Color Me ShockedElectric Shock Treatment Is Still Controversial, But Not For the Reasons People Think “The procedure has been so horrifically portrayed in media...showing it being used in mental facilities as punishment, not for its tremendous therapeutic effects,” one researcher said. By Rajvi Desai
Leave Me Alone!Woe Is Me! “I’m Always Tired and Irritable. How Do I Be More Amiable?” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
All The SameLoneliness Makes People Perceive Greater Distance From Friends, Loved Ones: Study For the lonely brain, social contacts blurred into one whole -- with friends perceived no differently than acquaintances, or even celebrities. By Aditi Murti
In Your DreamsAll You Need To Know About Maladaptive Daydreaming Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of dissociation, often as a coping mechanism from trauma, abuse or loneliness. By Devrupa Rakshit
What To Do?Why We Want to Be Idle When We’re Busy, and Busy When We’re Idle The narratives surrounding hustle culture, self-care, and productivity have complicated our relationship with idleness. By Rajvi Desai
Do Not Avoid Reading ThisAll You Need To Know About Avoidant Personality Disorder People suffering from avoidant personality disorder believe that they are inferior to others, and that they deserve rejection and humiliation. By Devrupa Rakshit
Are You Tripping?Scientists Explain How Psychedelic Drugs Can Lead People to Lose Their Sense of Self How the brain perceives altered realities caused by psychedelic drugs could help scientists better understand altered realities caused by mental health issues. By Rajvi Desai
XOXOWe’re All Touch‑Deprived Under Lockdown. It Can Affect Our Self‑Perception. Being able to touch and be touched affectionately can positively impact our body image and self-esteem. By Rajvi Desai
Silent No MoreOur Foremothers Suffered Silently, Passing Down Trauma Through Generations. Here’s How We Break The Cycle. Like our foremothers, we’re resilient and strong. But we must not internalize our emotions as they did. By Sindhu Rajasekaran
Take Me SeriouslyI Self‑Diagnosed My Autism Because Nobody Else Would. Here’s Why That Needs to Change. Researchers are calling people like me the lost generation of autistic adults, urging doctors to bring us into the health care system. But it's not so easy. By Rakshita Shekhar
Don't Make It WorseThe Most Traumatic Thing About Abortions Is the Judgment Women describe the processes surrounding an abortion as carrying more trauma than the abortion itself. By Rajvi Desai
CoronapocalypseUN Urges Countries To Protect People From Mental Health Crisis Amid Covid19 Pandemic India may not be equipped to deal with the avalanche of mental health crises that are looming amid the Covid19-lockdown. By Devrupa Rakshit
What's On Our Mind?How Marriage Counseling in India Can Reinforce Unequal Gender Roles Marital counselors often only help women bear the burden of coping with marital challenges and conflicts, instead of holding all parties accountable. By Fiona Vaz
Still HustlingWhy Being In Isolation Feels So Tiring Fear, anxiety, and a lack of stimuli are making us lethargic. By Rajvi Desai
Quarantine SanityScheduling Our Quarantine Days Like We’re Superhuman Is Counterproductive Rigid routines and overbooked days can lead to more frustration than productivity. By Aditi Murti
Strange TerrorsNightmares Amid the Covid19 Pandemic Could Be Due to Trauma, Overload of Information Nightmares occur during R.E.M. sleep, when the brain's suppression systems relax and allow us process our feelings. By Aditi Murti
Now We Wait2020 Is Very Likely Canceled. What Now? The pandemic has rendered the future uncertain, affecting mental health, housing, and careers. By Rajvi Desai
Lights OutIs This Normal? “I Feel Sleepy When I’m Stressed” It's a kind of stress response called "learned helplessness" that renders the individual passive in the face of stress. By Rajvi Desai
