3 things that helped me strike a chord with anxiety
My anxiety would often touch the roof! With overthinking accompanying it and me often forgetting about the important stuff, it had to be tackled. I know my thoughts are not a faucet that is switched on or off. Subsequently, I knew that I had to take action rather than just thinking about it. The deal […]
What to do when you are doing nothing?
Sundays and specially weekends are meant for doing nothing. You just want to laze around, surround yourself with solitude and may be even have a cheat meal. We have been accustomed and programmed in a way, where we always have to do something. I have realised every time; I find myself doing nothing for long, […]
Racing thoughts and how I tackled them from racing through my mind?
Anxiety is not new to any of us. Overthinking, night-time anxiety and racing thoughts, all seem to be permanent accompaniments in our lives now. The lock-down has indeed add fuel to fire in the case of stress and anxiety. Just the other day, I was talking to a friend, who literally is, ‘saath samundar par”! […]
How does one find their moment of calm?
Everyone keeps talking about the moment of calm. We are all looking to find that moment of calm amidst the worldly chaos. All of us are not only running a race against time, we are also running a race against our own thoughts, wants and desires. The social media has taken over our lives like […]
Your mind needs to stay calm, here is how you can do it.
Over the generations we have focused on how we look and dress. It is amidst the changing times are we forced to look at our inner strength and our mind. We are all pushed towards finding solitude. Without a doubt we are all fighters in our own way ,when it comes to handling situations!! We […]
How our everyday habits lead to poorer mental health.
Our brains are the power houses of information. It is a known scientific fact that our brains regulate everything that goes on with our body and life. I have often begun to feel this restlessness that I am unable to take charge of. I am sleepy at odd hours and then when it’s time to […]
Things to do to make yourself happy on a not so bright day.
Time is always behaving in a very peculiar manner. Always taking big strides and galloping away. The more you try and hold onto it, the more it slips away like sand and water. The hustle with time and life is apparently a constant thing now. We all have to earn a living and feed ourselves. […]
Mental Health and when to seek medical help?
Everybody has a story to narrate and a journey to re-count. We all need more sunshine and more freedom in our lives. Have we realized that our minds need the same? We all are running a race against time and sometimes ourselves and often in the bargain, tend to ignore ourselves. It is only lately […]
This is how social media is causing you more harm than you know.
There should be a day dedicated to reply to all the new year and good morning forwards one receives almost everyday in the first week of the new year. Technology is a boon for us all. There are hardly any flaws I can find with the digitization of the world. From having almost anything delivered […]
Ways in which you can help a sexual assault survivor
A sexual assault survivor in India is often dealing with the judgement of family and society, besides the trauma of the attack. Here’s how we can all be more empathetic and supportive. Every time you hear about someone being molested or raped, it stirs your soul, shakes you up completely! They say everything is planned […]