PsychologusI am a Clinical Psychologist and a Lecturer of Psychology at Government College, Renala Khurd. Currently, I teach undergraduate students in the morning and practice psychotherapy later in the day. On the side, I conjointly run Psychologus and write regularly on topics related to psychology, business and philosophy. I enjoy practicing and provide consultation for mental disorders, organizational problems, social issues and marketing strategies.
The winter holidays have just arrived as the world experiences the coldest days of the year. Whether you are religious, or not, there is something very cheery about the last week of December and the New Year to come! For some, this is a time of festivities. For others it is a time to relax […]
Navigating through one’s troubles is difficult. To have issues is part of being human. However, it can often feel as if our problems are not really solvable. So what does one do? Perhaps one of your colleagues said something particularly rude to you. Or maybe things at home seem to be conflicted. Maybe the person […]
Psychopathy is a psychological construct that refers to callous and unemotional patterns of attitudes or behaviors. While much of the popular opinion on psychopathy is actually negative, there are some behaviors of psychopaths which are also seen positively. An evidence of the allure of psychopathy can be seen in the fact that Ted Bundy, the […]
Addiction to chemical substances is not a comfortable condition. According to a study, 2.2% of people in the world have a problem with drugs or alcohol. 1.5% of people have an alcohol use disorder, compared to 0.8% of people with all substance use disorders put together (0.32% had a cannabis use disorder, 0.29% had an […]
Lying is a very common behavior per se. There are various reasons one might choose to lie. Perhaps you do not want to cause trouble with your boss, so you might lie that there no problems at work. Perhaps a young adolescent might lie to his parents to cover up the fact that he was […]
In the current digital sphere, communication has diversified. No longer does one have to speak to each other directly. While this has greatly increased the convenience of communication, it has also increased the convenience for pathological lying. Yes, this did just escalate quickly. Pathological lying is a pattern of behavior of distorting or hiding information […]
“Horus, are you going to tell me what are we gonna do about this?” Sara asked Horus, pointing towards a pile of empty packs of cigarettes and matchboxes right underneath his desk. Horus sighed. Sara was an attorney and Horus was her assistant. She was not the only one who had noted the cigarette packs […]
Walter White – aka Heisenberg – is the main protagonist of the American series Breaking Bad. Played by Bryan Cranston (a great actor), White is a chemistry teacher at J. P. Wynne High School. Safe to say, he has a middle class life, involving all the perks and pits of ‘mediocrity’. At the start of […]
Oben could not stop thinking about what just happened. The day was going fine, he had had a good bout of meetings with his clients. Everything was going great in fact. But his heart dropped when he went back into his office. Oben had a neat array of fountain pens, always on the right side […]
Agra felt a surge of dread wash over her as her assistant, Fera, said that she had parked her car in the parking lot. It was Agra’s practice to park her car in front of the building of the software house. She had asked special permission from the CEO of the company, to allow her […]