Coping with Covid-19, and its impact on mental health

Isolation, constant screen time, exposure to news of the ongoing crisis – all these have led to the rise in mental health issues in Covid-19 patients, and it continues even post recovery 25- year-old Aditi was taking all precautions to avoid contracting Covid. But unfortunately the wretched virus took her in its grip. Initially, she […]

Not much method in the madness

Bollywood’s history of manhandling mental health goes a long way, but there’s still hope It was 2016 when a film created waves for depicting a social issue aptly on-screen. The “issue” I am talking about is mental health – which, even in the 21st century, remains a taboo. People find it difficult to openly converse […]

Reach out and save someone

If you never felt suicidal, that’s also a good reason to read this – for you are in a position to spot someone who is heading that way, and do an intervention What if you are a successful film star, with the world at your feet? You date the most good-looking leading actors, command a […]

Unfailing pressure

Many students who fail their exams go into depression, some even commit suicide. But several reasons can lead to this failure, which does not indicate a bleak future Ramesh (name changed), a student of a reputed private school in Gurgaon, was never good in studies. Rather he was always fond of playing cricket. “He was […]

How much is too much?

WHO has classified ‘internet gaming disorder’ as a mental health condition. Watch out for the tipping point when a leisure activity turns into an addiction Rajiv is an introvert by nature. He has no friends, seldom steps out of his house. Mostly he is seen playing video games. The world of counter-strike, FIFA, WWE 2K18, […]

No longer a criminal

With the law decriminalising suicide coming into effect on May 29, those who are depressed will have a better shot at coming out in the open and seeking help It was as early as the age of three that Sanchana Krishnan’s parents noticed how she struggled to sleep at night, talking to herself, trying to […]

PAIN IS THE ONLY CONSTANT

If you have a medical condition for which current medical science has no answers, learn to live with it, and take care of your mental health For every ailment under the sun There is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try to find it; If there be none, never mind it.” […]

Raw is the way for good mental health

Raw fruits and vegetables may be better for your mental health than cooked, canned and processed products, a study reveals. Public health campaigns have historically focused on aspects of quantity for the consumption of fruit and vegetables. However, the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, found that for mental health in particular, it […]