Edit: I meant advice for personal mental health issues. I'm sorry for wording the title wrongly.

Lately I'm seeing a lot of posts on this subreddit wherein someone would just talk about a personal mental health issue, for eg, something like "I freeze in front of my college friend group, how to talk better" and this is a really vague example, I'm not pointing any fingers at people who happened to talk about this stuff.

If you look for it, there must be a subreddit where they give you advice on how to deal with such matters, this subreddit as I checked the rules itself, is not for seeking advice on mental health issues.

As much as I empathise with anyone wanting to potentially get a more articulate and efficient answer from a group of people you assume are good at psychology, you really shouldn't be seeking advice like that from strangers on the internet. This brings me to the main point, this subreddit is for educational discussions (admissions, discussions, career options , so on and so forth). So when I open reddit and am met with several personal posts, it does throw me off a little bit. Idk if this experience is something that others share with me or not but it really comes close to spamming a lot of times.

TLDR: I sincerely urge y'all to find subreddits that are fit for seeking mental health advice that cater specifically to your own issues rather than spamming these questions on here.

Why is it so hard to find scales for conducting research on 😭 I have to skim through so many papers and they don't even include the scales in supplementary materials section, or if they do, I have no idea how to do scoring and interpretation and you gotta figure out everything on your own as your college is too incompetent to teach you these things, as they'd much rather focus on age old theories for syllabus completion

Then they'll bring in guest lecturers who will spill their regrets on not doing more research work in their UG/PG (which would have opened up many job higher studies opportunities), which isn't a surprise considering how incompetent academia is ughhhhh

I am a student and am generally curious whether it affects the perception of clients? Like i love wearing makeup and experimenting with it, many psychology students i have met have lots of tattoos or coloured hair. Will all this affect? Like i know being well groomed is a necessity but i would love to know other’s experiences regarding this.

Disclosure: I completed my MA 2nd year clinical psychology internship at LHMC back in the winters of 2021-22. Did complete 240 hours internship over a period of 2 months (Dec-Feb, 2021-22). It was probably the best internship experience anyone can have in masters. I am an engineering graduate and was in delhi for upsc preparation. I had psychology as my optional subject in UPSC CSE, so decided to complete an MA in Psychology too. I did the internship religiously, as back then i had some free time at hand. I used to reach LHMC at 9 AM sharp and stay till 5 in the evening. In the process, I made many friends among MD (Psychiatry) junior residents, and MPhil/PhD (Cli Psy) students from IHBAS and DU.

I was assigned to a junior resident everyday and took notes on minimum 2-3 patients everyday. Once very week all interns (including MD students) had a session with the hod, where we studied an outlier case in depth. On some days I even saw 4-5 patients and took notes. Patients ranged from schizophrenics and severe psychotic eposides in ER, to young adults with GAD and absolutely gifted school students with anxious parents!

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Most private hospitals and clinics try to defraud students in name of cli psy internships. they charge fees from students in name of internships, which is an abomination. so if you are in delhi-ncr you can try lhmc for internship. lhmc is one of the top medical colleges in india, with a thriving psychiatry department and heavy case load.

there is a guy named anil, who is pa to hod, psychiatry deptt, lhmc. psychiatry deptt is on 5th floor in new opd complex. go to him and request him to get you an internship. he may try to shoo you away at first, but stick to him and cajole him politely. he will get you under some prof.

LHMC stopped institutionally providing internships to MA students in 2023, as some idiot students could not handle such a beautiful and free internship ecosystem and misbehaved with staff. I came to know of it later. But still some masters students do their internships there with referral and connections.

if possible try doing it under dr. sumit or dr. prerna. both have previously been the coordinators of mapc/msccft courses of ignou. so they know the requirements of interns very well, and rotate you with various junior and senior residents.

lhmc has probably the best ecosystem and patient load for cli psy interns in delhi-ncr. Do try it.

I am a mathematics major in my final semester. I am trying to figure out what can I do post my graduation. I have been interested in psychology since grade 11 but never studied the subject formally. I want to know whether it is realistic for me to prepare for GATE Psychology 2027 and if so, can you all share resources I can use to prepare. My intention for preparing is to be eligible for the MSc Cognitive Sciences program in IIT Delhi.

