Dr. Suparna Sengupta's

We all heard it many times in our childhood, and that is “get…set….go”. Here I am going to explain you, what to get when to set, and how to go. Phase 1: Get ready to know yourself Know your purpose: The first step in motivating yourself is to try to find out the purpose of your existence i.e. something like who you are and what do you want. Keep asking yourself continuously until you feel you are getting some clarity. Find your identity: Talk to yourself, find out the ingredients you are made of. List down your strengths and weaknesses. Analyze what kind of seed you are. Choose your area: Next step is to choose the area you would like to be in. Think, search and gather all the professional areas where a person like you will be greatly appreciated. It is the soil, appropriate for the particular kind of seed like you. Get paired with your destiny: Final step is to shortlist top five among the list you have made. Write down the pros and cons, beside each of them, and select...

If you consider yourself a psychopath, then you must be aware of your destructive attribution. However, as a psychopath, your pathological abnormalities mostly come from your biological predisposition. There is almost nothing you can do for it. What you can do is to flip your curses into blessings so that people will remember you as a life maker, not as a destroyer. You can achieve it in three mindful ways. Take Control of Your life: As a psychopath, you have a mind that looks life in a negative spotlight and thinks everything with an evil point of view, including manipulating and controlling good humanistic qualities. And you do this only to win. Of course, you win and get what you want but after that? One fine morning your mask gets down and everything then vanishes. You again start searching for another good person who will make you happy. And it goes on and on endlessly. As a psychotherapist, I can understand, how alert you need to be all the time throughout the proces...

What is Sarcasm? Sarcasm literally means the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. It's normally a form of making fun that means the opposite of what is said and made to criticize someone or something in a way that is amusing to others but annoying to the person criticized. 'Using sarcasm in a regular way' can hurt the people around, and ruin valuable relations consequently; as it obstructs effective communication. Intelligent people value good relations. So there must not be any relevant correlation between having intelligence and being sarcastic. One thing is important here to remember, there is a difference between satire and sarcasm. Why Some People Think Sarcasm a Sign of Intelligence? As we can see, some people thinks it a matter of intelligence. If you observe you will definitely find, what leads them to think so. They see the outcomes that a person gets as a result after leaving a sarcastic comment, facial expression or gesture. The interesting fa...

If you are a negative minded person, then there is a chance that you have a lot of negative incidents or experiences in your life. We ultimately become what we experience. If you can manage to receive good experiences, it is possible for you to live a happy and peaceful life. It is just a matter of time.  Stop yourself from getting negative influences by following- Confront and Distract Whenever a negative or compulsive thought comes in mind, confront it, correct it and distract yourself involving your five senses. You can have snacks or drinks, watch T.V or movies, listen to music, call your loved one, anything that makes you feel good. Encourage yourself to stay positive. Avoid Unpleasant Consequences Watch your words carefully. Take 5 minutes before responding to an unpleasant situation. Prepare a conversation to stay under control and handle situation mindfully, in that 5 minutes. Then proceed. Accept Yourself as You Are First, think of all your troubles fo...

Positivity is the frequent experience of pleasant emotions. Some of the most common emotions are joy, hope, gratitude, interest, serenity, pride, amusement, love, inspiration, and awe. Anyone can switch from thinking negatively to positively, with a little effort and time. And it is worth it. Positive Mindset: Staying positive doesn't mean, you need to stay always positive irrespective of any given situation. It's really odd if someone dies, and you are laughing to reflect your positive mindset. Positivity means, thinking of positive aspects in every situation with its negative aspects side by side, tilting slightly towards the positive one. Positivity makes us happier, while negativity makes us cautious and careful. Both of them has utilities. A wise brain considers both of them while taking a decision. Prepare yourself to think every possible thing, considering both positive and negative aspects for proper evaluation. Breathing Happiness: Considering today's ...

We parents devote a considerable amount time of our life in taking care of our children. Sometimes it's difficult for youngsters to willingly appreciate our parenting style. Still, we never fail to motivate ourselves to give our bests to provide them a comfortable lifestyle. Because we love them to see, safe and sound. Well, “how safe they actually are?” Did you ever think about that? You may arrange the best care at your home, but how safe they are, when on road? at a playground? inside a classroom? or at a friend's house? whatever indestructible safety mechanism you consider in your parenting style, there is always a chance of getting into trouble for your children. So, we can make kids even more prepared, when we provide, not only safety, but also some knowledge or perception of situations and facts; when they know how to stay alert if anything goes wrong, and make simple common sense work for them accordingly. “Better Safe Than Sorry” Rules # Rul...

You might have heard the word Emotional Intelligence (EI) many times and may know the meaning of it. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others. Four dimensions of EI are self-awareness, social awareness, self-management and relationship management. It is mainly used to define interpretation, regulation and application of emotion intelligently. Lately, EI is recognized as one of the key components of success, personally as well as professionally. EI is important because 1. We use this ability to receive and express emotion in communication; 2. Emotions help us pay attention to what matter most. It is a shortcut for prioritization; 3. We understand others by interpreting emotions to find the meaning and thinking pattern behind them. An Emotionally Intelligent person must possess the following qualities below: 1.   Clear About Life’s Purpose and Values It is the first step toward success, findin...