Obsessive compulsive disorder 1 Quite commonly present but it is a crippling disorder often taking away years of productivity of an individual 2. Consists of repetitive thoughts and actions which may look silly to an observer but the person experiencing them is quite stuck in the ritual 3. Often…
DATING DILEMMAS
by Dr Sona Kakar A few tips on how not to let the experience of dating get coloured by past experiences and anxiety. 1. Keep the monster out When you are dating someone, often anxiety and anxiety generating thoughts will accompany you into a potentially beautiful new experience. Thoughts…
RAAZI – ARE YOU WILLING ?
Relationship between us and our will Raazi a movie released in May 2018 is an excellent portrayal of the importance of will in our lives.A young daughter who grew up with the family tradition of only obeying her father’s will is a dynamic and brilliant personality. However modeling her choices…
HOW CAN I OVERCOME DEPRESSION
HOW CAN I OVERCOME DEPRESSION Though the term Depression is now used frequently the acknowledgement of its crippling presence in ones life as well as the acceptance of depression as a medical problem remains a major roadblock to its treatment. IDENTIFY IT Recognize the symptoms.Use a checklist or mood inventory…
DIVORCE AND COPING WITH IT
COPING WITH DIVORCE When any relationship breaks down irretrievably it becomes very difficult to let go.World over the breakdown of a relationship can cause havoc in peoples life even though it is not the most discussed issue everywhere. A divorce or separation is often so painful that a lot of…
ONLINE/SKYPE SESSIONS
SKYPE/ONLINE COUNSELING ONLINE/SKYPE COUNSELLING First of all ONLINE counselling can be booked on SUNDAY and FRIDAY morning lasting one hour 30 mins. Its so important to understand that if you can have a face to face session it will have definite advantage in therapy MOST IMPORTANTLY you can consider the FIRST…
ABOUT DR SONA
Dr Sona Kakar MD is a psychiatrist and practitioner of psychoanalytic therapy in a shortened format as practised by contemporary psychoanalysts all over the world. She has an additional training of 3 and a half years in intensive short term dynamic therapy and has attended training workshops by international trainers .She…