Since this is a testimony of my journey with a mental illness, there is no starting point and a definite...
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#MyMannDay – External Vs Internal Validation – Who’s The Winner?
Aprajita Sharma
August 10, 2020
They say 'seeking validation is human behavior'. I beg to differ. I, at a point in my life, was wanting...
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#MyMannDay – I Found Happiness Within
Aprajita Sharma
July 19, 2020
I don’t know if people can relate to it or not, but it’s a feeling where you have everything but...
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#MyMannDay – Why You Shouldn’t Flee Your Emotions?
Aprajita Sharma
June 29, 2020
I'm an introvert, and I never liked to share my feelings with anyone. I used to think that sharing my...
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#MyMannDay – The Pressure of Being Okay
Aprajita Sharma
June 8, 2020
We don’t have to be okay unless we really are. It is absolutely alright to be sad or down, we...
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#MyMannDay – Differences Unite Us All!
Aprajita Sharma
May 11, 2020
Everybody is heterogeneous in nature. A combination of multiple things. So why bother if someone tells you that it's wrong...
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#MyMannDay – Quarantine and Cooking
Aprajita Sharma
April 27, 2020
My cooker whistled and I was wondering why I chose to make the toughest daal. Why couldn’t I just eat...
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#MyMannDay – Tuning into Myself, with Music
Aprajita Sharma
March 2, 2020
I have had days when I felt absolutely nothing. I did not feel the need to respond or talk. There...
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Why Self-Talk is Crucial Before Exams?
admin
February 10, 2020
It is a time when all the youngsters, mostly school-going, are busy preparing for their board exam. So, I want...
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#MyMannDay – The Power of A Positive Perspective
Aprajita Sharma
January 27, 2020
This is the time when I finished my boards, I was not getting enough marks and that was the start...
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Workplace Mental Health: 2019 in Review
Srishti Malik
January 7, 2020
As we launch into the new decade, it is important that we reflect on the monumental year we are leaving...
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#MyMannDay – Stress
Aprajita Sharma
January 6, 2020
Stress is temporary, Distress is temporary, Why do you always worry? Why are you always in a hurry? Sometimes, it’s...
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#MyMannDay – The Crucial Role of Family in Child Development
Aprajita Sharma
December 23, 2019
Family is the most important thing in everyone's life. It affects the early development of the child and plays a...
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#MyMannDay – Vent away with Paints – Mandals to the Rescue!
Aprajita Sharma
December 2, 2019
The constant throbbing in my head, the uncontrollable shivering of limbs, and irregular breathing. Many people suggested talking and sharing...
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How Often You Should Take a Mental Health Day, According to a Psychologist
admin
November 10, 2019
We all could use a good, restorative mental health day every so often, but navigating how or when to take...
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Dog Ownership Has Positive Effect on Mental Health
admin
November 10, 2019
A study led by the University of Western Australia has found a positive correlation between mental health benefits and dog...
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Protecting Teens’ Mental Health Is a Wise Investment
admin
November 10, 2019
As kids settle into college life, parents and teachers need to be on the lookout for signs of anxiety and...
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Smoking may increase risk of mental health problems – Study
admin
November 10, 2019
Researchers find link between tobacco cigarettes and depression and schizophrenia The researchers focused on 378 genetic variants that have previously...
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Biodiversity may benefit mental health by affecting gut bacteria
admin
November 10, 2019
New research in mice suggests that exposure to a biodiverse soil may improve mental health by raising levels of a...
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Are Mental Health Disorder Rates in Youth Really Increasing?
admin
November 10, 2019
According to a recently released report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), U.S. suicide rates have been climbing, with a...
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#MyMannDay – Passion for a meaningful life!
Aprajita Sharma
November 4, 2019
Like most of us, I also started working in a 9-5 job, weeks and months passed, but I wasn’t satisfied...
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Innovative Technology Changes How We Diagnose And Treat Workplace Mental Health
admin
November 2, 2019
October 10 was World Mental Health Day, but every day should be mental health day in the workplace. This month...
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Use of Psychiatric Assistance Dogs in Individuals With Mental Health Disorders
admin
November 2, 2019
In an Australian study, psychiatric assistance dogs were found to reduce the use of psychiatric services in 46% of participants....
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Mental Health Symposium Message: ‘It’s Time’ to Ask for Help
admin
November 2, 2019
Many first responders deal with a stigma that if they’re not tough enough to handle some of the worst events...
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5 Ways To Manage Your Mental Health Over The Holidays
admin
November 2, 2019
This time of year work and social calendars kick into high gear. Work becomes busier in anticipation of time off...
