#MentalHealth

Aug 27, 2020
4 min

SELF-DISCOVERY AMIDST A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS

I remember my last day before this lockdown struck us, I was in Mumbai with my friends – our exams had gotten canceled due to the occurrence of COVID-19 but things didn’t seem THAT serious back then. We went out for a drink to our favorite place and little did we know that that would be our last time together for a while. I remember the day the “lockdown” was officially announced, it was 22nd March 2020 – honestly my first reaction was just a rush of emotions. I was an extrem

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Aug 18, 2020
3 min

WHAT DEPRESSION FEELS LIKE - SEEKING HELP

*Trigger Warning - Depression* Depression. A word used by many and understood only by a few. Most people think that it means a feeling of sorrow and intense grief. Many take it to mean someone’s weakness. Nobody ever takes it to mean what it actually does mean. Many say, "Believe in yourself and everything will be fine". Some say, "Stop being a wimp", and others say," You are just trying to gain attention". But what most people never say is, “I think professional help can ben

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Aug 6, 2020
3 min

LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE- EXPLAINING COLOR PSYCHOLOGY

“Colour is a power which directly influences your soul” - Wassily Kandinsky So, what is color psychology? Color psychology is a study that looks at how colors can influence the perception of human behavior, through one's moods, emotions, feelings, and sensations. When light strikes the human eye, the wavelengths do so in different ways, influencing our perceptions.*** A certain area of the brain – the hypothalamus (which controls hormones and the network of glands and organs

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Aug 4, 2020
3 min

MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health is a topic that is extremely wide-ranged and even though the stigma attached to Mental Health still exists in a variety of aspects, things are changing irrespective of how slow the process may seem. However, when we do talk about Mental Health, as a society, we neglect “Men’s Mental Health” a lot and the first question is why does such discrimination exist? Throughout our lives, we have been told and reminded repeatedly that women form the emotional aspect of hu

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Aug 1, 2020
3 min

SETTING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

“Boundaries are your responsibility. You decide what is and isn’t allowed in your life.” -Brittney Moses Have you ever gotten hurt by someone close to you when they intentionally did something you did not want them to do? Did you feel that you weren’t important enough for them to respect your likes and dislikes? Do you often feel the need to take a step back from a conversation but the thought that you may hurt another person’s feelings, stopped you from doing that? If this h

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Jul 28, 2020
6 min

DEALING WITH ACADEMIC STRESS WITH RIGHT NUTRITION!

‘Stress!’ The word itself is a cause of stress for many individuals! And it’s definitely not a novel, exotic term for students. Many students face academic pressure and tons of stress every single day. Adolescents go through changes everyday and hence are more susceptible to academic stress. Well, stress is typically seen in a bad light, but I can tell you that it is a natural part of life and is not intrinsically good or bad. Stress is like butter to bread. (Where the bread

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Jul 25, 2020
3 min

GROW THROUGH IT, DON’T GRIND THROUGH IT

Waking up in the morning, finding a reason to carry on with the whole day, planning it and you are ready to rock it...That’s the dream we would all like to wake up to, won’t we? Imagine the contrary, doesn’t seem so appealing right? And yet, more than half of the student population wake up to that contrary scenario. There are more ways than you can imagine that can affect your self-esteem as a student. Starting from being compared to being forced to do something that’s not of

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Jul 23, 2020
4 min

THE POWER OF SELF-COMPASSION: ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE FOR YOU?

Most of us have come across the term ‘self-compassion’, we all interpret it in different ways but despite that, I believe that a lot of us fail to realize what it actually means, and even if we do, we struggle to implement it in our lives. However, if we did, a lot of us would not be fighting our feelings or fighting the way we feel or the mistakes we made or make. Self-compassion focuses on being open to one’s own suffering, to not avoid or disconnect from it, and to generat

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Jul 21, 2020
4 min

HOW MAKEUP HELPED ME TO UPLIFT MY MENTAL HEALTH

Depression is a common psychiatric disorder that gives a feeling of hopelessness, anxiety, restlessness, and confusion. Along with therapy, there are many lifestyle changes like exercise, meditation, healthy eating, getting enough sleep that can help to combat depression and anxiety. Getting involved in recreational activities or expressing inner thoughts through creativity can lead to improved concentration, memory, and mood. While there are numerous creative fields like wri

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Jul 15, 2020
3 min

HEALING EFFECTS OF ART ON MENTAL HEALTH

Art is a medium that has been known to have great healing effects on various health concerns. The simple sensory pleasure that it offers can help individuals with their mental health, too. Studies show that creating art releases happy chemicals like dopamine, that make us feel happier, reducing the levels of anxiety, stress, and depression. Art can be in a variety of forms like painting, photography, singing, dance, etc. Through art, people can look for conflicting ideas, bel

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Jul 13, 2020
3 min

HEALTHY EATING FOR A HEALTHY MIND

What you eat affects your mood. What you eat affects your performance. What you eat affects your behavior & perception. What you eat affects your overall cognitive function. Balanced nutrition plays an important role in our mode of thinking and behavior, as the intake of foods affects our cognition, memory capacity, and emotions. Researches have proved that the food we eat affects the chemical composition of our brain, thus changing our mood. Dietary nutrition, as the primary

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Jul 11, 2020
4 min

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU NEED THERAPY?

