#ActAgainstAbuse: Why Women Don't Speak Up When They Face Domestic Violence #ActAgainstAbuse: Why Women Don’t Speak Up When They Face Domestic Violence by Shraddha Kamdar | May 16, 2020, 9:02 PM IST Image: 123rf.com  She is calmly approached by her husband, told to go to her parents’ home for a few days, saying he and his family will talk to her after three days. In the meanwhile, she is made to sign on a document which states certain conditions she must adhere to, the children stay at the husband’s house, and she is made to pay many of their bills before she lea ..read more

COVID 19 : Managing fears and anxiety "Suddenly everyone feels they need disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizers"  Dr. Pradnya Jayant Ajinkya Psychological counsellor Hello, I am your host Dr. Pradnya Ajinkya, and I am happy to welcome you to psychologicalcounsellor.com, a health service provider speciality in psychological counselling, focussing on how people function both personally and in their relationships at all ages. This speciality addresses the emotional, social, work, school and physical health concerns people may have at different stages in their lives, focusing ..read more

Maintaining positive mental health during the outbreak Psychological counsellor..... Dr Pradnya Jayant Ajinkya Professionals who are working with individuals for coronavirus scare report an increase in insomnia, rumination, intrusive thoughts, nightmares, and acting out behaviors. Widespread panic can complicate efforts to manage the outbreak effectively. Do your best to stay calm and follow official advice, particularly around observing good hygiene habits. The novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19, has made headlines for several weeks and has drastically impac ..read more

Key note speaker : Dr. Pradnya Jayant Ajinkya For Indian Railways -- Western Railways March 6, 2020, BCT, WR 3:00 p.m. onwards 1] "I believe that women are victims of violence because of social, structural, economic inequities, attitudes and because of the work they do.  2] As a Society we must recognize and  condemn violence on women wherever it occurs.  3] Marginalized positions and women: cultural violence, domestic violence, economic violence, employment segregation, forced abortion, forced marriage, forced prostitution, forced sterilisation, gender equity, gender ..read more

I want to say what's on my mind, but I can't even explain it.  My stomach is numb and I can't feel whether or not I am hungry or actually sad. I have a lot of anxiety and it is getting worse. It is like I have a deep pit of sadness in my stomach and I cannot get over it. I don't know if I will ever be able to summon up my energy and will power. I hear people say that I look or act sad most of the time. If I keep silent any more I may end up in a terrible and potentially deadly illness. I have never known a love like ours. It is probably the deepest love, I have ever felt for anyo ..read more

Center for psychological and counselling help By Dr. Pradnya Ajinkya My family experience My parents always feel crappy about themselves and keep criticising and controlling each other in different ways. They are so childish at the maximum level and I feel trapped and feel that their behaviors are destroying the family and family love. I just can't focus on work and how do I brighten my spirits just a little so that I can survive each day? Can I say NO? Can’t help but be affected by my husbands' disputes. After all, I love him, and I want to rely on him for support. But I am devastated ..read more

Be Yourself! Money can be linked to a happy marriage.. Isabella's parents decided that to understand and value a marital relationship they have to look at the financial strength of the individuals. They agreed that their daughter's secret marriage would not be accepted by them. Together the couple figured that they wished to share, values, and strong faith and trust in each other.  Despite being normal, this idea made her parents very uncomfortable and they decided that Isabella should leave Vernon and constantly brain washed her by referring to conflicting dogmas and about how peop ..read more

Kailash -- Husband I really wish someone wakes up my wife and brings her to the reality of this marriage. We clearly have difference in thoughts about the expected lifestyle we are in after marriage. I am willing to get her married to anyone of her choice. She may be upset for a short duration, but will recover with time. This is something that doesn’t happen commonly but can become right later. Sayli -- Wife I am saddened by the fact that my husband is preparing mentally to leave me. This is the same man who would lament to himself that he would never find another Sayli. Today, he ha ..read more

Lovely : My husband wants out of the marriage. It is so heartfelt because this is the same man who was once in that exact place. I am still committed in the marriage and would like to stay and look at the problems and fix it.  Sabath : I don’t know how to salvage my relationship. She isn’t aware or doesn’t understand how her actions affect me. My anger drove a wedge so far between my wife and I, when she thought of even touching me, I wanted to vomit. "We have fallen out of love." Lovely : I don’t mean to be harsh or uncaring. But he won’t talk to me positively about our marriage and ..read more

1] After knowing each other for nine years we both agreed that, we are in love and happy to be tying the knot.  2] But after a few months of the marriage, things changed. The decline was particularly steep because of non consummation of the marriage and the course of true love ran downhill. 3] The irony is that even as the marital satisfaction declined, the likelihood of wanting to divorce did not arise and instead declined and we wanted to seek help from a psychologist/sexologist. There were occasions to note that we were not miserable together and we were looking forward to a chang ..read more