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Can Cannabis Help Your Mental Health? What We Know
admin
November 2, 2019
There’s not enough scientific evidence to recommend cannabinoids for treating mental health conditions, a new study finds. Products with THC...
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#MyMannDay – My Furry Four-Legged Therapist
Aprajita Sharma
October 21, 2019
In a world where people are always absorbed in work to score the first place in the rat race, it’s...
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How to Recognize a Mental Health Crisis — and What You Can Do to Help
admin
October 21, 2019
Each year, 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness. It’s incredibly common, yet it still has a negative stigma that stops...
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Power of Good Mental Health
admin
October 21, 2019
I had the honor of sitting down with Coral Springs, Florida’s newest heroes. Ms. Jacqueline Cagney and Mr. Alfonso Becerra,...
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Resource Actions: Devising a mental health strategy for Gen Z
admin
October 21, 2019
Ryan Golden: Generation Z is upon us. Its members are bringing new ideas and ambitions to the workplace — but are...
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Examining the stigma of mental health illness in Malaysia
admin
October 21, 2019
“Mental illness only happens to certain kind of people.” “People with mental illness are violent and unpredictable.” “Mental illness is...
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Mental Health Is A Leading Cause For Why People Are Quitting Their Jobs—Here’s What You Need To Do Now
admin
October 21, 2019
The results of a recent study showed that 50% of Millennials and 75% of Gen-Zers quit a job due to issues related...
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How Virtual Therapy Apps Are Trying To Disrupt The Mental Health Industry
admin
October 21, 2019
Millions of Americans deal with mental illness each year, and more than half of them go untreated. As the mental health industry has grown...
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62% of Employees Want Leadership To Speak Openly About Mental Health
admin
October 21, 2019
Multiple studies show that anxiety in the workplace is peaking and burn-out at work is common. What now? The intuitive...
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Men Seek Spaces to Talk about Masculinity and Mental Health
admin
October 21, 2019
On World Mental Health Day, men from across the country took to social media to voice their thoughts on how rigid gender norms about what it means to be a man have caged them in a way that is detrimental to their mental wellbeing.
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Mental health is a care we must share
admin
October 21, 2019
Wide social networks can help to shield people from mental disorder. A leading psychologist argues that we should celebrate this collective responsibility
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#MyMannDay – My Love-Hate with Travel
Aprajita Sharma
October 7, 2019
Traveling is an experience. An experience that gives us a sense of calmness, adventure, and excitement at the same time....
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Think you know what mental illness looks like? Think again
admin
October 5, 2019
Mental illness could look like the mother of three suffering from post-partum depression. Or a single man with an engineering...
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Mental illness rises alongside pressure to succeed
admin
October 5, 2019
Mental health and illness is a major concern for today’s youth. According to a survey released by Pew Research Center...
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Mental Health And Law: A History Of The ‘Suicide Law’ In India
admin
October 5, 2019
TW: The article addresses suicide. Did you know that until a year ago, a suicide attempt could land Indians living...
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Six Reasons to Go Paleo for Mental Health
admin
October 5, 2019
If you are living with a mental health problem of any kind, there are many dietary strategies you can use...
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Community-based approaches to bridging the mental health care gap in India
admin
October 5, 2019
India is the second populous country in the world and leads in the number of cases of child sexual abuse and child sexual...
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The Link Between Air Pollution And Mental Health Disorders Is Getting Stronger
admin
October 5, 2019
A growing number of studies are pointing to a link between exposure to air pollution and mental health disorders across...
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Suicide Prevention
admin
October 4, 2019
Every year close to 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide....
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New global ‘scorecard’ to map extent of mental illness crisis
admin
September 28, 2019
Countries will be assessed on successes and failures in bid to identify effective treatments and improve sketchy data on depression and anxiety
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Top of Mind for the W.N.B.A.? A New Mental Health Plan for Players.
admin
September 28, 2019
After the W.N.B.A. finals, the league will enter off-season discussions that will dictate the future of the W.N.B.A. One top agenda item? Mental health care.
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‘The way universities are run is making us ill’: inside the student mental health crisis
admin
September 28, 2019
A surge in anxiety and stress is sweeping UK campuses. What is troubling students, and is it the universities’ job to fix it? By Samira Shackle
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‘Divyangjan’ is a controversial word similar to ‘mentally ill’, says U.N. body
admin
September 28, 2019
CPRD expresses concern over people with disabilities in Assam detention centres...
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Destigmatising mental health
admin
September 28, 2019
Most patients and their families prefer being in the denial mode
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A fourth of Indians consider dementia ‘dangerous’
admin
September 28, 2019
Almost a quarter of Indians surveyed said that they considered those suffering from dementia to be “dangerous” and about three-fourths...
