Psychic NUMBNESS …the tragedy of silenced emotions

Once upon my high school days, our no-nonsense principal noticed two boys get into the same toilet, and gave them enough time to settle into whatever mischief they were up to. Checking his watch, he tiptoed and knocked. “I know two of you are in there, you better come out before I come in” They […]

A brief anatomy of ANXIETY and PANIC ATTACKS

Life is UNCERTAIN. And, the 21st century, uncertainty seems to be its key word. And while I could go about a scholarly discourse about climate change, wars and the uncertainty of the next pandemic, let’s talk about uncertainty a little closer home. The uncertainty about the outcome of an exam, about getting a job, about[…..]

The Fully Functioning Person

To be fully functioning is not a place we arrive at, it is the way we live everyday Carl Rogers, a leading Psychologist believed that to be fully functioning is not a place we arrive at, but rather, the process of always becoming and changing. Such a process entails being in touch with the here[…..]