Social Phobia
I am Vinay Kamdar, an 18-year-old student of the first year of commerce. This is the end of my first year in college, but I feel that I have not been able to progress in social interactions like my other…
Empty nest syndrome
I am Shaili Kanwar, a 49-year-old housewife. My husband Sachin is the marketing head of a leading cloth multinational. He is very hard working, honest and sincere in his work. Due to his work, he is unable to give much…
Panic disorder
I am Rakshpal Sharma, a 32-year-old engineer working with a leading spare parts company. As my company has its sales all over Gujarat, I am required to make frequent journeys, about 12 days in a month. Since the last 3…
Teenage depression
I read your article about depression in a young woman. My son Jitendra is 16 years old. I feel that since the last 1 month he is isolated and not feeling like himself. I have tried to approach him, but…
Depression
I am Rahul Shekhraj, a 28-year-old chartered accountant. My wife Radha works for a credit card company. Since the last 8 months, she has become extremely irregular in her work. She has taken leave for more days than she has…
Power motivation
My husband Vishal Sanghvi is an MBA with one of the leading petroleum company of India. He has achieved a lot for his age of 31 years. HE is praised everywhere for his dedication and hard work. However, I stay…
Aggression
I am Shivali Patel, a 27-year-old housewife. Due to the riots, our family has been in the house most of the times. I am unable to understand why these aggressive acts are going on for more than a month. It…
Parent counseling
This is a continuation of the previous two articles about the guidelines for parent counseling. Often it happens that parents find themselves ambivalent about how to interact with the child. They end up either scolding the child for their own…
Parent counseling 2
Last week we looked at Valmik’s parents who need advice regarding parent couselling. We looked at some of the fundamentals of parent-child interactions. Some more basics are narrated here. The love that a parent has for a child is…
Parent counseling
My son Valmik, 7 years old, studies in the 2nd standard in an English medium school. In the school, they had arranged for a parent-counseling seminar. In the seminar, I found that most parents were like me, very unclear about how…