Action is the antidote to anxiety - Focussing on things in our control
Many things keep happening around us. We can control somethings and most things are not in our control. If we take a look at the year...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 1 day ago
- 2 min
Cleaning can be Calming, Peaceful and Healing
Just as he was leaving for his office, she got into a huge argument with him. What started as an innocuous statement, slid into another...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
Everyone started on zero in skill-building
We look at others who have mastered the skills we desire and wish we had similar skills. It could be singing, dancing, public speaking,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Empowered woman - one who can make choices
The idea of an empowered woman as depicted in movies and books is one who goes out and earns. One who has a regular job goes to the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Main regret in life - the Western bias
Most books on Psychology are written by Western authors and their main audience that they want to cater to are the people in their...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
“Make-up does not change who you are” is a controlling line
At the basic level, both men and women would like to look good physically. Some are just plain lucky to have been born attractive...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Do the kind of houses we grow up in shape our personalities?
The idea of individual rooms for children is a later day concept. Greater prosperity, bigger houses and of course the influence of other...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 24
- 2 min
Childless by choice
“Are you married?” asked the first woman “Yes” replied the second “How many children do you have?” “No, I don’t have kids” “How long have...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 23
- 2 min
“Why do people at my home watch such dumb TV serials?”
“I can’t believe the serial my mom enjoys. They are such crap” “Half the time one person says a dialogue and they show the reaction of...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 22
- 2 min
Self-compassion - a skill in short supply for most people
When I talk to many people in a counselling session or in a general conversation, one thing that strikes me often is the total lack of...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 20
- 2 min
Anniversaries of painful events
Whether consciously or unconsciously the mind remembers the anniversary dates of painful events in our life. The really emotionally...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 18
- 2 min
Things not to say when someone has gone through a trauma
Everyone experiences traumatic events in their lives. It could be loss of a job, failure of a venture, the discovery of a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 17
- 2 min
Agape - the love for nature and natural phenomenon
When you are driving on the road you can see this huge hill right in the middle of the road. You know the road is going to bend around...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 16
- 2 min
Training for something is different from trying something.
“I tried to learn dance, but I gave up” “I tried writing but lost interest” “I tried to learn cooking but was not successful” You can...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 15
- 2 min
Finding happiness in routines, as life is 95% maintenance days
The human mind excitement and wants to be busy, wanting new experiences. We think happiness comes from the ‘exciting’ days of our lives....
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 14
- 3 min
“I don’t have any life-goals. Am I weird?”
There are perhaps two kinds of people in this world. The goal-oriented persons and the floaters. The goal-oriented person has very clear...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 13
- 2 min
“Don’t want to hear human voices for some time”
For some people at some point in their life, when they are upset with life in general, all human voices can become irritating. They say...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 12
- 2 min
We don’t have to overcome all our fears
Many of us have fears that have prevented us from doing many things. People could be afraid of driving, swimming, speaking in public, and...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 10
- 2 min
Healthy Sadness - All sadness is not depression.
All sadness tends to get labelled as depression these days. Clinical depression is a mood disorder that needs to be evaluated by a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 9
- 2 min
Is there anything like unconditional love among adults?
The idea of unconditional love is so egalitarian, enchanting and appealing. Most people would like to be recipients of unconditional...
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