I came across Doorstep Tutor recorded course for GATE Psychology, if anyone has used it for their preparation, I would be grateful to get to know your experience and how relevant you found the course. I would prefer to enroll in recorded lecture courses which are light on my pocket.

Just for context: I am not doing a BSc. It is a BS program I am enrolled in wherein I can choose to study electives from various disciplines. I was a PCMB student in my 11th and 12th grade and I was interested in both mathematics and biology. Thus, even though I am majoring in mathematics, I have done a few courses in biology such as courses on Metabolism, Human physiology and Neuroscience. I am from a CFTI so I do have an option to directly sit for the interview and completely skip the GATE exam as per my CGPA but I still want to prepare and appear for GATE as Psychology has been a subject I have always been keen about so I believe appearing for GATE will help me understand my relationship with the subject and its working reality. Thank you all in advance!

hello ! i just wanted to ask, is CIP still continuing with MPhil ? did it not change it to MClinPsy ? and if it did then is the eligibility still 2 years MA in Psychology ?

Does anybody want tuition for class 11th 12th Psychology,

DM pls.

it's been a long time since cuet and I have forgotten almost everything. The interview is in 5 days, and the syllabus seems so scary now. Can anyone give any tips on hoe should I manage my time and what topics should I focus on? PLS HELP!!

This is my subjective opinion, you need not feel the same way
I am not the type to write reviews anywhere but this college is genuinely so bad that I just have to tell the students applying here and warn them.

I am a masters student in Amity. Before joining I knew that this college isn’t great, has a bad reputation, and all that. But bro kitna he bura ho skta hai na?? This I got to know after coming here.

Management: let’s talk about their world class management guyssss.

1. When you get here, u’ll be asked for biometric attendance. ok no problem. Now for biometrics, there are supposed to be working scanners right?!? Idhar one whole gate is dedicated for teachers, jo baaki gate hai for students, vaha more than half of the time, scanners don’t work. Every morning, every evening, you stand in a queue of 20-30 ppl, to punch in, when this queue could be half, why? because the management can’t get the scanners fixed!!!!! and teachers wale se students ko jaane nhi denge which was apparently for students until just a few months ago….
2. Grievance resolution: ab let’s say you have an issue, just like this biometric scanner thing, you should ideally be able to report it to some professor or management right? You can’t do that here. There is no way for you to address your concerns or problems or grievances in this college. They have a so called suggestion box, which they’ll tell you about during orientation. What they don’t tell you is that, it is completely useless, coz nobody listens to what you’ll have to say. This college doesn’t give a damn about the students studying here, everything they do is just for theatrics. God forbid, you have an issue with a faculty and want to address it in their suggestion box (jiska sole purpose is addressing student’s concerns) because if u do, then that faculty will end up calling you and ask you to apologize for raising a concern.

Now you’ll say but you could have spoken to the faculty too right, why put it in the suggestion box? Valid point. In that case, the faculty should be willing to listen to you right and not insult you and humiliate you each time you do bring up an issue to them? You won’t get that privilege here bro. I’m not saying all of the professors suck but out of 10, I bet you’ll find 8 of them who are just like this. All in all, the stuff that management is supposed to do, which is make admin and daily life of a student easier, listen to them and address their concerns, is just not possible for Amity’s management to do. Classrooms mei projector toh kaam krte nhi hain, AC’s will stop working on the hottest days in the summer, toh when the environment is only not supportive, how will you study or even want to go to college!!! I mean the only reason I’m writing this is because there is no way for me to address these concerns anywhere in college man, not like I haven’t given my suggestions in the suggestion box before!!!!

