Caffeinated Psychologist

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” How many times have you caught yourself saying 'I can't live without you'? Oh, the morning coffee just after breakfast or having the last drink on this Saturday because its weekend, so why not or the last smoke because your friend is leaving for abroad, we might not get time again to bond or the last puff because it's so cold and you need a little warmth or even playing one last game because you still haven’t had your final win. We do see ourselves dealing with our unhealthy habits which release a certain amount of dopamine, a hormone leading to feeling pleasure which, mind you, is temporary and might be released only when you engage in those habits; thus forming addictions. There might have been attempts to understand if those addictions can be curbed that might have led to failures as well; but what matters is that you tried. Here are some tips which might help you better:  - Pick a time to s...

“Anything you lose comes round in another form” Remember, that one friend, who felt like the closest and was the one you imagined your life with but slowly you realized, that wasn’t the case; the toy you played with throughout your childhood days was given away long back, because it did not feel as close as it used to be; the place which became your temporary space but slowly turned into home but you had to leave and settle somewhere else; your daily go-to shop got closed down and you started working somewhere else eventually and of course, when you lost someone close to you but with time, you made peace with it and let it go.  It may not always be easy to let go of such important aspects of life. Some of the following coping mechanisms may be beneficial for grieving people to adopt in order to process and accept their loss: - To better comprehend what occurred and to memorialize your friend or family member, talk about the loss with friends or coworkers. Avoidance can result in is...