We have seen how we can start the day with the intention of the day’s mindfulness practice. In this exercise, we will look at formal training that you can do to bring in non-judgemental compassion towards yourself. To explain compassion, the empathy you feel for a being. For example., if the postman is thirsty, you…
DetailsWe start with a mindfulness practice during the daytime. You may wonder how doing mindfulness exercises during the daytime affects your sleep. A good night’s sleep is a culmination of experiences during the daytime. You are more relaxed at night when you have a peaceful day with fewer negative thoughts and worries. Hence, we train…
DetailsPeople have many sleep-related myths. This itself leads to many anxieties about sleep. Some myths include that having a perfect night’s sleep is about uninterrupted 8 to 9 hours of sleepin bed. This is, however, not true. Waking up in between several times is a usual occurrence. Not only this, we move regularly in cycles…
DetailsIn this series of blogs, we look at i-CBT, inference-based CBT, and its usage in therapy. These blogs will help you understand more about obsessive-compulsive disorder if you have been diagnosed and start understanding the disorder and the context of therapies available. Also, you can always get the best OCD treatment in Chennai with personalized…
DetailsWe have already seen in the previous blog that obsessive thoughts don’t come out of the blue. They always have a trigger. The trigger can be an internal thought or an external situation. This trigger then elicits an intrusive thought, which in turn causes discomfort. This is followed by a ritual, a compulsion that can…
DetailsOCD is known as obsessive-compulsive disorder. It has two components. Obsessions are thoughts, and compulsions are behaviours. Compulsions follow obsessions. Compulsions do not exist on their own. They follow obsessions. First, there is an intrusive thought. This is an obsessive thought. A trigger usually brings this on. However, the trigger is not the cause of…
DetailsWhat Is Olanzapine And What Does It Do? Olanzapine is a second generation (new) antipsychotic prescribed by the best psychiatrist in Chennai. It targets the brain sites where chemicals in the brain act. It mainly acts on a neurochemical known as dopamine on D2 brain sites (receptors). It thus reduces symptoms of psychosis like hearing…
DetailsPregnancy is a time of transition to becoming a mother. However it is also a time of great stress, turmoil and physical changes. This can precipitate psychiatric issues in the post-partum including postpartum depression. About 15% of women suffer postnatal depression, explains the best psychiatrist doctor in Chennai. Mothers are especially concerned about taking psychiatric…
DetailsIDENTIFY THE SITUATION YOU NEED TO EXERT YOUR ASSERTIVENESS Example., when you need to say “no” When you are being sidelined in a queue When your request is being ignored in a shop When your spouse refuses to do their share of housework IDENTIFY WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF THAT COMMUNICATION Use “I” statements…” I…
DetailsSit in a quiet place and breathe deeply for a few rounds Now start noticing your breath and how it goes inside and outside your nostrils Next start noticing your thoughts and how they influence how you feel Let it go as if they are clouds passing through the sky Do the thoughts cause any…
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