Dr. Purushothaman

Trichotillomania is a condition in which you feel compelled to pull, tug, and play with your hair. It acts as a self-soothing mechanism, especially during times of stress and worry. While it may affect someone at any age, children and adolescents are more likely to be...

Whether you realise it or not, habits make up a large part of your daily routine. These are habits that you develop without even realising them. Every day, you do them the same way. Have you ever heard that forming or changing a habit takes 60...

We are comfort-seeking creatures, which leads to some self-destructive behaviour. Despite this, we may modify our habits with some planning, effort, and attention. Let us discuss some tips:- Rather than pushing yourself more, try something new. Why, despite your best efforts, is it so tough to...

If you ask the next person you meet what the most important problem facing America is, he or she is likely to respond “drugs.” That’s an excellent response. The cost of drug-related law enforcement lost productivity, and disease is in the billions of dollars each year....

Emotional baggage can affect how you perform and, in the long run, damage your career. While we may not want to acknowledge it, we all have at least one negative habit that we’d like to break in our personal and/or professional life. Whether it’s spending too...

Know-how gets you in—and out—of ruts. Humans are creatures who follow a set of habits and routines. We create behaviours and habits that will last a lifetime, just as it takes us 20 years or more to form our adult personalities. Unfortunately, some of those habits...