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𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐓𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜, 𝐆𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬?
These days, words like narcissist, toxic, gaslighting, and depression are thrown around casually in everyday conversations. While mental health awareness is a positive shift, the overuse and misuse of these clinical terms can do more harm than good. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 **If someone lies or acts selfishly, they’re instantly branded a narcissist—but true Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a complex, diagnosed condition, not just bad behaviour.

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 281 min read


𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞—𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬
We’ve all heard it a million times: "Just think positive!" But here’s the truth—positive thinking alone won’t transform your life. Optimistic thoughts are just the starting point; optimistic actions are what create real change. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝘀. 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 Imagine two people stuck in Bengaluru traffic: Person A thinks, "Ugh, this is ruining my day!" and hopes (with optimism that the traffic will somehow disappear), but does nothing to

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 272 min read


𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠—𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲
We love closure. We crave it. We’re wired to seek resolution, to tie up loose ends, to make sense of the mess, to hear the villain apologise or the lost love explain why they left. But life isn’t a movie. Most of our stories don’t end with a neatly wrapped bow. Someone drifts away without explanation. A job disappears without warning. A hurt goes unacknowledged, a betrayal unanswered. And we’re left standing there, holding a question mark, waiting for an ending that never com

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 252 min read
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