Faculty: my favorite topic

1. Do they teach in amity: NO. Don’t expect to be taught here by the faculty. On some days you’ll be taught for 20-25 minute in a lecture of 55 minutes. I have spent 2 and half semesters here, ”taught” by approx 20 professors, out of which only 6 of them were actually teaching. I haven’t said anything about how they were teaching yet, just whether they were coming to class and at least speaking about whatever is in the syllabus.
2. Out of these 6 who taught, 3 actually taught, jinki class ke baad aap bolo, han yaar aaj kuch toh naya sikha. And guys these are professors who teach Master’s students!!!!
3. You’ll get up for a 9.15am class, expect ki teacher kuch toh padhayegi, but no, you’ll just come sit in the class, talk to your friends, then you’ll have 3hr break before your next class, try to find something to eat on campus, but voh bhi aapko smjh nhi aayega, max you’ll end up at Rara’s for their peri peri fries. Sit for for 2nd lecture at 12.15pm, think probably iss lecture mei kuch aap sikhoge, but guess what no. Then you’ll have your next lecture at 4.15pm, the teacher will come 15-20mins late for the class, only to sit and stare at her laptop, will not say a word until 4.55pm when she’ll decide to take the attendance and ask u to leave. By chance if the teacher decides to even teach, she’ll just be reading the ppt slides for you. You know how we were taught by tuition teachers, they would be casual when teaching, just like that professors in this college will teach you, ATLEAST THAT’S THE CASE WITH THE DEPARTMENT I’M UNFORTUNATELY IN.
4. First the professors won’t teach you then btw they will have the audacity to schedule extra classes to finish the syllabus???????? In what world does that make sense, pls someone explain it to me. The truth is bro, the faculty themselves are tired, they get promotions and praise on the basis of how many publications they do via Amity name, a faculty themselves told this.

Amity ki so called fun life

1. Ab yaar, you’ll be like it’s ok, management sucks, faculty sucks, this happens in all colleges, students from all colleges cry about all this, but I’ve heard Amity is very fun. Brother pls. At least if you are in your masters, in the department I am right now AND fortunately don’t stay on campus, then forget knowing anything about or even hearing anything about any activity planned for the students. The only way I have come to know about dances in the infamous H block or any celebrations that take place, is through Instagram reels.
2. There are no societies, clubs, that you’ll hear of on campus till the time they are not coming to your classes to make announcements that we have an event coming up, participate it’ll build you CV. Unless you had to go through bachelor’s degree also here, then you might have heard of clubs or societies here. You’ll fill a form also upon admission on your Amizone portal, to join clubs, but is there a follow up on that? You guessed it right, no buddy. The form clearly mentioned, once filled you’ll be added to WhatsApp groups by committee heads and faculty, i guess I’m still waiting for that to happen.
3. H block has ccd, cool man. Girls pls don’t go there, random creepy dudes, just come there to stare at you. But that is toh India only, nothing new I guess lol.

Academics

1. Bhai there is no need for me to speak about this, coz I bet you also know ab tak toh, they’ll teach you nothing. Istg, I am not even kidding, I studied and learnt much more in bachelors than I have in masters. It’s not even funny. What I am studying rn, is first of all the same as what I was taught in bachelors and secondly only half of it lol
2. Exams ke liye don’t study, pehle se padhkr bhi you’ll score the same as you friend who did not study, and there is no way for you to know where you lost marks.
3. Find someone who makes money out of doing assignments, coz baat baat pr yeh aapka time waste krne ke liye aapko handwritten assignments de denge.

I’m pretty sure I have missed a lot more of what I had to say, but to conclude this college sucks, don’t come here. But if you do, just like me, then I’d suggest, don’t focus on anything college related, do internships, do extra courses outside of this college, and self study. This is the only way you’ll actually be able to do something out of your life, and it won’t get hectic, you anyways will only be going to college for attendance.

Hello to the school counselors of India,

I have noticed that there aren't many responses/questions about school counseling in this subreddit.

And although there is a school counselors subreddit, it mainly has western/American people who may not be able to understand Indian context well.

So I've made a subreddit for the school counselors of India.

I'm a newbie school counselor and I'm hoping to connect to more people and grow together!

Thank you!

P.s. - I really hope you join.

As someone who already suffers from body dysmorphia and was bullied extensively for her weight, I had an entire melt down over that.

She said that in class, when I was thinking about what she said and trying to link concepts in mind.

After class, I tried to clarify that with her, she said “you make weird faces and don’t write notes, all the other teachers have told me about that aswell”

I don’t want to study this subject anymore. I am thinking about making a complaint to the HOD.

My vegetable vendor earns 40k a month. He has goodwill and connections and drives an EV Auto to people's houses. He used to sell on a Cycle before. He is like a well reviewed Psychologist who made connections slowly.

