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Mental health articles, videos, and guides — in Bengali and English.
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The number of migrant workers in Bangladesh is growing, and along with it the complexity of their mental health. Just as one must go through a process…
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
What is Psychological First Aid? Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed, modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and fa…
How to Deal with Bullying
Bullying is a very common word these days, occurring frequently at work, at school, among neighbours, in shops, or on the playground. Bullying is forc…
When Should We Be Concerned About Our Mental Health?
Taking care of your mental health is important at all times, but there are certain situations and signs that indicate you should pay closer attention …
Mental Health Awareness
Along with physical health, mental health is equally important, and in this age of small families and mechanisation the problem has grown further. But…
What to Do Before Meeting Your Boss
Experiencing a little anxiety before or during a one-on-one meeting with your boss is utterly normal. After all, this is one of the most important wor…
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Anxious About a Presentation?
We all more or less like to present ourselves properly and well to others. Many of us feel anxious about whether we made a mistake or did something em…
Dealing with Office Workload
In the corporate world, we have to complete a great deal of work regularly, so it can become hard to stay calm because of severe work stressors. What …
Ways to Reduce Workplace Stress
Track your stress: For a week or two, note in a diary which situations create the most pressure and how you react. Recording your thoughts, feelings, …
Device Addiction
The COVID pandemic caused a severe disruption in our lives. People naturally dislike sudden turns in life. Research shows that people are still strugg…
Video Game Addiction
Video game addiction, also known as gaming disorder or internet gaming disorder, is directly linked to video games. When gaming impairs a person's fun…
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10 Ways to Reduce Screen Addiction
These days, plenty of people spend hour after hour staring at screens. Screen addiction severely harms many people's personal, family, and social live…
Screen Addiction
Screen addiction is when screen use becomes so compulsive that it impairs a person's daily functioning in terms of productivity, social relationships,…
Child Behavioural Management
There are certain strategies and communication skills that have been proven to work effectively for managing children's problematic or challenging beh…
Tips for a Healthy Relationship
Maintaining a healthy relationship requires effort, understanding, and good communication. Here are some tips to help you build and maintain a strong,…
A Mother's Mental Health
Among life's many transitions, an important one is stepping into the role of a parent. The moment we bring a child into the world, a new role begins f…
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A Child's Emotional Development
Emotion is a very important part of a child's mental health. For success in life, the development, healthy expression, and regulation of emotion are e…
Parenting Styles
The way parents raise their child after birth is called parenting. There are various parenting styles that parents follow. It is often said that one p…
Parenting Tips
Eight of the most important parenting tips that I believe every parent should consider: 1. Express your love and care: Your child is the most precious…
Adequate and Healthy Sleep
Sleep is an essential part of our daily life and is vital for the survival of any living being. Through sleep, our mind and body get temporary rest, w…
What Is Confidence?
You wake up and go to cook, light the stove, and get through the day's other tasks with ease. These don't make you think much, because you know you ca…
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How to Stay Happy
If we analyse every human action, we find that we do everything to keep ourselves happy and well. If you ask someone why they are doing something, the…
Gratitude Exercise
We carry a great deal of resentment and grievance toward life. Amid all this anger and hurt, if you practise noticing exactly which things you are gra…
Self-Esteem (Part 2)
In our previous article, we learned what self-esteem is, the importance of healthy self-esteem, and the consequences of low self-esteem. An even more …
Self-Esteem (Part 1)
What is self-esteem? The literal Bengali equivalents of "self-esteem" include "sense of self-respect," "self-dignity," and "self-confidence," or somet…
Self-Care
In daily life we have to stay busy with countless tasks, and setting aside time for ourselves can feel almost impossible. But giving yourself time and…
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness is intentionally focusing one's attention on the experience occurring at the present moment, in a nonjudgmental and accepting way. Meditat…
Relaxation
Relaxation is an important and effective way to cope with stress. When we are under stress, it affects the body; in particular, when we face stress or…
Controlling Yourself When Angry
Harming yourself or others in the grip of anger is not bravery; the real bravery is being able to control and restrain yourself in moments of intense …
Performance Anxiety
Research shows that a moderate level of fear or anxiety before a task actually improves performance. But when it goes beyond that, performance suffers…
Ways to Overcome Overthinking
Normal, necessary thinking helps you solve your problems. But when that thinking becomes excessive — thinking without need — many people run into ment…
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How to Manage OCD
Treatment approaches 1. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): This is a form of cognitive therapy considered effective for treating obsessive-compul…
What to Do During a Panic Attack
1. Breathing relaxation: Breathing relaxation helps a lot during a panic attack. Because the affected person breathes very rapidly, the level of oxyge…
Conversion Disorder: The Physical Expression of Mental Distress
Conversion disorder is a kind of mental health problem in which a person suffers from various physical symptoms, but the cause is entirely psychologic…
Somatic Symptom Disorder
We tend to think that mental problems show themselves only through the brain, or merely as low mood. But we often forget that our body and mind are in…
Asperger's Syndrome
What is Asperger's syndrome? Asperger's syndrome (also known as Asperger's Disorder) was first described in the 1940s by Viennese pediatrician Hans As…
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Panic Attack
A panic attack is a condition that causes a person to suddenly feel intense anxiety and fear. During it, the heart seems to stop and the person cannot…
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Many people are meticulous by nature. Some are not satisfied until they have washed a plate once more before eating, others must tug a locked door two…
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterised by a lack of coherence between a person's thoughts and the expression of their feelings. Its symptoms…
Sleep Paralysis
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move. It occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During the…
Welcome to Moner Jotno
Moner Jotno is a space to look after your mind, one small step at a time. Take a short self-check, try a guided exercise, and come back whenever you n…
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