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05/09/2026

“Don’t think about it.”
“Stop being sad.”
“Just forget about it.”
"Don't be so emotional"

We say these things to ourselves when we’re overwhelmed. But when thoughts and emotions are suppressed for a prolonged period, they don’t simply disappear. Thought suppression doesn’t usually make thoughts go away. In fact, the harder we try not to think about something, the more it can keep coming back. 🧠

Instead of fighting the thought, notice it, acknowledge it, and let it pass. ❤️

Post Credit : Chamathsara Jayasiri

31/08/2026

CBT is such a powerful and versatile therapeutic approach, and it has been adapted for a wide range of psychological difficulties. 🧠

But that doesn’t mean CBT is automatically the right approach for every client. Evidence-based therapy isn’t simply about choosing a therapy that works well in general — it’s also about considering whether the approach fits the individual client, their preferences, needs, readiness, and how they respond to the treatment.

If a client doesn’t connect with or benefit from CBT, we may need to adapt our approach or consider another evidence-based therapy.

CBT is a powerful tool, but it isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. If it were, therapy would be a lot easier. 🤍

சிபிடி (CBT) என்பது மிகவும் சக்திவாய்ந்த மற்றும் பல்துறை சார்ந்த ஒரு சிகிச்சை அணுகுமுறையாகும், மேலும் இது பல்வேறு வகையான உளவியல் சிக்கல்களுக்காகத் தழுவிக்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது. 🧠

ஆனால், சிபிடி (CBT) தானாகவே ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் சரியான அணுகுமுறை என்று அர்த்தமல்ல. சான்றுகள் அடிப்படையிலான சிகிச்சை என்பது பொதுவாக நன்றாக வேலை செய்யும் ஒரு சிகிச்சையைத் தேர்ந்தெடுப்பது மட்டுமல்ல — அந்த அணுகுமுறை தனிப்பட்ட நகருக்கு, அவர்களின் விருப்பங்கள், தேவைகள், தயார்நிலை மற்றும் சிகிச்சைக்கு அவர்கள் எவ்வாறு பதிலளிக்கிறார்கள் என்பதற்குப் பொருந்துகிறதா என்பதையும் கருத்தில் கொள்வதாகும்.

ஒரு நபருக்கு சிபிடி (CBT) ஒன்றிப்போகவில்லை என்றாலோ அல்லது அதிலிருந்து பயனடையவில்லை என்றாலோ, நாம் நமது அணுகுமுறையை மாற்றியமைக்க வேண்டியிருக்கலாம் அல்லது மற்றொரு சான்றுகள் அடிப்படையிலான சிகிச்சையைக் கருத்தில் கொள்ள வேண்டியிருக்கலாம்.

சிபிடி ஒரு சக்திவாய்ந்த கருவி, ஆனால் அது அனைவருக்கும் பொருந்தக்கூடிய ஒரே தீர்வு அல்ல. அப்படி இருந்திருந்தால், சிகிச்சை மிகவும் எளிதாக இருந்திருக்கும். 🤍

CBT කියන්නේ විවිධාකාර මනෝවිද්‍යාත්මක ගැටලු සඳහා සාර්ථකව භාවිත කළ හැකි ප්‍රතිකාර ක්‍රමයක්🧠

නමුත් CBT සෑම පුද්ගලයෙකුටම ගැලපෙන්නේ නෑ. සාක්ෂි මත පදනම් වූ ප්‍රතිකාරයක් තෝරාගැනීමේදී, එම ක්‍රමය සාමාන්‍යයෙන් සාර්ථක එකක්දැයි බැලීම පමණක්ම ප්‍රමාණවත් නොවේ. අදාළ පුද්ගලයාගේ කැමැත්ත, අවශ්‍යතා, සූදානම සහ ප්‍රතිකාරයට දක්වන ප්‍රතිචාරය අනුව එය ඔවුන්ට ගැලපේදැයි යන්න පිළිබඳවද සැලකිලිමත් විය යුතුයි.

යම් පුද්ගලයෙකුට CBT ප්‍රතිකාරය හා සම්බන්ධ වීමට නොහැකි නම් හෝ එයින් ප්‍රතිලාභයක් නොලැබේ නම්, අපට ප්‍රතිකාර ක්‍රමය වෙනස් කිරීමට හෝ වෙනත් සාක්ෂි මත පදනම් වූ ප්‍රතිකාර ක්‍රමයක් වෙත යොමු වීමට සිදුවිය හැකියි.

CBT යනු ඉතා සාර්ථක මෙවලමක් වුවද, එය සැමටම එක ලෙස භාවිත කළ හැකි (one-size-fits-all) විසඳුමක් නොවේ. එසේ වූවා නම්, මනෝචිකිත්සක ප්‍රතිකාර ලබා දීම මීට වඩා බෙහෙවින් පහසු වනු ඇත. 🤍

Post Credit : Chamathsara Jayasiri
Tamil Translation : Anne Edward

28/08/2026

When life feels hopeless, miserable, or simply too difficult, it’s natural to feel drained and lifeless. 🤍

Sometimes, all you need is someone to hold your hand and listen, to talk about how difficult it has been.

