I have changed, I have evolved. From a place where it felt like standing in midst of a muddy pool, looking around I saw dirt on myself and on everything around me, it felt this was the only place I knew. I had no idea on what resources I could use to get out of…
Mental stigma is prevalent and prominent enough to address. My social and individual hemisphere was fabricated with this stigma and its connecting lies for a very long time with much pervasivity. I remember as a literature student we were given the opportunity to analyse the bizarre associated with racism, feminism, mental health etc. I was…
I am a doctor. I was working day in and day out during my internship and taking care of my body. I was having good number of friends, had enough money to go out and buy things that give me happiness. But still it all felt superficial. I noticed some people slipping away from my…
“Come on, there are real problems in the real world. When you forget how to be grateful and stop taking your duty seriously is when you get all these stupid notions about being depressed or anxious or whatever the hell it is that you are convinced you feel.” Raise a hand if that feels familiar. Raise a…
The first instance when I should have realized that I needed to consult a therapist was back in 2017. In the midst of a tough summer, I began encountering frequent bouts of nausea. It was a time when I realized that I might not make it to a university of my choice, or any place…
Manastva 