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Aug 29, 2020
3 min

DEALING WITH SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a psychological disorder where episodes of depression are experienced at a particular time, each year. Noticing the symptoms of the seasonal affective disorder before it goes on to become a full-blown problem is proven to be of great assistance. Some of the symptoms that can be experienced if one has Seasonal Affective Disorder are: Mood swings Feelings of hopelessness, sadness and/or fatigue Sudden changes in weight Irritation and frustration H

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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 15, 2020
3 min

GAINING INDEPENDENCE FROM 'LOG KYA KAHENGE'

We have gained independence from the shackles of the British, but what about gaining independence from the shackles of ‘Log Kya Kahenge’ ('What will People Say?') that prevents us from becoming the real version of ourselves? What about the independence that prevents us from blooming into what we always wanted to be? How many times have we done or not done something, thinking - “Log Kya Kahenge?” (“What will people say?”) And when things didn’t turn out to be the way you wante

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Aug 11, 2020
3 min

DON’T DESTROY YOURSELF

They say that someone comes along when you feel broken. They fix you. They make you look forward to life again. And then you give them the name of life. You start looking forward to them. You start creating your own little world around them and you start visualizing what life would look like with them by your side. At that moment, nothing seems more beautiful than that thought and then, when you truly get to live it, you fear losing it. This fear. This fear exists because the

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Jul 18, 2020
4 min

THE IMPORTANCE OF STICKING WITH THERAPY

Therapy is a slow and ongoing process that requires consistency for growth. It helps you to dive deeper into yourself that may be overwhelming at times but, is also necessary. You might come face to face with truths about yourself that you don’t want to accept. You might feel that therapy is “too much” or “tiring”. In all these times, I want you to know that it is important to stick with therapy, no matter how hard things get. Here’s why: Therapy takes time As we saw earlier,

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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 29, 2020
3 min

AN EPIDEMIC THAT HAS TO END - STIGMA SURROUNDING MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH

Stigma Surrounding “Men don’t cry!”, ”You have a family to take care of!”, “Man up!”, are a few of the things the society tells men. From the beginning, men are told that showing emotions is weak, that being vulnerable is not a quality a man should have because that makes him ‘unmanly’. The society itself teaches them to bottle up and suppress their emotions to a point where they lose contact with them. What we don’t realize is that shunning the temporary emotion at that time

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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 14, 2020
2 min

WHY ARE WE STRUGGLING?

Is there anyone for whom life is easy ? I know, I am sounding crazy to even bother asking such a question whose answer is pretty evident. Such an oblivious mind! Thinking about it, I imagine how it will be if we get a simple and easy life. No hustle, no competition, no stress, no hurt, no feelings, …nothing! Just pure, simple life! I guess this idea is better just fictionally. Can anyone picture themselves, having the same routine each day, without any challenges, without any

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Jun 13, 2020
3 min

HOPE IS LIKE DOMINOS

Tell me if there is anyone who doesn’t face any struggles and hustles to live their day? Who doesn’t need to strive to achieve something they desire? Surprisingly in the crowd of millions, there is not a single who is living a life without struggle. No matter what you desire, no matter what you aim, no matter what age group you fall in, each day you will struggle to achieve something! Only when you go through your struggling phase you realise you require so many factors to mo

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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 7, 2020
5 min

DEMYSTIFYING THERAPY: DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY

I have been devoting all my time towards studying different aspects of Psychology including the different forms of therapies that are now used to treat clients struggling with any form of mental illness. We all are aware of the most common form of therapy known as cognitive behavioural therapy which is solely focused on restructuring the client’s negative thought patterns to make them feel less depressed and more positive. CBT is used to treat almost every disorder or illness

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Jun 4, 2020
2 min

LET'S TALK MENTAL HEALTH - THE MOOD SPACE CONSULTATION

Hello all, Hope you all are fine and staying safe. In this blog, I want to talk about Mental Health. In our country, we have all kinds of conversations. We talk about so many things, yet the majority of you will agree that we find it difficult to talk about mental health concerns. I understand that sometimes we aren't really aware of what is happening in our body. We just tend to ignore overthinking, stress, anxiety and other disorders, not realising that they might be pointi

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Jun 3, 2020
5 min

MY FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH THERAPY

I started counseling in school in the 9th grade and after 10th, I shifted to therapy. It has been 3 years now since I started to go for therapy. Therapy has made me grow as a person. It has made me come face to face with so many things that I subconsciously avoided or ran away from. It has given me a safe space and a safe person to talk to. My emotions are being released and a lot of toxicity has been released, too! When in therapy, my opinions are valued, my thoughts are gai

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May 30, 2020
3 min

NURTURE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health in India is still surrounded with stigma and lack of awareness along with limited access to professional help which does little to dispel or end the same. It led me to think around the idea of how the need of the hour was to sensitize and educate individuals globally about the signs and symptoms while normalizing the idea of seeking support for themselves and their loved ones – this led me to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Back in the 1960s, there was

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May 22, 2020
5 min

A STEP TOWARDS BETTER MENTAL WELL-BEING

"Force yourself to come to college and sit in class, attend lectures and take deep breaths." Said my psychology teacher in college when I told her that I was suffering from mental health concerns. I needed rest because I had been a fighter of depression and other mental health illnesses for the past 2 years, back then. I explained to her how difficult it was for me to even get up from my bed and take a bath, how my panic and anxiety attacks had increased in both number and in

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May 4, 2020
5 min

GUIDE TO SAYING 'YOU NEED THERAPY'

You: “Listen I need to talk to you. Do you have a minute?” Friend: “Umm..can I…” You: “Okay, so I’m really upset with how my manager spoke to me today and it’s not only about today, I just feel like she keeps demeaning my work and humiliating me in front of other colleagues. Even things at home aren’t that great, my parents have such high expectations of me, I just can’t deal with everything anymore.” Friend: “I’m really sorry, I’m in the middle of something, can I call you b

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Apr 15, 2020
4 min

6 REASONS TO SEEK E-THERAPY DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING

The Coronavirus pandemic has made it essential for all of us to stay quarantined and take necessary precautions such as social distancing. Social distancing has deprived us of ‘in-person’ interactions from our close ones, too. In difficult times like these, it is normal for us to feel fearful, isolated, panicky, disturbed and overwhelmed. Social distancing, if not handled carefully, can blow-back on us as social isolation. These feelings, if not dealt with, can force us to go

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