It may not solve everything, but sometimes being heard can make you feel a little lighter🧚

ජීවිතේ දුශ්කර වෙනකොට, බලාපොරොත්තු රහිත වෙනකොට, අපිට හිස්බවක් නැත්තන් වෙහෙසකාරී බවක් දැනීම ස්වාභාවිකයි.🤍

සමහර වෙලාවට ඒ වෙද්දී අපිට අවශ්‍ය වන්නේ අපිව තේරුම් අරගෙන, අපිව හොඳට අහගෙන ඉන්න කෙනෙක්.

ඒනිසා ප්‍රශ්නය විසඳෙන්නේ නැහැ. ඒත්, වෙන කෙනෙක් ඔබව හොඳින් අසා සිටීමෙන් අපේ හිත ටිකක් සැහැල්ලු වෙනවා, ජීවිතයට පොඩි බලාපොරොත්තුවක් ලැබෙන්න පුලුවන්🧚

வாழ்க்கை நம்பிக்கையற்றதாக, துன்பகரமானதாக, அல்லது மிகவும் கடினமானதாகத் தோன்றும் போது, சோர்வாகவும் உயிரற்றதாகவும் உணர்வது இயல்பானது. 🤍

சில நேரங்களில், உங்கள் கையைப் பிடித்துக் கொண்டு, உங்கள் பேச்சைக் கேட்கவும், வாழ்க்கை எவ்வளவு கடினமாக இருந்தது என்பதைப் பற்றிப் பேசவும் ஒருவர் இருந்தால் மட்டும் போதும்.

அது எல்லாவற்றையும் தீர்க்காமல் இருக்கலாம், ஆனால் சில நேரங்களில் இன்னொருவர் உங்கள் பேச்சைக் கேட்பது, உங்களைச் சற்றே இலகுவாக உணர வைக்கும்.🧚

Post Credit : Chamathsara Jayasiri
Tamil Translation : Anne Edward

When someone tells you they’re feeling suicidal, you don’t need to have the perfect words❤️But some well-intentioned res...
25/08/2026

When someone tells you they’re feeling suicidal, you don’t need to have the perfect words❤️

But some well-intentioned responses can accidentally increase shame, guilt, or isolation.

Instead of trying to convince them that they “have so much to live for,” focus on listening, taking them seriously, and helping them stay safe.

You don’t have to fix everything. Sometimes, simply saying “I’m glad you told me. I’m here. Let’s get through this together.” can be a powerful place to start.

Save this post, you may need these words someday. And share it with someone who might benefit from knowing what to say. 🫂

***dePrevention

Online self-diagnosis quizzes can be a starting point for learning about yourself—but but none of them are able to provi...
21/08/2026

Online self-diagnosis quizzes can be a starting point for learning about yourself—but but none of them are able to provide valid diagnosis.

A real diagnosis requires a proper assessment by a qualified mental health professional.

අන්තර්ජාලයේ ඇති ස්වයං නීර්ණ ප්‍රශ්නාවලි මඟින් තමා ගැන යම් තොරතුරු ඉගෙනගත හැකි වුවත්, ඒ කිසිම ප්‍රශ්නාවලියකට නිවැරදි රෝග නීර්ණයක් ලබා දීමට නොහැකියි.

නිවැරදි රෝග විනිශ්චයක් සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලත් මානසික සෞඛ්‍ය වෘත්තිකයෙකුගේ නිසි ඇගයීමක් අවශ්‍ය වේ.

இணையவழி சுய-நோயறிதல் வினாவிடைப் போட்டிகள், உங்களைப் பற்றி அறிந்துகொள்வதற்கான ஒரு தொடக்கப் புள்ளியாக இருக்கலாம் ஆனால், அவற்றுள் எதனாலும் சரியான நோயறிதலை வழங்க இயலாது.

ஒரு உண்மையான நோயறிதலுக்கு, தகுதிவாய்ந்த மனநல நிபுணரால் செய்யப்படும் முறையான மதிப்பீடு அவசியமாகும்.

Post Credit : Chamathsara Jayasiri
Tamil Translation : Anne Edward

You’ll often see “Psychology says…” or “Research proves…” online. But how do you know if it’s actually true?There’s a lo...
19/08/2026

You’ll often see “Psychology says…” or “Research proves…” online. But how do you know if it’s actually true?

There’s a lot of psychology misinformation out there. Don’t trust a claim simply because someone calls themselves a psychologist or has impressive credentials.

Check the source. Look for the original research, see whether it actually supports the claim, and check whether it has been published in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal.

Be curious. Be critical. Don’t believe something just because you saw it online—or because someone said, “Psychology says so.”

අන්තර්ජාලයේ “මනෝවිද්‍යාවට අනුව...” හෝ “පර්යේෂණවලින් තහවුරු වී ඇත...” වැනි යෙදුම් වලින් විවිධ තොරතුරු ඔබට නිතර දැකගත හැකිය. නමුත් ඒවා සැබෑවටම නිවැරදිද කියා අප දැනගන්නේ කෙසේද?

