I Told You SoRepeated Exposure to Trauma Does Not Make People Stronger, Shows New Study The research uses evidence of mental health decline among climate change survivors to debunk the myth linking trauma and resilience. By Saumya Kalia
Evolutionary StressWhy We Tend to Remember Stressful Events More Than Happy Ones "It’s more important for people, for survival, to notice the lion in the bush than it is to notice [a] beautiful flower." By Devrupa Rakshit
Recipe For The UncannyHow Patriarchy Drives Mental Illness, Superstition to End Lives in ‘House of Secrets’ All it took to end three generations of the Bhatias–a family like any other–was a patriarch’s undiagnosed mental illness. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
The Stories We TellHow ‘Maid’ Helps Understand Violence Without Blood and Bruises Like millions of women, the protagonist, Alex, is shown going through domestic and bureaucratic violence. But the gaze doesn't dehumanize her. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Healing ForceHow Much Can Food Help People Heal From Trauma? “People carry food and their food identities with them. So, familiarity and comfort are key elements in how they heal." By Saumya Kalia
Torture ≠ ArtWhy the Exhausting Endurance of the ‘Tortured Artist’ Syndrome Must End The notion that trauma influences creativity is still around, but it often fails to acknowledge that the influence can be negative too. By Devrupa Rakshit
In MourningWhen Talking About Death Is Taboo, How Can Grieving People Heal? A cultural distaste for talking about death and mental health stigma exacerbate India's gap in bereavement care. By Satviki Sanjay
Playing The VictimWhat Is the ‘Victim Complex’ and Why Do People Experience It? Because people often develop the 'victim mentality' as a coping mechanism, they are frequently unwilling to part with it because it acts as their emotional safety blanket. By Devrupa Rakshit
Hugging Is BuggingIs This Normal? “I Hate Hugs” For people with social anxiety, hugging can make it worse. By Devrupa Rakshit
Difficult ChildhoodsChildren Who Experience Violence or Trauma Age Faster: Study Exposure to adversity in childhood is a powerful predictor of physical health problems later in life, according to researchers. By Rajvi Desai
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
Flash From The PastWhat It’s Like to Live With: Post‑Traumatic Stress Disorder "I didn't feel safe anywhere, not even in my own home, with my own people." By Anubhuti Matta
Brain Of ThoughtWhy Sexual Abuse Survivors Often Have Distorted or Delayed Memories To prevent people from reliving traumatic experiences, the brain processes and stores such memories differently. By Prateek Sharma
Wholesome ContentWhy Do We Crave and Distrust Kindness Simultaneously? As children we were told being kind is good, which also means we suspect kindness as only a performance of 'goodness.' By Aditi Murti
Pass It OnStudy: The Likelihood of Developing PTSD Following Trauma Is Partly Determined by Genetics In the largest and most diverse genetic study of PTSD to date, scientists have identified sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk factors for the psychiatric disorder. By Pallavi Prasad
Fear FactorUnderstanding Phobias: What They Are and Why They Happen Phobias develop either due to genetics, unpleasant past experiences, or because a part of the brain malfunctions. By Anubhuti Matta
A Series of Unfortunate EventsChildhood Trauma Linked to Early, Premarital Childbirth and Poor Health for Women "It is the idea of 'chains of risk' -- one thing leads to another." By Pallavi Prasad
Quiet HorrorsStudy: Untreated Brain Injury Common in Survivors of Domestic Violence Repeated head injuries and oxygen deprivation could cause a slew of physical, mental and cognitive problems. By Aditi Murti