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Not all is music to our ears, say researchers
admin
September 28, 2019
What does it mean to ‘hide’ behind music? What could listening to music on loop indicate if it makes the listener feel worse? And could the answers to these questions be connected to mental health?
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People, heal thyselves: Nigeria’s new mental illness approach
admin
September 28, 2019
It was a most unusual consultation. Dr Ayo Ajeigbe received the patient at his private practice in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital,...
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Don’t Forget A Mental Health Check-In On Your To-Do List
admin
September 28, 2019
Often lost amidst the challenges and tasks of running a business are the considerations of the human side of things....
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Mental health included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals
admin
September 28, 2019
For the first time, world leaders are recognizing the promotion of mental health and well-being, and the prevention and treatment...
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Feeling depressed? This Chinese game may be the answer
admin
September 27, 2019
When it comes to reducing depression risk among middle-aged and older adults in China, playing a game of mahjong may be the answer, according to new research...
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With economy in downturn, India Inc’s senior executives grapple with severe mental stress
admin
September 27, 2019
Psychiatrists and psychologists now have more callers who complain of work stress and fear of losing jobs.
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IIT graduates lead the way in mental health care
admin
September 27, 2019
Organisations, including 1to1help.net, YourDost and Moodcafe, that are founded by IIT alumni have brought technology into mental health.
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How can workplaces better support employees’ mental health?
admin
September 27, 2019
A study in India found that more than 40% of corporate employees suffer from depression and anxiety. It’s a common illness, yet talking about...
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Loneliness of a big city dweller
admin
September 27, 2019
People, people everywhere, but not one to connect with. Urban Indians, especially the young, are sinking into loneliness...
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Everyman’s guide to burnout
admin
September 27, 2019
To avoid burnout, we have to intentionally and deliberately nurture a well-being state. A state that is laden with positive energies...
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‘As many as 2.3 lakh Indians commit suicide every year’
admin
September 27, 2019
Suicide prevention needs a multi-pronged approach. For a country like India that accounts for the maximum number of suicides according...
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44 Children’s Books About Mental Health
admin
September 27, 2019
From a hedgehog too anxious to go ice skating to a puppy who can’t make his letters come out right,...
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India Is The World’s Most Depressed Country With Every 6th Indian Suffering From Mental Illness
admin
September 27, 2019
People still misinterpret what mental health or illness is due to the taboo around it. And this is the reason...
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More states requiring mental health education by law
admin
September 27, 2019
Talking about mental health isn't taboo in Andrea McCabe's fifth-grade class at Chatterton School in Merrick, New York. It's just...
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#MyMannDay – Calming Anger through Arts & Crafts
admin
September 23, 2019
Everyone has emotions and anger is one of them. Being angry for the things you don't like is okay sometimes,...
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#MyMannDay – The Art Of Self-Care
admin
September 9, 2019
I am a very skinny boy since my childhood. My friends used to call me names for being weak. I...
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#MyMannDay – How Dancing Lifted Me Up
Aprajita Sharma
August 26, 2019
After finishing my 12th grade, I went to Christ University, Bangalore for college. It was an extremely difficult experience because...
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#MyMannDay – My family, my strength
admin
August 12, 2019
How my family helped me in coping with a dark period in my life. When I turned 13, the teenage...
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#MyMannDay – My Tiff with Science
admin
July 29, 2019
11th standard is a difficult time for everyone, and for me, it was a little more so. Choosing what to...
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To Treat or to Heal? The Mental Health Imbroglio
admin
July 23, 2019
The question that needs to be asked is, how many of those being treated for mental illness are recovering? Does the current treatment regimen...
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How a guerrilla campaign made history by pushing mental health into Cong, CPM’s election manifestos
admin
July 23, 2019
A campaign called 'Bridge the Care Gap' has been lobbying political parties to commit to the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act and the National Mental Health Policy.
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‘Passport picture of face for disability document enough’
admin
July 23, 2019
PANAJI: Denying that it insists on full-body photographs to issue...
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The Indian women abandoned because of mental illness
admin
July 23, 2019
Mental illness is often neglected in India because of stigma and poor care. But women are the worst affected and are mostly abandoned by their families, writes Raksha Kumar.
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‘New law is the most progressive globally’
admin
July 23, 2019
The Mental Health Care Act enshrines equality for mentally ill people with those who have physical health problems in all matters related to health care
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Govt’s sensitising through NMHP regarding mental illness
admin
July 23, 2019
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) To address the burden of mental disorders, the Centre is implementing the National Mental Health Programme since 1982, under which...
