We as humans are often worried and scared of so many different things. Our brains are constantly stressed and it runs on autopilot. Sifting from simple worries to grave anxiety is so common that we lose track of the downward spiral! It is absolutely normal for everyone to feel scared during simple phases or tasks in their life- it turns into anxiousness where it over-consumes an individual from fully functioning in their daily lives. It is speculated that every 6 out of 100 people will experience bouts of clinically significant anxiety every year.  There are different kinds of worrying- fir ..read more

According to the National Science Foundation, we have about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts a day and 80% of them have been found to be negative. I used to be a quiet person who never asked many questions because of my painful past experiences which included body shaming and bullying. I clamped myself up into an uninteresting bespectacled woman with no opinions. I remember, my inner critic being the loudest at those times. Asking me to craft every little task I do- into perfection, mould me into thinking failures are the end of life and unbelievably coerce me into believing that I am worthless an ..read more

I’m not going to lie, I did finally find the time to start this blog, because of my quarantine time. The world is moving at a different pace, from the one it was on a couple of months ago. Now the lives of millions have changed and continue to change by the second.  On the one hand, I’m tremendously grateful for shelter and comfort I find and get by staying indoors and on the other hand, I am grieving for all the uncalled changes in my life- and that’s normal. All the treks I planned to sign up for, all the plans I made with friends and family, my work-life routine and ultimately my freedom ..read more

“When you come out of the grips of a depression there is an incredible relief, but not one you feel allowed to celebrate. Instead, the feeling of victory is replaced with anxiety that it will happen again, and with shame and vulnerability when you see how your illness affected your family, your work, everything left untouched while you struggled to survive. We come back to life thinner, paler, weaker … but as survivors. Survivors who don’t get pats on the back from coworkers who congratulate them on making it. Survivors who wake to more work than before because their friends and family are exh ..read more

Years ago, I wanted to start a blog that could capture my experiences with my mental health, fast forward 5 years, I realised that I am not alone and that I could help a million more like me, with just some of my experiences, accurate information, self-help resources and possible support. Everyone has a brain and so everyone has mental health. I decided that I am going to write about the things that I assumed were unacceptable years ago not just to wrap myself in the solace- but provide others a space to relate as well! I currently work in the mental health sector and I’m a certified trauma ..read more