Introduction Have you ever found yourself clinging too tightly to someone you love — calling them again and again, just to feel close? Or maybe the opposite — you feel suffocated when someone gets too close, and you suddenly pull away? These are not just personality quirks. In psychiatry, we often call them the “twin …
Have you ever heard someone say, “It’s just mild anxiety” or “I’m only a little depressed”? Most people assume that mild mental disorders are not serious. They think, “If I can still go to work and smile in public, it can’t be that bad.” But here’s the catch — mild doesn’t mean harmless. As a …
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When I first came across John Gottman’s work, I’ll admit I was skeptical. How can someone possibly predict divorce with 91% accuracy? Sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? But after years of working as a psychiatrist and counselor, sitting across couples in my clinic in Nagpur, I realized that human behavior often runs in patterns. And Gottman, …
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What is Rumination? Have you ever caught yourself replaying the same thought over and over again? Maybe it’s a conversation with your boss, or a regret from the past, or even a “what if” scenario about the future. That’s rumination. In psychiatry, rumination means repeatedly going over thoughts or problems in a cycle, without reaching …
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“डॉक्टर साहब, सब कुछ है… फिर भी मन खुश नहीं रहता। ये क्यों हो रहा है?” मैं अक्सर अपने क्लिनिक में ये बात सुनता हूँ। अच्छी नौकरी है, परिवार ठीक है, कोई बड़ी परेशानी नहीं — फिर भी एक अंदर से खालीपन, बेचैनी या ‘अधूरापन’ बना रहता है। यह सिर्फ एक भावना नहीं है। ये …
“सब कुछ होते हुए भी अंदर से खाली क्यों महसूस होता है?” Read More »