Another Monday on our hands. Another week of annoyingly exhausting work upon us. Sigh. Why are some workdays worse than others? Sometimes we are able to draw from reservoirs of pure and unadulterated energy that replenish us. On some work days we find a quiet satisfaction in our souls. As if our tired souls were …
Much like a lamp without oil, a human without proper work-life balance can’t drive away the darkness. But like a diya you can always replenish your fuel and shine brighter.But what is this “darkness”? Before we can apply a soothing balm on our burns, we need to know how to identify the epicenter of the …
Ghosting is the modern-day equivalent of shutting the door to your room with the intent of passively refusing to communicate any further. A cut-off from a person or a situation that is intentional and singularly unknown to the person that is being “ghosted”. You can feel the “ghosts” presence online, but you can never concretely …
Sex is great! But sex without anxiety is even better. As helpful as stress can be in moderate amounts, add another person, take away the clothes and it becomes a situation that may prove a breeding ground (pun-intended) for anxiety. Especially in Indian culture, the notion of sex is attached with shame and is only …
Imagine you live in a remote area and you break your leg. It would take hours to reach medical help. Now imagine if there were emergency helicopters that could get you to a hospital within the hour. It would certainly make healing easier, right? This applies to mental health too. A system that supports mental …
The American Dream has gone global. Everyone everywhere dreams of making it in this world by becoming filthy rich. It is the freedom that we associate with this idea of having money that is so alluring. This tantalizing dream is what keeps most of us grinding and hustling, even when our souls start chafing. It …
Kya aapke toothpaste mein namak hai? Kya aapke zindagi mein stress hai? So if you can choose which toothpaste to brush with, why not choose which stress you endure! Weird idea? Allow me to elaborate. What is choice? Philosophers have been tinkering with this idea for millennia. Essentially, choice is something that helps us walk …
Who are we? Why are we here? What’s the point? These are some questions that all of humanity has to grapple with at some point in their lives. Existential anxiety is the anxiety that accompanies the thoughts associated with the big picture. If you feel discontent and sad about there being no point to life, …
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The term exam stress sounds familiar. At some point in your life you must have used it in a conversation, maybe as an excuse or maybe because you actually felt tensed and breathless while you were sweating with confusion, standing sleepy right outside the exam room. But do you actually know what it is? If …
Coronavirus is something that doesn’t even need an introduction anymore. Life seems like something out of a movie script, and not one of those ‘funny, comedic take on an apocalypse’ movies. There is a pandemic looming over us, while all we can do is sit at home and watch it affect individuals, families, countries, the …
