mentalhealth – Expressions

You cannot invent your own symptoms

Before you read: This was written in an epiphanic moment, while my bladder was full, waiting to take the urine test at a clinical lab. It was first shared as an instagram post in my personal profile. Now, here we… Continue Reading →

When the stigma is from within: A story of my feminist values and a narcissistic mother

I’ve seen my mother face domestic violence since I was a child. Growing up in an environment where individual liberty and self expression had no space for existence, I soon learnt to survive by making myself invisible. But in my… Continue Reading →

October 13, 2021 0

You are empowered within and without by knowing, feeling and accepting yourself. Do it for the sake of you.

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… Continue Reading →

October 13, 2021 0

It took a lot of Unlearning and Relearing, applying what I learnt in therapy to my life and the difference baffled me.

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… Continue Reading →

October 12, 2021 0

The strongest stigma sometimes is the one in your head.

“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… Continue Reading →

October 12, 2021 0

Finding Therapy

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… Continue Reading →

October 10, 2021 0

Mental health Stigma: A hindrance for help and Compassion

Recently I was on a flight to Delhi, although it wasn’t my first time I never clicked on the flight attendant button above my head. It could be that I never had a requirement or perhaps I lacked confidence and… Continue Reading →

October 10, 2021 0

How my narcissistic parent made me believe I’m a failure…

I’m 26 years old and realized that I have been a victim of narcissistic abuse only a few months back. I won’t lie, it was heartbreaking. Out of all the people in the world, your own mom considered you as… Continue Reading →

October 10, 2021 0

“Everyone told me that my problems are silly when compared to their problems, but that is not true!”

I struggle with myself when I am thinking to write something down about mental health. Yes, everything I want to tell is within me, it is there every time in my head bothering me. But I still can’t put them… Continue Reading →

October 10, 2021 0

How not to respond to someone who is suffering from or has a family member suffering from the Corona

Few days ago my dad was diagnosed positive for the coronavirus. It was hard news for us because we had no protocol on what to do. We didn’t know how to move forward and take care of ourselves. We had… Continue Reading →

May 29, 2020 0

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