Category: Shades of Grey

“The Corrupt Mind” Ruchi a teenager aged thirteen does not winch when she tells a blatant lie to her mother. She has become a habitual liar at a tender age…Continue reading“The Corrupt Mind”- 19 August 2018.

She was feeling totally trapped in her fairly new in-laws family- no escape from the situation seemed visible to her. Her friends gave her suggestions and she would strike it…Continue reading“Being Proactive”- 4 August 2018.

The Father was standing outside his estranged wife’s house, with his hands full of toys, gifts and a box with cake for his daughter who would turn nine years old…Continue reading“Evil Mothers- the Child in custody”- 22 July 2018.

It is time we declared the so called normal behaviour on roads as abnormal. The traffic offenses are increasing as laws are being breached rather than preached. I often wonder…Continue reading“Road-o-pathy”- 8 July 2018.

Anees dropped out of his professional degree course in the second year and decided to quit it forever. He lost interest in the course in spite of having the aptitude…Continue reading“Gaming disorder- the new malady”- 24 June 2018.

‘There is certain glamour about the white coat which I have loved all my life! My maternal Uncles and Aunts are medical doctors and I have them as my role…Continue reading“Glamour, grit and goals”- 10 June 2018

It is time we popularised mental health/illness and the role of psychology in dealing with it. Pop psychology was instrumental in popularising psychology (that’s how it gets its name), tremendously…Continue reading“First aid for Mental health”- 27 May 2018.

When Ritu was a kid and suffered from a childhood disability, her mother was a pillar of strength and oft repeated one sentence that soothed her nerves, ‘keep calm, you…Continue reading“The fundamentals of mental hygiene”- 13 May 2018.

As a seasoned practising psychologist, observing and analysing human behaviour comes like a reflex action- one does not have to go into deep thought with a magnifying glass. The only…Continue reading“Cry baby or fighting fit”- 29 April 2018.

A visiting delegate to a conference commented ‘It seems to be a very homogenous group (meaning the organising team)’. The other person said, ‘yes, because they are all tribal’. ‘Is…Continue reading“Inflated egos and destruction”- 15 April 2018