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Mar 31, 2021

What Schools Should Be Teaching You!

Back in the year 2014, I graduated from school. Graduating from an Indian school with CBSE as the examination board, I spent most of my class 11 and 12 struggling with the syllabus, preparing for exams, hopping between coaching classes, tuition and school. Little did I have time for myself…

Mental Health

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What Schools Should Be Teaching You!
What Schools Should Be Teaching You!
Mental Health

3 min read


Mar 30, 2021

Emotional Hijack: When Emotions Overpower Cognition

Emotional hijack, also known as the amygdala hijack, is a state where a person’s cognitions are overpowered by their emotions. This usually occurs during a stressful or a crisis when the amygdala in the brain “hijacks” or bypasses normal reasoning processes. …

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Mental Health

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Devika Khanna

Devika Khanna

Psychologist | Trainer | Mental Health Advocate | I write about mental health and well-being

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