We often hear people claim that therapy is ineffective. While this maybe a personal opinion, it highlights the fact that counselling may not meet the needs of every individual.

Asking for help is often one of the most difficult things for people to do. So, we need to be able to respond without prejudice or bias.

Addictive substances or behaviours flood the brain with unnaturally high levels of dopamine.

Many programmes often rely on external incentives to encourage participation and engagement. However, these aren’t really effective.

Schools should do more to ensure a stress-free environment for students to learn and grow, rather than obsess over studies.

What is required is acknowledgement of the importance of diverse cultural perspectives.

Counselling is rooted in the belief of understanding and helping clients. This makes it challenging to assign a price to it.

This involves letting go of our past selves and accepting them—as well as holding ourselves accountable for our actions.

We have to understand how to show admiration as the way people receive it can greatly vary from person to person.

It’s excellent that people are becoming more aware of mental health. However, you shouldn’t always take advice based on the experiences of other. Even if the symptoms seem similar, people’s situations can vastly differ.

Our initial judgements about people and things often leave a lasting impact, making it difficult to change our perception later on.

The ability to control impulses and prioritise long-term goals over immediate pleasures plays a pivotal role in our success.

While self-talk can feel embarrassing, and people often associate it with mental health problems, it is pretty common.

The crippling feeling of loneliness has been one of the debilitating factors for mental health problems.

Constant feelings of helplessness can lead to a vicious cycle of reduced motivation, inaction and dependency.