It was back in the mid of Class 12 when I was first diagnosed with it. Amongst multiple pressures like parental, peer and personal, I could never understand when did I start confusing pain as a means of escape, or confused a permanent trough in my mood as a phase of ‘intolerable mood swing’. I used to stay awake till 4:00 AM in the night, trying to find out a place on my … [Read more...]
A Mother Killed Her Own Child And Dumped Her. But Its Not Totally Her Fault!
Holding your child in your arms feels amazing, but your child holding you back is priceless. Yesterday, I had a smile on my face, when I published this quote on my blog and people liked it so much. But, today, I was grieved when I read the news of a mother killing her infant baby with the same hands, which are supposed to caress and care for her. It is not the first time that … [Read more...]
Anxiety And Depression Leads To Bad Parenting. But How To Keep A Check On Them?
I was reading Faizan Haidar’s article on Hindustan Times e-Paper, which says, “Deprivation and neglect remain key catalysts of juvenile crime”. The article mentions, “Lack of parental guidance and schooling emerge as the biggest reasons for children taking to crime. National Crime Records Bureau figures say the share of crime committed by juveniles in Delhi rose from 4.09% in … [Read more...]
Depression in the Indian Society: Lets talk about the untalkable!
Gossips, agony aunty issues, missing maid crisis, handling the significant other, predicting what’s happening next in the daily soap are some of the most favorite and widely discussed topics over coffee, tea and dinner. But we live in a nation, where discussing mental ailments on a coffee or dinner table is still a taboo. When the Bollywood Diva, Deepika Padukone came out in … [Read more...]