Archives for Mental Health
Compassion Fatigue: Surviving in the post Covid culture.
Compassion fatigue is a kind of stress that results from helping or wanting to help those who are traumatized or under significant emotional duress. Frequently though mistakenly, compassion fatigue is…
Mental Health, Unlock, and Screen Fatigue: A guide to surviving the new “normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed more than 260 countries into lockdown since March 2020. With strict regulations in place to combat the pandemic, physical distancing was made mandatory. This meant that…
Effect of Menstruation on Mental Health of Women
Menstruation is a biological process of ovary reproduction, that women experience on a monthly basis (an ideal cycle is of 28 days, whereas normally it can vary between 21-35 days).…
Can High Functioning Individuals Suffer from Depression?
Sadness is a typical, universal emotion that is expected in situations of loss, change, or difficult life experiences/situations. One must understand the difference between sadness and depression. Where sadness is…
Effects of Chronic Pain on Mental Health
I got a severe sports injury when I was around 16 years old. Sparing you all of the medical jargon, I did survive and my body parts aligned alright again,…
Why Mental Health Should be Addressed by All Doctors in Primary Health Care
In 1948, the constitution of World Health Organization (WHO) recognized health to have two crucial dimensions- physical and mental. Since then, as stated in the definition, health is considered as…
Living with High Functioning Depression
“That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily,…
Suicide Awareness & Help – You Are Not Alone.
SUICIDE. Yes, that's a heavy word! 12th-grade results? Yes, that decides your future! But, is it worth more than someone's life? With the increase in competition, our society has created…