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What’s the Impact of Bad Sleep on Our Mental Health?

The clock went off with that annoying ringtone (it doesn’t matter which one, eventually they all become ANNOYING). It’s time to wake up, again. So, once again you do the mental math (if I sleep for 10 more minutes I can still make it), reevaluate your life choices (do I really need a job/friend/activity that […]

The Ultimate Guide to Picking a Therapist

So you’re finally ready to get therapy. You have decided that it’s time to get the support you deserve. Next stop: Therapy; Choo Choo! And that’s when you realize another thing; Where do you FIND a therapist. And not just that, one that works for YOU. Sadly, in India, there are a lot of therapists

Society or Self: A Guide to Making Boundaries

Imagine you’re in a vehicle (even better if you’re the one in the driver’s seat). You’re going from Point A to Point B. You find bumper to bumper traffic, rolling traffic, people breaking the signals, people driving on the wrong side, sometimes even free and empty roads. Sometimes you let people go first, sometimes they

Is Singlehood Bad?

As every romantic song to ever come out from Bollywood would have us believe- we are incomplete without our partner, life is incomplete without our partner, incomplete is incomplete without our partner. And by extension they conclude- being single is bad. One must be involved, committed, or at the very least looking. Singleness, the state

How NOT crying hampers Mental Health

“Stop crying!” “What are you a girl?” “Adults don’t cry!” “Look at that loser they’re crying!” If you’ve taken a breath, the chances are that at some point in your life you may have heard these, or a version of these. They’re meant to shame, ridicule, and belittle someone when they’re feeling emotionally vulnerable. Society