Relationship Counseling Archive

Gaslighting: Recognise Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People

In 1944 a movie named Gaslight was released, where a wife got exploited by her husband into believing that she was mentally sick as he dimmed gas – fuelled lights and told her that she was hallucinating and the word Gaslighting originated. Gaslighting means making the other person believe

Relationship Burnout : Signs & How to overcome it?

In simple words, “Burnout” happens when we feel exhausted and experience a lack of motivation due to prolonged stress related to loss of interest in things we used to love doing. Even though we relate it primarily to workplaces, it can also occur in romantic relationships. Burnout in a

How to set Boundaries in Relationships and Why?

Everything in life requires boundaries, whether it’s Marriage, Country, Family or Friends, and it’s important to communicate those boundaries with people as well. Boundaries indicate limitations, guidelines and rules that individuals make for others to recognise safe and acceptable ways of communicating with them. It also ensures how they would respond if

Erotomania: When Love is a Delusion ?

Amit, a 45-year-old man, was an only child and used to live with his mother. He used to spend his days frequently visiting a coffee house with two of his friends. He had no other friends or social contact other than this. He also never had any lasting or

Sarcasm – The Bane of Every Relationship

“Hey Rajiv, where are you, working or hardly working?” Oh! The incisive, mocking remark of Samaira just broke the heart of Rajiv, who had been striving relentlessly to come up to the so-called upper middle class of Samaira to be accepted by her family. He had had enough. He had cautioned her and told