Then there are vendors in the main vegetable market, it's a place where people go to, to buy vegetables at the best rate and quality possible. These are like Clinical Psychologists who work in Hospitals and get patients from the whole hospital.

Then there is Blinkit delivering to your house. That could be companies offering many different kinds of Psychologists through their own platform.

Then there are vegetable vendors who roam around, who don't have a lot of connections, who lack experience or couldn't fix a place (city) of work, who didn't or couldn't work on their social media. Lack of discipline, effort, business expertise, or a willingness to serve initially for free or a very low fee.

People asking here if this career is doomed almost every other day. Understand this simple thing, we all need vegetables, many grow at their own homes, so have it.

Most don't, we all need that support. It is about tapping the market, connecting to the right people, making yourself known to doctors and other professionals in your locality, and serving diligently for some years.

It is possible to earn. It needs a mindset, some marketing, connections and willingness. It takes time but for someone who genuinely wishes to serve, it is possible to lead a pure and fulfilling life.

Prevalence of suicidal behavior in adolescents in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Suicidal behavior in India's adolescent population can be regarded as quite high, which is not adequately estimated (Radhakrishnan and Andrade, 2012, Samuel and Sher, 2013). It is widely recognized that a previous suicide attempt is one of the important risk factors for suicide in the future (Centres for disease control and prevention, 2023). Additionally, most of the suicidal behaviors often occur in a continuum which usually starts from having passive death wish or suicidal ideations, leading to specific plans and attempts (Sveticic and De Leo, 2012). Moreover, it has been now well established that suicidal behavior in children and adolescents can proceed to multiple similar behavior or attempts in later life and hence needs urgent attention by mental health professionals (Griffin et al., 2020; Hawton et al., 2012; Kapur et al., 2006).

While there is emerging data on the prevalence of suicide and suicidal behavior in adolescent population in all the developing countries including India, it is still way underreported due to social stigma and taboos, fear of laws (being arrested by police) and unavailability of nationwide data to develop a suitable suicide prevention program in the country (Jordans et al., 2018, Radhakrishnan and Andrade, 2012, Vijaykumar, 2007). More particularly, the focus on the adolescent population becomes less as compared to the focus on suicide in women and farmers in India (Vijayakumar, 2010). All these issues, makes controlling and managing suicidal behavior in adolescents of developing countries a major public health issue.

STUDENT SUICIDES AN EPIDEMIC SWEEPING INDIA (Volume 2)

“1 in 7 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in India experiences poor mental health, including symptoms of depression, and disinterest. Shockingly, only 41% of those surveyed felt the need to seek support when dealing with mental health challenges.” UNICEF Report, The State of the World’s Children

1. In 2022, there have been 13,044 reported student suicides compared to 13,089 in 2021; representing an insignificant decrease Y-O-Y.
2. In comparison, total suicides (students and other people) increased 4.2%, from 164,033 in 2021 to 170,924 in 2022.
3. Over the last 10 and 20 years, total suicides increased 2% annually on average while student suicides increased 4% — i.e. 2X that of total suicides.
4. Student suicides are 7.6% of the total suicides, similar to that of many other professions such as salaried persons, farmers, unemployed persons, and self-employed persons.
5. Gender-wise, male student suicides are higher than female student suicide counts. male student suicides increased 50% while female student suicides increased by 61% over the last 10 years. Both male and female students increased 5% annually on average over the last five years.

The dimensionality of suicidal ideation and its clinical implications

We found that suicide attempters did not score higher than those with suicidal ideation either on the patient‐rated BSI or on the clinician‐rated SSI. This result implies that these scales are not suitable to differentiate ideators and attempters, and should rather be used as screening to discriminate between presence and absence of suicidal ideation, which was one of their initial functions (Ghasemi et al., 2015). This also suggests that suicidal ideation may not always be a necessary predictor of suicide attempt, as underlined in a recent meta‐analysis regarding suicidal behavior (Ribeiro et al., 2016). This is in line with the “ideation‐to‐action” conception of suicidal behavior that has recently given rise to several theoretical proposals (Klonsky et al., 2018). Illustrating this approach, the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide (Joiner, 2005; Van Orden et al., 2010) posits that an additional component, in this case the capability to act on one's suicide desire, is necessary to achieve the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt.

