The Artsy Cure

T he rejections of daily life if not treated can be very damaging to the mental health of an individual, when we experience it we feel most alone, outcast and neglected. Rejection coming from a Latin noun ‘ r ē icere ’, “which means to throw back” and when we face rejection it literally does throw back our self confidence, se lf esteem and motivation . Rejection can be defined as a refused proposal, idea or a suggestion. R ejection is something that has been experienced by each one of us in profuse ways, weather it was an idea in a group project or a romantic rejection , it is perhaps one of the earliest psychological wound that is experienced by all of us as it is an unavoidable aspect of human life . T he rejections of daily life if not treated can be very damaging to the mental health of an individual, when we experience it we feel most alone, outcast and neglected. Studies show tha t rejection has the similar effects to those of physical pains on our brain. When we are re...

Now that the meaning and implications of Helicopter parenting are established, it is important to get straight to business with regards to preventing it, for it is a silent killer of a child’s individual spirit. You might have come across a couple of parents or a single parent from a couple who may have exhibited this sort of a behaviour; but as observers there is not much that we can do about it (for obvious reasons). It is thus important to attempt psycho-educating helicopter parents and other parents for the good, because hovering around their child is not a mandatory condition for his/her growth and safety, and helicopter parents need to know that; after all, they are humans and they too have a life and they too will someday get exhausted. Here are some tips for transforming from helicopter parenting to healthy parenting: Your child is not a project - Many parents unknowingly objectify their children by thinking of them as “projects”. It doesn’t stop there; parents start to ov...

Parents have been bestowed with the responsibility of looking after their off-spring’s welfare, by the law of nature. This law also indicates letting go of those responsibilities after some point in time during the course of one’s life. Without any disregard to the natural law, a concept has been studied in the field of Psychology and Research about parents’ tendency to overly indulge themselves in their child’s life ; t he term coined for this is Helicopter P arenting . This concept can be better understood as an unwanted and unnecessary intervention probed by parents just to make their child’s life 'simple' , or in some cases to enhance the chances of success for their child. Helicopter parents, also known as cosseting parents , have more than required concerns and interest in their child’s life; be it academics or their child’s love life, helicopter parents want to know it all and need to have a say in it. The term was officially coined by Foster Cline and Jim Fay (1990)....

Humans have an inherent tendency to engage in self-defeating thought processes. We muddle our coherent stream of consciousness with such unnatural thoughts that they leech away all the beauty from the world. To be tethered to reality, we must be aware of certain lies that we automatically tell ourselves on the daily basis, or in face of any event. There’s a common adage that the way you think has a bearing upon your behavior. This can be understood easily by calling into mind the image of a priest: as their thoughts are centered upon understanding the mysteries of the universe, their demeanor and actions are nothing but serene, and at ease. But not all of us have the privilege of such nirvana dwelling in our minds. We, instead, are rather chaotic, and it distinctly reflects upon our daily lives: our thoughts are cluttered, we trip and stumble upon them, and we always find ourselves close to a meltdown. While it is easy to blame the world for inducing perpetual distress, it is in fact t...