Fibromyalgia is not curable; only manageable
12th May is every year commemorated as Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, and May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month worldwide.
Mental Health
Articles that talk directly about mental health (depression, suicides, etc.) are part of this sub-category
Self-love during COVID: A 29-point guide
Self-love in times of extreme physical distancing is a must for our mental health and overall wellness. Don’t fall into the trap of believing that self-care or self-love is being selfish. It is not. In fact, in a situation like this, it is the best you can do for yourself and others.
We all need a Self-Care plan for the lock down
As we all struggle through the lockdown/curfew and various other COVID-19 restrictions, it has become essential that we follow some practical and useful advice from reliable sources about our mental health too. To begin with, this loss of routine and control is annoying and can set in anxiety and sometimes depression. We must thus focus…
Tik Tok: The online musical weapon
India accounted for 44%, or 323 million, of 2019’s total TikTok app downloads. Social media, especially in their app format, is quite addictive and gives a dopamine kick to the brain by creating the illusion of being famous, having friends, and youngsters measure their worth by the number of likes and comments on their online presence. The…
Mental health crisis amidst Delhi’s protests and violence
Delhi witnessed unprecedented violence since 24 February 2020. Across the world, political protests and violence related to social unrest is a new reality. In India, ever since 11 December 2019, there has been an ongoing social movement against a new Citizenship Amendment law. Before that, the society was outraging against the various incidents of sexual violence against…
How do we deal with child sexual abuse
Recently Facebook and all social media were abuzz about child sexual abuse allegations on famous Hindi poet Nagarjun. The lady Gungun Thanvi in her thirties recently narrated the abuse that happened to her when she was merely seven years old in a Facebook post that was later found removed or hidden. The social media is abuzz with…
Mental health around New Year
January and the last week of December are often considered one of the most stressful periods of the year for several reasons. It is that time of the year again, from our TV screens to public spaces, there is festival cheer. New Year decorations everywhere, announcements of parties and year-enders, and winter vacations rule on…
Mr. India needs to start talking about invisible disability
Look at my pictures, meet me, and if I say I have a disability, you wouldn’t believe me. Sometimes I won’t reciprocate to your smile with a smile, and you might be quick to label me as snooty without knowing that I can’t often smile because I have myofascial pain. Some days my brain fog…
A better world – Mother’s mental health is critical for child safety
The other day I was watching a video which had been shared by one of my social network connection on his page. The video had garnered close to some 2k views, and there were a little over three hundred comments. I usually tend to overlook most of these videos. However, this one happened to show…
How my father cured my migraine through laughter
I always understand or observe things in life, mostly through feeling for it. All of us, in general, would love to share our views, talk with someone when being stressed, either be it, friends, or family members. I usually like to speak with anyone, as I feel that would be a great stress buster. I…
Mental Health: How do we deal with anxiety
Why does no one talk about how anxiety is so much more than just panic attacks and breakdowns without cause? Anxiety is also your ruined gut health that makes you shit six times a day. Anxiety is also your hair follicles hurting and your scalp paining because of the stress. Anxiety is being continuously irritated…
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