therapy and Its Emergence
Existential Therapy is more a way of thinking, or an attitude towards psychotherapy, than a particular style of practicing psychotherapy....

Identity Crisis and Trauma in "Persepolis"
Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” is a French graphic memoir that was later translated into English. By using a very unconventional mode of...

Smile… And Your Mind Will Smile Back
For a very long time it was understood that our brain helps in controlling our mind and emotions. It in turn manifests in our physical...

Attitude of Gratitude
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we...