Loneliness may continue to exist when you find a partner, companion, buddy and in any relationship. It’s the process of connecting with the one inside of you, irrespective of good or bad. A relationship with yourself, a part of healing mind will slowly accept. #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellbeing #loneliness #psychologist #therapy #bpd

“I wish I could point at one thing & change it” Look around you! People have insecurities and uncertainties that they are silently fighting, one of them being - criticism. Self- critics are not just high achievers who want more from life and are competitive. They have a trait as part of their personality. It begins to dominate when reinforced throughout the years. There are many reasons for it. It could be because, as kids, some people experience bullying in school. It could

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white, slim or a bit oversize! Instead of commenting on her agility, the audience ogled at her thunder thighs. She hid under the foundation on her dark skin. Afraid, she couldn’t conceal hair on her chin. Everyone around her was petite and ladylike, but she was classified into a muscular type. She shaped her bushy eyebrows for the event. Ashamed, she had sideburns on either side. Lasers were the new media ads, and there was blood from her

Do you enter the examination hall or board room meeting thinking you will forget the answer, and the board room meeting might turn around as a disappointing one? It is ordinary for anyone to experience negative thoughts to some extent. The jittery sensations in the body before the examination/meeting is a typical response of the body. However, what is nerve-wracking is if it is more than just nervousness. People with anxiety disorders might have more than just feelings and se

“Children are not things to be molded but are people to be unfolded”~ Author Jess Lair What they see as children, they do that as adults. If a child sees violence it may become violent. If a child sees care it may become caring. As an adult, we can evaluate right or wrong behavior, but as children acceptance comes from parents and society. The boy next door has turned out to become an aggressive adult. The adult does not require fixing. Instead, let us support the child in hi

You can empathize when you connect & you can support each other when you belong! Have we thought what in the lockdown made social isolation so difficult for people? Weren’t we socially isolated from each other way before the lockdown? We were next to our parents but always occupied on our mobile phones, and work was our best excuse. When with a spouse, we let Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hotstar become our best friends before each other. Our outings with friends were all about

“Just make a list of five things you are grateful for every day. You’ll be surprised to see the list never ends!” To have gratitude for so many things that one has can enforce positive elements in life. For a person battling with depression, anxiety, or a personality disorder such as borderline, it is useful to use the power of gratitude in your life. In a depressive state when negative feelings trap you completely, it is then that we consciously start listing out things, rel

Will, I ever become well or like my husband says improve? I’m lost today – there is absolute blankness. When I talk about being blank, I am actually referring to my thoughts. How is it that I am numb to feeling emotions right now when all my brain does is confuse me with thoughts. Let’s be clear – negative thoughts. I’m not able to think about memories that usually never leave my mind. My usual behaviour comes from my brain not letting me rest even for a single minute. It mak

1. Acknowledge the condition Sometimes we tend to overlook the situation and the feelings of a person. We try to normalize the particular situation either by comparing it to a worse probable condition or generalizing it. In either of these conditions, we are ignoring the person. For example, if your friend tells you that they’re experiencing insomnia, our usual reply is to tell them when we faced it. Instead, we can nod and tell them to further talk about it. “Stop asking the

We call it a man’s land and all we do is talk about women's disputes. Men are at the receiving end of stereotypes, prejudice, and biases too. Have you heard the phrase, “men don’t cry,” it starts early in life for them too? Boys are asked to like the color blue because pink makes them look uncool. Did anyone ever wonder if colors are gender-specific too? While growing up he said, “I want to learn cooking,” but he landed up with guns and video games on his shelf. He didn’t wan