Patriarchal Abuse. The Truth!!

Patriarchal Abuse. The Truth!! Dr. Chandana D. Karathully Now a days, everyone is talking about Feminism and Women Empowerment. In our culture, we have to consider and address the delicate and complicated issue of patriarchy too. Even though it is a sociological issue, it has so many psychological imperatives, which we fail to discuss. A male dominated society can be called as a patriarchal one, in which the male members have a lot of privileges, that are taken for granted. Before we get int...
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Why we hesitate in taking the right action?

Why we hesitate in taking the right action? Dr. Chandana D. Karathully We all want happiness in our life. We all have ideas and goals that have the potential to deliver us the happiness, peace and the sense of achievement that we all crave for. Some of us want to lose weight, some of us want to gain weight, some of want to learn, some of us want to have the perfect job, and some of us want to have love and the feeling of being cherished, while others might be dreaming of freedom and independen...
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Achieving Perfect Health: A Current Health and Lifestyle Analysis

Achieving Perfect Health: A Current Health and Lifestyle Analysis Dr. Chandana D. Karathully Good health is considered as one of life’s greatest blessings. Wealth, education, love and power can also be valued by everyone, but everything rides upon having a healthy body to enjoy life. But even though health is such an important factor, are we really willing to do whatever it takes to be in the perfect health? Health is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘a state of complete physical...
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Emotions: The Scary Monsters!

Emotions: The Scary Monsters! Dr. Chandana D. Karathully We are brought up with the idea that it is not advisable to express our emotions. They are scary, they are messy, and they will ruin every relationship. When we cried, our parents would have said, “Why are you being so childish over such silly things!” And, we have learnt that grownups don’t cry, they don’t feel such deep emotions, and when we feel like crying, we say to ourselves: “Why are you acting so childish?” We become masters in s...
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Do you feel you are not enough?

Do you feel you are not enough? Dr. Chandana D. Karathully Inferiority Complex is a term that we hear and use frequently. It can include all the thoughts, emotions and behaviours that result from the feeling that ‘I am not enough, I am not good or smart or beautiful enough'. Rooted in emotional insecurity, spreading across all social, intellectual, psychological and physical levels, inferiority complex is a cancer that affects all our activities. It’s roots are so unconscious that it's hard to...
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Accept people as they are!

Accept people as they are! Dr. Chandana D. Karathully People make mistakes. It’s the most basic theory of mankind. There is no one in this entire universe that is immune to faults. We all are flawed, some might have exceptional qualities in academics, but may lack interpersonal skills; some might be wonderful in completing tasks, but may be obsessive hard workers; some might be easy and outgoing, but may be lazy and unfocussed. We know this fact and we know no one is perfect, we can even ta...
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WHAT DO YOU HATE THE MOST ABOUT ME

“WHAT DO YOU HATE THE MOST ABOUT ME?” THE QUESTION WE ALL DREAD ASKING OUR LOVED ONES Dr. Chandana D. Karathully None of us is perfect. We all know that. We all tell that to our friends and family who is in distress. (And criticize them secretly!) But why is it that so hard to accept our imperfections in front of others? Why do we work so hard to convince others that we are perfect? Why do we all wear a mask? The answer is simple- it’s painful. But why is its painful? Why is it that we can’...
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