Tag: psychology

If patriarchy were a medicine, it would come with a long list of side effects: anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, emotional disconnection and it would still be sold over the counter, especially in India. Patriarchy seeps into everyday language, family structures, rituals, love…

Theraverse . June 6, 2025

Looking for a therapist can feel a lot like shopping for jeans: everything looks good online, but the real test is how you feel once you try them on. And yes, therapy can feel life-changing but only if you're sitting across from…

Theraverse . May 30, 2025

You’re baring your soul, talking about your ex, your boss, or that thing you swore you would never say out loud. And suddenly, a thought creeps in with apprehensions about whether or not it is safe to share such personal information. Therapy…

Theraverse . May 30, 2025

When  we  start  training  as  residents  in  psychiatry,  it  can  be  a  bit  disconcerting  as  to  how  medicine  is  practiced  here  as  compared  to  all  other  branches. While  a  general  physician, orthopaedic surgeon or  cardiologist  can  confidently  display  an  array  of  scans, …

Theraverse . May 29, 2025

As a psychologist in practise I often find my clients making breakthroughs, recognising patterns and even developing insight on maladaptive coping but not sustain that progress due to certain maintaining factors outside of therapy. And watching them show progress is very gratifying…

Theraverse . May 21, 2025

Imagine knowing what you want to say but freezing when it's time to speak. Or misreading a friend's body language and walking away thinking they’re upset, when they were simply tired. For many individuals living with mental health disorders, navigating the social…

Theraverse . May 15, 2025

All anyone has been talking about lately is the Netflix show Adolescence. So, out of curiosity, I decided to give it a watch. The show follows Jamie, a 13-year-old boy facing serious consequences after violent behaviour towards one of his female classmates.…

Theraverse . May 15, 2025

At a day and age like this, the only time a notification gets ignored, is if it is from an ex! Our lives are increasingly lived online, both professional and personal, making the boundary between healthy use and harmful dependence grow disturbingly…

Theraverse . May 8, 2025

When we think of narcissism, we often imagine a loud, self-important figure dominating every room, hungry for admiration and praise. While this portrayal reflects some core features of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), it’s far from the whole picture, especially when we take…

Theraverse . April 29, 2025

On the days when the going gets hard, one thing I always remind myself is that I’m living my 16-year-old’s “Best Case Scenario”. And this statement pushes me more than any motivational playlist or incentivised to-do list out there. Knowing that my…

Theraverse . April 23, 2025

More and more young clients speak to me of casual relationships and polyamorous ones. When one such client first came in, I had to read up more on the subject in order to broaden the horizons of knowledge on the topic which…

Theraverse . April 23, 2025

As Chennaiites we have no concept of a good weather day but in the off chance that we do get one of those, my favorite way to spend it would be people-watching at a park. It’s almost like relationship theatre. Each couple…

Theraverse . April 14, 2025

“If I say, I’m so lucky I’m married to such a nice guy, they will say oh what a nice guy Surya is, and if he says I’m so lucky I’ve married such a nice woman, they will still say …oh what…

Theraverse . April 4, 2025

For something so natural, sexuality sure does come with a lot of hushed whispers. Many of us grow up receiving mixed messages about it from condom ads being skipped over to sex-education being limited to bad/good touch, but rarely discussed in a…

Theraverse . April 4, 2025

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