At every stage of life, our relationships and family help us to face challenges. The family plays the most important role in coping with difficulties, understanding their emotions and behaviors, interacting effectively, and strengthening emotional health. From their earliest moments in life, children depend on parents and family to provide for their basic needs. Children…
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What causes mental illness? Causes of Psychological Disorders
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 38 million Indians are facing some type of mental problem. But even today people do not like to talk openly about mental problems in our country. Many people feel that if they share their mental or behavioral problems with someone, they will become a…
Read MoreWhat Is the Meaning of MANOCHIKITSA | Purpose of Psychotherapy
The word MANOCHIKITSA originated from the Sanskrit word मन: (Psyche) + चिकित्सा (Therapy), which means healing of the mind called Psychotherapy in Psychology. To understand the meaning of MANOCHIKITSA, one needs to understand the nature of the mind. We are all aware that the nature of the mind is instinctive which includes consciousness, Emotions, imagination,…
Read MoreWhat is counseling and how can it help you?
Most of us think that Counseling means advice. In counseling, the counselor gives advice and we follow it. In this way, we get a solution to our problems. But is counseling really limited to advice or suggestion? Does the advice of an expert make us so worthy; we get rid of our problems. There are…
Read MoreWhat Are the Goals of Counseling?
There is a belief among people that counseling is only approached by people who are facing some kind of mental illness. They feel that the goals of counseling are only a cure for mental illness. But is counseling really limited to mental illnesses? So the answer is no. Counseling facilitates self-knowledge, emotional acceptance and development,…
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