As an introvert, I can tell you how misunderstood this personality trait is. It’s not that I am ostracized for being an introvert, but it’s about how people value extroverted traits like sociability against introverts. Introverts, on principle, prefer solitude and small group interactions and often find excessive social engagement draining. But, like anyone else, introverted people also experience social pressures. Interestingly, many of these social pressures faced by introverts are self-imposed, coming from internalized social expectations and personal experiences. calmsage

“Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” — Robert Green Ingersoll There are not many people in this world who can claim to be kind. Now, before you get all worked up, hear me out! I have met many people in my life who, in the guise of kindness, expected something or the other in return. Now, I don’t know much about how the world works, but I know how I work — at least I think I do. calmsage

We often rapidly change our emotions… and that’s completely normal! But, when the rapid and inappropriate change of emotions starts interrupting our everyday life and relationships, it might be a sign of labile affect. It is a condition that affects an individual’s expressions or emotions in specific situations. For example, you might see an individual with labile affect laughing or smiling in tough situations. Generally, it can be identified by noticeable and sudden mood swings. Have you also heard about calmsage

When people encounter problems in their lives, they commonly ask, “Why me?” But does this question have any purpose? Well, it is the most useless question to ask. If you also consider asking this question, it’s time to change it to Why not me? Once you change your mindset, why me to why not me, you will start finding the solutions for the problem. When you ask why not me, the focus is shifted from the issue to the solution, calmsage

Every day a new relationship-focused reel or video goes viral on social media. Trends change quickly these days! But there’s one rule of dating accepted by all of us and it is going viral on social media for true reasons! I am talking about the 3-month dating rule. This relationship rule is totally developed for Gen-Z or millennials still looking for love! Basically, suppose you have started dating someone recently and now you’re wondering if you want to take the calmsage

Forget everything you think you know about eating disorders. Here’s a shocker for you; men get them too, and anorexia nervosa in males is no exception. Anorexia – as an eating disorder – is typically stereotyped as a “female problem”, but anorexia in men should not be taken lightly or swept under the rug of misunderstanding. Think of it this way, for every ten people living with anorexia, one of them is a male. So, let’s ditch the myths and calmsage