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We are all blind.

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This is not a myth but a scientifically proven fact that we all are blind. We are living in illusion and our life is also just an illusion. Let's explore how? Who is blind ?   The actual definition says that a person who is unable to see or lacks sight due to any injury, disease or a congenital condition is termed as blind. Generally a person who can not see is blind. How do we see? It is said that we see the world with our eyes but that's not entirely true. Not going into the depth of biology, we are only going to have a blueprint of the working of the eyes. How your eyes work? When light rays reflect off an object and enter the eyes through cornea, You can then see that object. The cornea refracts, the rays that pass through the round hole of pupil. The iris opens and closes, making the pupil bigger or smaller. This regulates the amount of light passing through  The light rays then pass through lens, which changes shape so it can further bend the ...

Why do we feel guilt?

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Feeling Guilty ? There is a great concept of psychology behind the feeling of guilt which is proposed by the founder of psychoanalysis and a great behaviorist, Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud    Before moving to the topic let's explore few more related things … What is guilt? Guilt is considered as an emotion,mostly found in the people who are suffering from depression . The most obvious reason to feel the guilt is that you actually did something wrong,for instance: harm to others,such causing some physical or psychological pain. You may feel guilty because you violated your own ethical or moral code. Sigmund Freud   He is one of the most famous names in psychology. Some of his ideas have been abandoned by the modern psychology still people accept some of his theories. Freud was the first to discuss the unconscious mind and its role in human behavior. Freud believed that there are three levels of consciousness:- (i) unconscious mind : which exis...

What is depression?

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Depression may be defined as the feeling of unhappiness that lasts for a long period of time. It is considered as a mental health condition but may have physical signs. It is a major mental disorder as well as the most common one hence also known as the common cold of mental disorder.  More than 10 million cases are found per year in India. It is a serious mental illness which affects your feelings, thinking, etc. People often have suicidal thoughts during depression. It causes feeling of sadness, hopelessness or loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of physical, emotional and mental problems. Depression may have following symptoms :- • Feeling sad • Loss of pleasure in activities • Changes in appetite (both weight loss or gain) • Sleep disturbance (both lack and excess of sleep) • Fatigue. • Feeling worthless or guilty • Thoughts of suicide But depression is a way different from sadness hence these symptoms must last at least a pe...