So many times we experience feelings that make us ask the question, “What is happening to me?”. Some of us also realize that we need help but don’t consider seeking professional help or therapy because we feel that therapy is only for “extreme” situations. What we don’t understand is that the effect of situations and feelings cannot be compared because what affected me deeply, wouldn't necessarily affect you that way. Therapy can help people in dealing with mental health conc

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Jul 4, 2020
4 min

LISTEN IN & BE THERE

I’m writing this article to share a small experience, more like something that happened a few days ago and the reason I’m sharing it is because I genuinely feel that it can inspire and influence people to think differently, to make the most out of any situation, to be more aware of other people and how they’re feeling and just to stay present. As a budding Psychologist, I was thinking of how I could utilize my time during a pandemic, I thought to myself “so many people must b

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Jun 30, 2020
3 min

LGBTQ+: END THE STIGMA

The year 2018 saw a lot of atrocities being committed against members of the LGBTQ+ community. Some of these incidents need to be highlighted and read about before we go deeper into this topic. On May 29 (Delhi), a person wearing a transvestic by dressing as Goddess Kali was stabbed and murdered by a group of men. On May 26 (Hyderabad), a group of transgender women was attacked by a mob that believed they were a group of child kidnappers, a rumor that spread through a fake Wh

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Jun 17, 2020
5 min

A FAIRY-TALE IN PROGRESS

“You are starting your college life, isn’t that exciting?!” they said. “No more uniforms. Only freedom and enjoyment”, they told me. “It’s going to be the best time of your life, you’ll see”, they promised. And yet, my welcome-to-college-life gift was months of panic attacks. My day would start at 5 in the morning. The first event of the day would be fighting the growing dread in the pit of my stomach. Eventually, I would lose the fight and break down. I would miss my usual t

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Jun 12, 2020
4 min

beYOUtiful: HARMONIZING YOUR SELF ESTEEM & MENTAL HEALTH

Twelve. Age twelve was the first time that I was bullied for the color of my skin. I clearly remember running back home from the bus stop evening after evening and crying to my mother until all of the energy was drained out of my body. Even though I do not have many memories of my middle and high school years anymore, the ones that I do never tug at my happy heartstrings. Instead, they bring back daunting memories of the racial trauma that I constantly faced back then. That’s

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Jun 10, 2020
3 min

CULTURE SENSITIVE THERAPY

Culture sensitive therapy is psychotherapy where different multicultural aspects like caste, sex, religion, race, beliefs and customs are kept in mind and acknowledged by the therapist while administering therapy. Therapists who specialize in culturally sensitive therapy respect the difference in opinions, traditions, thinking and mindsets because they understand the importance of your culture in your daily life and well-being. This leads to more positive therapeutic outcomes

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Jun 9, 2020
4 min

FOOD & MOOD: LINKING NUTRITION WITH MENTAL HEALTH

The human mind is the strongest weapon you can ever possess as well as the most fragile one. As paradoxical as it may seem, there’s no denying the fact that it is the most complex and intricate thing in existence. So it is but natural that this super-engine requires constant and superior quality nourishment. And that nourishment can be derived from the food we eat. Studies are being conducted since the past decade to understand the relation between food and mental health and

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Jun 7, 2020
4 min

TURNING TOXIC IN A RELATIONSHIP

Relationships, the word itself causes either an adrenaline rush or is the pivotal reason behind such severe tension in the body which gets exhibited in the form of worries, stress, sleep disturbances and mood-related problems. Romantic relationships serve as the mirror to our souls, our unconscious desires, our needs and also help us to delve into our beauty and insecurities. From the moment we were born on earth, we channelize our identities in the form of how we are treated

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Jun 7, 2020
6 min

CHECK IN ON YOUR SOUL

How are you? We often ask this question to people & so have we been asked the same question. None of us are probably always honest while answering. Because this forces us to really check in our souls -which often leads to admitting that we may not be always well as we want others to think. We are reluctant to confess our true feelings. How about if we change our question to “How is your soul doing?” What are you doing for your soul today? Far deeper a question. Isn’t it? Seco

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