මේ වනවිට මනෝවිද්‍යාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් වැරදි තොරතුරු විශාල ප්‍රමාණයක් සමාජගත වී ඇත. යම් පුද්ගලයෙකු තමන් මනෝවිද්‍යාඥයෙකු ලෙස හඳුන්වාගත් පමණින් හෝ ඔවුන්ට සුදුසුකම් තිබූ පමණින්ම එම ප්‍රකාශයන් විශ්වාස නොකර යුතුයි.

එම තොරතුරුවල මුලාශ්‍රය පරීක්ෂා කරන්න. අදාළ මුල් පර්යේෂණය සොයා බලන්න, එම පර්යේෂණය මගින් එකී ප්‍රකාශය සැබවින්ම තහවුරු කරන්නේදැයි පරීක්ෂා කරන්න, එමෙන්ම එය පිළිගත්, විද්වත් සමාලෝචනයට ලක්වූ (peer-reviewed) පර්‍යේශණ සඟරාවක පළවී ඇත්දැයි තහවුරු කරගන්න.

සෑමවිටම විමසිලිමත් වන්න. විවේචනාත්මකව සිතන්න. අන්තර්ජාලයේ දුටු පළියටම හෝ යමෙකු “මනෝවිද්‍යාවේ එහෙම කියනවා” යැයි පැවසූ පමණින්ම කිසිවක් විශ්වාස නොකරන්න.

18/08/2026

Confidentiality in Counselling: Your Story Is Yours to Share

Counselling is a confidential space where you can speak openly and safely. You have the right to decide what you share, with whom, and when.

A counsellor should not share your personal information with family or others simply because they believe it would be helpful. Confidentiality may have limits in situations involving serious safety concerns, legal requirements, or professional obligations.

Confidentiality isn't about keeping secrets. It's about creating a space where you feel safe enough to be honest. ❤️

ඔයාගේ කතාව අයිති ඔයාට විතරමයි.

උපදේශනය කියන්නෙ ඔයාට නිදහසේ, ආරක්ශාකාරිව, හා විවෘතව කතා කිරීමට ඉඩ තිබිය යුතු අවකාශයක්. මොනවද කියන්නෙ , ඒවා කියන්න ඕනි කාටද, කවදද කියන දේවල් තීරණය කරන්න සම්පූර්ණ අයිතිය තියෙන්නේ ඔයාටම විතරයි.

ඔයාගෙම හොඳට කියල හිතල උනත් කිසිම උපදේශකයෙකුට ඔයා කියපු කිසිම දෙයක් පවුලේ කෙනෙකුටවත් වෙන කිසිම කෙනෙකුට හෙළි කරන්න නොහැකියි.

ඔයාගේ හෝ වෙන කෙනෙකුගෙ ජීවිත ආරක්ශාවට අවදානමක් තියේ නම් හෝ, උසාවි නියෝගයකට හෝ ඔයාගේ කැමැත්තෙන් රක්ශණාවරණයකට තොරතුරු අවශ්‍යයි නම් පමණක් ඒ තොරතුරුවල රහස්‍යභාවය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සීමා තියෙන්න පුළුවන්.

උපදේශනයේ රහස්‍යභාවය රකින්නේ නිකන්ම නීතියක් විදියට නෙවෙයි ඔයාට සත්‍යවාදී වීමට තරම් ආරක්ෂිත බවක් හැඟෙන පරිසරයක් නිර්මාණය කිරීමටයි ❤️

Why do some people experience suicidal thoughts during stress while others facing similar circumstances do not? 💭🧠Resear...
13/08/2026

Why do some people experience suicidal thoughts during stress while others facing similar circumstances do not? 💭🧠

Research suggests that su***de risk is multifactorial. Stress interacts with individual vulnerabilities, psychological pain, hopelessness, perceived entrapment, mental-health difficulties, previous experiences, social isolation, and available coping resources. 🤍

The Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model highlights defeat and entrapment, while the Three-Step Theory of Su***de emphasizes psychological pain, hopelessness, and connectedness. 🧩

✨ The key message is simple:

We can see someone’s situation, but we cannot always see how unbearable that situation feels to them.

Suicidal thoughts deserve support—not comparison or judgment. 🫂💙

📚 References

Klonsky, E. D., Pachkowski, M. C., Shahnaz, A., & May, A. M. (2021). The three-step theory of su***de: Description, evidence, and some useful points of clarification. Preventive Medicine, 152, 106549.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106549

O'Connor, R. C., & Kirtley, O. J. (2018). The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1754), 20170268.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0268


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10/08/2026

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🎙️JH Talks: Intern Series 💚Topic: “Standing Tall: Adding Biomechanics to Our Daily Movement for a Healthy Mind & Body” 🌟...
09/04/2026

🎙️JH Talks: Intern Series 💚

Topic: “Standing Tall: Adding Biomechanics to Our Daily Movement for a Healthy Mind & Body” 🌟

🗓️ Sunday, 26th April 2026
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💪 Be ready to stand, move, and sweat — bring water and get ready for a movement-based facilitation!

💛 Discover the power of movement for a healthier mind & body.

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Let’s stand tall together! 👀✨

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