Dr. Ankit Sharma, PhD 
Whatever the reason, be it professional or personal, there is no shame in admitting that we all feel frustrated at some point. Feeling frustrated or upset is a natural response when a circumstance’s outcome turns out differently than expected. Chronic, unmanaged frustration and anger may negatively affect emotional and physical health and are often associated … Read more
Sometimes we encounter a fork in the road that demands us to make difficult or extreme decisions. Our goals change, and we have diverse priorities in different periods of our lives. These decisions can impact all spheres of our lives, including those around us. They are not petty things like what to name the cat … Read more
Given the constant stream of negative news about the recent pandemic, it is normal to feel anxious and doubtful. Anxiety is comprehensible since it has turned our lives upside down and threatens our sense of security. It can be hard to get rid of those thoughts and feelings. However, we can also use anxiety to … Read more
Research indicates that many employees consider work to be a major source of stress. According to WHO, factors such as heavy workloads, low job control, and job insecurity pose significant risks to mental health. Many of us now work in continually connected, always-on, highly demanding work cultures where stress and the risk of burnout are … Read more
Ever notice how being rejected stops some people from keeping on trying while others bounce back from rejection stronger than before? Everyone faces rejection at some point in life, but people who build mental strength often use that pain to grow and become better. Rejection hurts if you were not invited to a social engagement … Read more
You may have heard the joke that ‘loneliness is addictive.’ In reality loneliness isn’t an addiction—it’s harmful to mental and physical health when it becomes chronic. Even before the early days of civilization, humankind understood the value of forming a group and the value of being together. Historically, humans formed groups mainly for survival and … Read more
Are you tired of letting the world decide what you should or shouldn’t do? Often, we keep our emotions locked inside because we are afraid of the prospective backlash our words or actions may create. The key is to express yourself in ways that create positive results both internally and externally. We have been trained … Read more
Let’s begin with an old saying. “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.” As we can see, there is a fine line between knowledge and wisdom. If knowledge is a seed, wisdom is the flourishing tree that bears fruit and offers shade. There are many reasons … Read more
It may seem like it’s only unrest & gloom these days when we watch the news or read a newspaper. It is unwise to think we be happy every single moment in our lives but is being in a state of happiness out of reach? Absolutely not. Happiness is within our grab, but it is … Read more
Self-worth is the interior sense of being good enough & worthy of love & belonging from others. Self-worth is often confused with self-esteem, which relies on external factors like successes & achievements to define worth & can often be contradictory, leading to someone struggling with feeling worthy. Whereas it is significant to have a firm … Read more