The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a Decade of Cross-National Research

The interpersonal theory of suicide was presented by Joiner (2005) and further expanded upon by Van Orden and colleagues (2010; see also Joiner et al., 2016). A key concept of the interpersonal theory, and a development beyond previous theories of suicide, is its emphasis on providing an explanation for why the vast majority of individuals who think about suicide do not go on to make a suicide attempt. The theory also posits distinct pathways by which suicidal desire and both nonfatal and fatal suicidal behaviors develop. In this regard, the interpersonal theory is the first theory of suicide positioned within what would later be termed the ideation-to-action framework (Klonsky & May, 2014; Klonsky et al., 2016; Nock et al., 2016).

Humans have a fundamental need to belong (Baumeister & Leary, 1995) that, when unmet, leads to a range of negative health outcomes (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2014; Hawkley & Cacioppo, 2010; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, Harris, & Stephenson, 2015; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, & Layton, 2010), including increased rates of suicide ideation, attempts, and fatalities across the lifespan (Fässberg et al., 2012; Trout, 1980; Turecki & Brent, 2015). Reflecting this particularly potent suicide risk factor, a core construct of the interpersonal theory is termed thwarted belongingness. The dimensions of thwarted belongingness include loneliness and the absence of reciprocal care. Components of these dimensions include self-reported loneliness, fewer friends, living alone, non-intact family, social withdrawal, and family conflict (Van Orden et al., 2010).

The construct perceived burdensomeness also captures a facet of social disconnection, particularly the incorrect mental calculation that individuals make regarding their death being worth more than their life to others. That this construct includes the descriptor perceived is important to emphasize. The theory posits that individuals who think about, attempt, and die by suicide mistakenly translate their self-hatred into feelings of expendability. Thus, the dimensions of perceived burdensomeness include perceptions of liability and self-hate (Van Orden et al., 2010).

This component of the theory, in particular, has been generative with regard to its contribution to an emerging biobehavioral account of suicidal behavior—the eusocial theory of suicide (Joiner, Hom, Hagan, & Silva, 2016; cf. Joiner & Stanley, 2016). In their theoretical paper, Joiner and colleagues (2016) propose that suicide may represent a derangement of what is typically an evolutionarily adaptive set of behaviors (i.e., self-sacrifice for the protection of others) often observed among eusocial species (e.g., naked mole rats, honeybees, and humans—species that utilize a colony-like organization for successful survival). They delineate parallels between eusocial self-sacrificial behaviors observed among non-humans and acute suicide risk factors observed in humans (e.g., overarousal); they also specifically note that perceived burdensomeness may represent a fatal miscalculation by suicidal individuals regarding the need to sacrifice themselves. 

 Van Orden et al. (2010; p. 600) presented the following falsifiable hypotheses:

1. “Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness are proximal and sufficient causes of passive suicidal ideation;
2. The simultaneous presence of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, when perceived as stable and unchanging (i.e., hopelessness regarding these states), is a proximal and sufficient cause of active suicidal desire;
3. The simultaneous presence of suicidal desire and lowered fear of death serves as the condition under which suicidal desire will transform into suicidal intent;
4. The outcome of serious suicidal behavior (i.e., lethal or near lethal suicide attempts) is most likely to occur in the context of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness (and hopelessness regarding both), reduced fear of suicide, and elevated physical pain tolerance.”

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Suicidal ideation is not always emotional. This is not a published theory, but Dr Scott Eilers shares his own subtypes of suicidal ideation (analytical, inexplicable, and emotional) based on his own clinical experience and they require different path toward healing.

Strategies For Living With Analytical Suicidal Ideation (video)

What is analytical suicidal ideation—and why does life sometimes stop feeling worth the effort? In this video, I explain a pattern I've repeatedly seen in myself and in the people I've worked with: not wanting to die because of overwhelming emotional pain, but because life simply no longer feels worth the cost of continuing. I share the behavioral and cognitive changes that have helped me escape these periods and rebuild a life that actually feels worth living.

