Mental Health

"Taking care of one’s mental health is the first step to self-care," say counsellors and therapists who are not stopping for the pandemic and providing online sessions all across the country, for free.

“I have seen media houses showing a rope knot, bloody knife, syringes or chemical cans. These are deeply triggering images. They must be avoided because it gives people ideas to those already contemplating suicide.”

Mental health is an issue for many during these times. But our vulnerable population, including frontline workers, are the ones taking the brunt of this global contagion.

High achieving individuals may seem to have it together on the outside, but here's why they may be suffering from depression.

Kamal Kaur lost her mother at 15 and dealt with mental illness throughout her adolescence and teens. The warrior didn’t let rough childhood decide her destiny

There's a fine line between staying informed and feeling overwhelmed. If the current world situation seems a bit much, here's what you can do to be up-to-date, while still keeping calm.

Arushi gave up her dream job with Google to help people suffering in silence, after herself suffering deeply in the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Sometimes it can make things better if we knock on a closed door and say, “You look sad. Maybe I can help. Would you like to talk about something?”

Very often family members confuse the symptoms of Dementia for regular issues that accompany aging. Hence, the symptoms go uninvestigated. Dr Dasgupta informs us that forgetfulness, confusion, word finding difficulties, substituting one word for another are all probable signs that must be looked into.

When children experience trauma, particularly for an extended period, their body and nervous systems adapt to protect them. This could result in behaviours like heightened anger and irritability, distrusting or disobeying adults, or displaying increased sensitivity to everyday life events.