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HealthWise: Why schools must address teen depression, anxiety
admin
July 23, 2019
Mental health problems, including depression and anxiety first emerge in late childhood and early adolescence and often continue into adulthood, but 67% students are clueless about these common mental health problems.
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Workplace Spirituality: Why & How it Works like a Charm
admin
June 27, 2019
When reading the slowly increasing bulk of research literature about the positive results of workplace spirituality – it is a...
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‘Always On’ work culture is affecting mental health of Indians
admin
June 27, 2019
The growing ‘always on’ work culture has cost employees their mental health. And, it isn’t helping productivity either. “The underlying...
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Children Won’t Say They Have Anxiety, They Say ‘My Stomach Hurts!’
admin
June 27, 2019
As children grow and develop, they experience a number of emotional reactions that they know are different or even negative...
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Powerful Architectural Illustrations Visually Interpret Mental Illnesses
admin
June 27, 2019
Italian illustrator Federico Babina has turned his attention from movies stars and fairy tale characters to the deep emotions felt...
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The Promise of Self-Compassion for Stressed-Out Teens
admin
June 27, 2019
At a lunchtime workshop at Princeton for overscheduled, underslept college students a few years ago, I was teaching a three-step...
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Getting mental health into the curriculum
admin
June 27, 2019
When one hears the word ‘curriculum’ in the context of mental health, it might seem bewildering. What could the contents...
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Mental health crisis in teens is being magnified by demise of creative subjects in school
admin
June 27, 2019
After the recent report by The Children’s Society that a quarter of 14-year-old girls have self-harmed, many campaigners have called...
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‘My Schizophrenia Is Not A Disease, It’s A Condition That Unlocks Worlds’
admin
June 27, 2019
A day after my last instalment of ‘Second Thoughts’ was published, K wrote to me on an email address we...
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‘Mental health apps have gaps in information’
admin
June 27, 2019
Mental health and well-being, often the subject of self-help books, is now the focus of apps by entrepreneurs identifying a...
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How to deal with a population ignorant of unwell mind
admin
June 27, 2019
The state of mental health in India is worrying, and what is grave is the fact that the challenge is...
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Facing Discrimination While Advocating
admin
June 27, 2019
I take my mental health advocacy very seriously. I know firsthand how important progress towards acceptance is. Unfortunately, I also...
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It’s time to end the stigma around mental health in the workplace
admin
June 27, 2019
By 2030, it is predicted that mental health problems will be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Currently,...
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Teaching children to be resilient could be key to their future mental health
admin
June 27, 2019
Poor mental health among young people is on the rise in the UK, while access to support and treatment remains...
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How TV has brought mental health issues into the light – and helped to banish stigma
admin
June 27, 2019
Chances are you know someone with depression; it affects some 300 million people around the world and suicide is the...
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Indian Schools Need Counsellors As Mental Illness Strikes Early In Children
admin
June 27, 2019
Last year, Rishika (name changed), a 12-year-old student of a reputed school in the national capital, began feeling restless. She...
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NDDTC, AIIMS submits report “Magnitude of Substance use in India” to M/O Social Justice & Empowerment
admin
June 27, 2019
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi submitted its Report...
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That which does not kill us makes us stronger
admin
June 27, 2019
Its just been a week since I am off my antidepressants. You read it right. I was on antidepressants from...
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Study: Lingering illnesses can trouble women for years after assault, workplace harassment
admin
June 27, 2019
Women can experience lingering health problems years after workplace sexual harassment or sexual assault, a new study finds. These health...
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How AI can help tackle mental health issues
admin
June 27, 2019
A few years ago, toward the end of his life, my father battled severe depression. As a physician and professor,...
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Need for suicidal posts on social media to be addressed
admin
June 27, 2019
Even as suicide rates in Malaysia remain murky, mental health practitioners are calling for more urgent action to prevent suicides....
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Mortality in Mental Disorders and Global Disease Burden Implications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
admin
June 27, 2019
IMPORTANCE Despite the potential importance of understanding excess mortality among people with mental disorders, no comprehensive meta-analyses have been conducted...
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5 Ways You’re Shaming Mental Illness And May Not Know It
admin
June 27, 2019
The consequences of mental health stigma are extensive. It makes mental illness seem like a character flaw, which is totally...
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Burger King Releases Unhappy Meal Because No One Is Happy All The Time
admin
June 27, 2019
The new options, dubbed 'Real Meals', are inspired by a selection of different moods, including the Pissed Meal, Blue Meal,...
