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Let’s talk about the Mental Health issues faced by the Women of today

This Women’s Day 2018, let us talk about a topic most often overlooked as ‘I am not crazy’: Mental Health. According to a recent study, 23 percent of the female population has experienced a diagnosable mental health-related disorder. And those are just the known instances! These figures are growing exponentially by the day, many of them going unnoticed and untreated. Which Mental Health issues do Women most likely suffer from? While men experience higher rates of early onset schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and alcoholism, some mental health conditions occur more often in women, which include: Depression: Women are twice…

March 8, 2018 adminNo Comment

Feel Overly Anxious? Watch out for these 5 signs of Anxiety Disorder!

Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. Anxiety Disorder: A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities. Anxiety is good in very small doses. However, the distinction between anxiety disorders and “normal” anxiety isn’t always clear, which misleads us into thinking “It’s okay, it’s just normal human behavior”. No, it isn’t. How can you tell if your ‘normal’ anxiety has crossed the line to become a disorder? It’s not easy. Anxiety comes in many forms—panic attacks,…

January 14, 2018January 12, 2018 adminanxiety, health, mental, psychology, therapyNo Comment

A list of the ‘Not-so-usual’ New Year’s Resolutions for 2018

For years, our New Year’s resolutions have been themed around ‘I’m going to lose weight and get that perfect swimsuit body’, or ‘I’m going to write a bestseller and become rich’. It’s about time we calm down a bit, and make our resolutions not only more achievable, but also easier on us. Our goals should make us feel good when we manage them, not sad and ashamed when we mess them up. One thing that’s absolutely worth committing to this year is YOURSELF – your wellbeing, your happiness, and your mental health. Not only is this resolution extremely helpful,…

December 31, 2017December 20, 2017 adminNo Comment

10 signs of stress in children

A child’s life may seem very simple – no pressure to maintain work/life balance, no bills to pay, no insecurities towards stability & future. Just because such problems/situations don’t exist in their life at the moment, doesn’t mean kids don’t get stressed. When kids learn new skills, or have fresh experiences, they feel a certain amount of stress. This is normal and is a part of learning, also called as the ‘Good Stress’. But other aspects of a child’s life, like coping up, can cause anxiety among them. At times, a child’s anxiety can be debilitating. The everyday…

December 24, 2017December 20, 2017 adminNo Comment

5 ways in which Pre Marital Counselling helps build a sustaining marriage

Too many little digs send a marriage to an early grave. ‘Early Grave’. How early can it be? For some, it can be a few years. For some, a few weeks. Only the lucky ones make it through a lifetime. So, what is the reason for these ‘early graves’? Conflicts, Misunderstandings, Distrust, to name a few. On the surface, it seems like a situational issue, but the reality lies in the emotional compatibility of the married pair. How can these ‘early graves’ be avoided? Premarital Counselling. Essentially, the goal of premarital counseling is to identify and…

December 20, 2017 adminCounselling, Pre-MaritalNo Comment