Tag: psychology

Watching strangers live under constant surveillance, stripped of privacy, while millions of eyes dissect their every move in the name of entertainment, may sound like some absurd masochism but the preferred term is Bigg Boss/Bigg Brother. We see the contestants strategize, fight,…

Theraverse . March 21, 2025

I have been attending the pride march every year since I was 16, and the understanding my parents have of the LGBTQ+ community has been growing over the years. Although the awareness has improved significantly, till date they feel the need to…

Theraverse . March 14, 2025

Happily, ever after! I’m at that phase of life where, the people around me are either getting married or looking to. From deciding on caterers to picking the perfect venue, it’s a long list of wallet-emptying chores that most of my friends…

Theraverse . March 10, 2025

What would it feel like if you were forced to wear clothes that were three sizes too small? Your movements restricted, every breath making it a little too tight, the fabric pulling and tugging at you in ways that feel completely wrong.…

Theraverse . February 27, 2025

Imagine three children trying to watch the cricket match happening over the wall. While two of the three kids were tall enough to watch the match with an unobstructed view, the other shorter kid was on his toes trying to catch a…

Theraverse . February 24, 2025

Recently I went swimming and didn’t realize that the floor was a steep slope and that I was entering a much deeper part of the pool. When I came up for air, I couldn’t feel the floor and in panic I started…

Theraverse . February 17, 2025

I am a huge film enthusiast so I love reading about film and the art of storytelling. The Call to Adventure is a crucial storytelling moment, marking the point when the protagonist is invited (or forced) to leave their ordinary world and…

Theraverse . January 31, 2025

Imagine sitting down to respond to an important email, but somehow, two hours later, you’re watching videos about baking cookies. Or maybe you’ve promised yourself you'd organize your closet but end up starting five different tasks, finishing none, and wondering how time…

Theraverse . January 27, 2025

Every mattress Ad shows a baby peacefully sleeping through the night in the same position and waking up grinning a little more than usual! While a small part of me wants to believe that all sleep related issues could be solved by…

Theraverse . January 17, 2025

If I had a penny every time I heard someone diagnose themselves with a mental disorder that was not clinically verified, I would retire today! We live at a time where information is readily accessible to pretty much anyone, while that has…

Theraverse . January 8, 2025

During exams in school, I vividly remember my friends and peers hoping and praying that the teachers our papers would go to, are in a good mood while evaluating. It was quite funny at the time because regardless of how poorly we…

Theraverse . January 3, 2025

The Life of the Party I used to be the life of the party. My laughter echoed through hallways, my voice rang out in a crowd, and I had a knack for making friends wherever I went. In my early teenage years,…

Theraverse . December 9, 2024

Recently read a book by Lori Gottlieb, “Maybe you should talk to someone”. It was a window into the life of a therapist, an unravelling of the journey of her own exploration with her therapist as well as those of her clients.…

Theraverse . June 3, 2024

In India, alcoholism has for long been a topic of much national contention and controversy befitting the nature of its complexity that is not merely influenced by neurobiological and psychosocial factors but also political, religious and geographical factors particularly in a country…

Theraverse . June 3, 2024