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India Is Facing Mental Health Crisis, But Most Political Parties Don’t Bother To Find Solution
admin
June 27, 2019
Shhh... (followed by a long silence) This still is the immediate reaction of the majority of Indians when the topic...
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‘It can be a wonderful freeing moment’: opening up about mental health at work
admin
June 27, 2019
I would rather tell an employer I have excruciating period pain or terrible diarrhoea than say I need to take...
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#MyMannDay – I am still scared to be body shamed
Aprajita Sharma
May 13, 2019
I was body shamed in 5th Std by being called "Moti Maharani" because I used to be a little plump....
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#MyMannDay – Liberate: My OCD Fighter
Aprajita Sharma
April 29, 2019
I have had OCD since I was in the 8th grade. It did not come gradually- at least that's not...
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#MyMannDay – The ‘invisible’ disability
admin
April 22, 2019
I am an adult with Asperger's. I was diagnosed at the age of 28. Till then it was one hell...
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#MyMannDay – Battle with Bullying
Aprajita Sharma
April 15, 2019
Throughout my school life up until 7th grade I used to look like this. It made me feel good but...
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#MyMannDay – The importance of time in healing me
admin
April 15, 2019
I was in 7th grade when I got the taste of real depression and loneliness for the first time. Due...
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#MyMannDay – Expressing feelings through words, always
Aprajita Sharma
April 1, 2019
After being sexually abused at the age of 14, life has not been easy in anyway shape or form. Generalized...
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#MyMannday – Fight for your lovely life, Fight for yourself
admin
March 25, 2019
Depression in LGBTQ community is usually rooted in discrimination and victimization from childhood & adolescence. Depression & Anxiety Disorder is...
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#MyMannDay – Counting Colours
Aprajita Sharma
March 18, 2019
Art has always been a release for me- ever since I was a kid. I enjoyed the calm it would...
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#MyMannDay – Belief is magic! You are the magician!
Aprajita Sharma
February 11, 2019
Biting nails, revision after revision, and fear of not performing up to the mark! Phew, exam struggle is real! Back...
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#MyMannDay – Life is too small to squander it away!
Aprajita Sharma
February 4, 2019
Hi! Let's try and be brief here - sometime around when I was 20-21, I just disintegrated. It was horrible,...
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#MyMannDay – Face to Face with your Inner Strength
Aprajita Sharma
January 28, 2019
To be honest, it takes a lot of energy to accept and get out of that state where you are...
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#MyMannDay – Speak your ‘Art’ out!
Aprajita Sharma
January 21, 2019
I have had my own share of ups and downs just like every other person and I think I have...
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#MyMannDay – The environment around is what matters
Aprajita Sharma
January 14, 2019
I was born in an era where talking about mental health issues was considered utter nonsense. People would call people...
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#MyMannDay – Whistling Words
Aprajita Sharma
January 7, 2019
My poems are just the way I express my feelings. I am a very introvert person when it comes to...
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#MyMannDay – Voicing your thoughts!
Aprajita Sharma
December 31, 2018
Suddenly I would start trembling, crying for no reason. I would just go numb, unable to speak or explain what...
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#MyMannDay – Talk it Out!
Aprajita Sharma
December 24, 2018
I have always felt that it’s okay for people to change with time and gradually adapt themselves to the situations...
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#MyMannDay – Allow yourself to Heal
admin
December 17, 2018
Personally, realising the triggers has been a battle. What affects me and why it affects me the way it does,...
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#MyMannDay – Poetic Expressions
admin
December 11, 2018
My poems are just the way I express my feelings. I am a very introvert person when it comes to...
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#MyMannDay – Colouring away stress!
admin
December 3, 2018
Starting on an absolute honest note, I am not sure what good mental health means, but I sure can think...
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Gender-based colours in toys can spur harmful stereotypes
admin
March 24, 2018
The colour discrimination in the toys can manipulate the idea of gender roles set by the society in children at a tender age. Once a child learns about a specific gender identity, their behaviour can be guided by the standards set as being appropriate for their specific sex.
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Mindfulness boosts student mental health during exams
admin
March 24, 2018
Cambridge University research shows technique helps to build resilience among undergraduates even in periods of high stress.
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Can food change your mood?
admin
March 24, 2018
The link between food and diabetes, heart disease and obesity is well known, but can what you eat also affect your mental wellbeing?
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Turning Lemons into Lemonade
admin
March 24, 2018
Research shows hardiness is the key to the resiliency for not only surviving, but also thriving, under stress. Hardiness enhances performance, leadership, conduct, stamina, mood and both physical and mental health.
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Men: A Different Depression
admin
March 24, 2018
Psychologists try to help men get help, open up.
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