Effect of emotional distress
I am Amit Patel, a 36 year old manager in a hotel chain. My wife Sarita, 32 years old, an interior designer has decided to walk out of our marriage as she feels that she has better prospects in life…
Constant state of worry
I am Priti Patel, a 46 year old housewife. Since the last 15 years, I have been trapped in an endless cycle of worries. My son and daughter-in-law have separated from the house because they were tired of my incessant…
Self-awareness
I am Mona Parikh, a 19 year old commerce graduate. I have noticed that since the past 3 years, I somehow land up in tremendous problems. I find that I am not at all aware about my reactions to situations.…
Emotions in children 3
I am Vinita Shrivastava, a 36 year old school teacher in a private school. In your last article, you had written about the teaching of emotional skills in children in school. I think it highly depends on the personality of…
Emotional intelligence for children-2
Last week we looked at what interventions are possible at the school level for teaching emotional intelligence. One of the topics is conflict resolution. What typically escalates to conflicts is not communicating, making assumptions, and jumping to conclusions, sending a…
Emotional intelligence for children
I am Anjushree Mehta, a 32 year old housewife. I have a son, Aditya, 6 years old studying in the 1st grade of a well-known school of Ahmedabad. I am amazed by the burden of studies on him. There is…
Emotional astuteness
I am Anju Shah, a 54 year old interior designer. My son Kushan, 28 years old passed his engineering from IIT, Kanpur. He is brilliant academically. However, today, he is in a very deplorable state. His marriage is ruined and…
Emotional variations
I am Shilpi Patel, a 25 year old science graduate and computer professional. Since two years, I have left working and am passing my time at home doing small errands. I have found that my mood keeps on varying the…
Relationship methods
I am Sanjay Sharma, a 32 year old construction engineer. I have a prosperous business and a very good family life. However, I am often caught in a rageful mood. I cannot resist getting angry. I know that my temper…