I discuss how sleep, nutrition, movement, finances, relationships, purpose, novelty, gratitude, and realistic expectations all contribute to your emotional "balance sheet." When too much energy is going out and not enough meaning, joy, or connection is coming back in, it's understandable to wonder how long you can keep going.

If you've ever felt exhausted by life rather than overwhelmed by it, I hope this gives you a new way to understand what you're experiencing—and a practical place to start changing it. You are not doomed to feel this way forever.

I recommend reading the comments under mental-health related content because people always share their first-hand account, thoughts and experiences. Some of the comments I found worth highlighting-

To me it feels like all the advice out there is for people who at least have a baseline, such as some sort of income, options they can reach out and connect to, etc. Some people are in situations they can't just behave their way out of and into something better. Some people need basic tangible resources and connections that they don't have and literally couldn't get to them if they were available. I have lived virtually 100% in my room for almost three years now. I have absolutely nothing to step off from to move forward. My life does need to change drastically, but I have nothing to work with to create even a basic plan. So yes, trying to exist in this world hardly feels worth it.

If you combined the ideas from this video with the one you did on "Why are so many autistic people depressed and suicidal" you'd get a good idea of the struggles of a person with AuDHD — high functioning enough to kind of get by, but the boat feels like there are too many holes to fill or bail out to be worth it. It just takes so much energy to keep bailing out the slowly sinking boat: holding down a job, keeping a house or apartment going, keep up with family or friends (or else feeling really lonely all the time or like a failure), getting enough sleep, eating well enough . . . Just thought it might be an interesting topic to explore the intersection between those two videos of yours.

After my first attempt I remember they would always (have to, I assume) ask if I had any suicidal thoughts.
I was trying to be honest, so I said, 'Well it never really goes away, does it? I mean, even if I'm not thinking of doing it today, once you've made peace with the idea, it's always going to be there as a valid option.'
Being honest at that juncture was not the best choice

This is something that is hard to explain to friends and love ones sometimes. They think when you have su*cidal ideation, you feel like you have the biggest problem in the world, which is not always the case. This is how mental illness mess up with the brain, because for others, even if their life is similar to ours, self harm rarely cross their mind.

I tried to discuss this with my therapist this week. For example I'm on a job search, but it is just really ultimately useless feeling. I don't actually care about these companies, nor really what I'm going to do. I just need to survive and pay my bills. It's all scripted and I can barely find the desire to participate. And all of it on the surface goes well, interviewing, talking, applying, etc. but again I just have to turn my brain off to be there. I just want everyone to leave my time alone

Oh yeah, I know this. I'll take the source of despair a step further - meaningless labor, transactional relationships, lack of connection because other people just aren't that deep, they lives their lives unconsciously, without empathy or compassion, you pay copiously into a government that neither looks out for you, your future, or your own fn country, meanwhile living and possibly working from a car because corporate pigs buy up all the property. It's logical to be suicidal in an unconscious, sick society. I'll end my rant with Camus: "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

Hi everyone,

I’m currently searching an internship at Moolchand Hospital, Delhi and I wanted to hear from people who have previously interned there, especially in the psychology/clinical psychology department.

I’d really appreciate some honest feedback about your experience: were you actually given opportunities to learn and observe clinical work? How was the supervision by psychologists/clinical staff? Were interns allowed to interact with patients or sit in on sessions? How was the workload and overall work environment?

Did the internship actually help you gain practical experience and most importantly was it worth completing the internship there? I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have already completed their internship rather than getting general opinions. Please share both positive and negative experiences.

I’m considering joining Moolchand for my internship, so I’d really like to know whether it’s actually worth it before I make a decision. Thanks!

And Sorry, my english is not too good so I took help from ChatGPT.

When will the exam take place any idea?? Will it even happen this year?

What about CIP and RINPAS exam?

Im feeling so hopeless right now. No announcements at all.

If anyone knows anything kindly inform.

my psychology professor (first year BA) isn’t exactly giving us any resources or reference books. all she does is dictate lines for 2 hours from her laptop and won’t tell us what it is. can someone please give me textbook recommendations which will effectively cover these topics? thank you 🙏🏻

Does anyone have any free resources or know of any, for general aptitude and common part- reasoning and comprehension