It’s past four a.m. as I type this, and no matter how hard I try, sleep completely eludes me. This is, probably, the sixth or seventh night in a row when I haven’t been able to fall asleep at a sane hour. Not being able to fall asleep on a consistent, da ...
The Pressures Of Being Productive and Staying Positive
We are soon going to complete two weeks of this 21-Day-Lockdown in India. The novelty of channelling our inner Masterchef and experimenting with new dishes in the kitchen is fading, as is our zeal to turn into a Ramu Kaka or a Sakku Bai and clean the hou ...
The Video-Call Monster
It’s been almost two weeks since the lockdown began in India, and it has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. Reports of domestic violence across many cities around the world have been on the rise since March as the coronavirus pandemic spread. A lo ...
World Mental Health Day: How YOU Can Help Yourself
10th October is globally celebrated as World Mental Health Day since 1992, and this year is a landmark of sorts since it marks its 25th Anniversary. The theme this year is "mental health in the workplace" but before we talk about that in particular, I wo ...
Explaining EFT With Harry Potter
I don’t think I will ever outgrow Harry Potter; the world created by J.K. Rowling made my childhood so magical that it continues to charm me even today. Throughout my years as a therapist, I have often borrowed metaphors and instances from the Harry Potte ...
When It’s Bad To Talk
Seeking therapy requires a lot of courage. Sharing your most intimate thoughts and feelings with a complete stranger is a vulnerable act, and so, it can be extremely distressing and disturbing when you have a bad experience. It might even tarnish your vie ...
13 Reasons Why Not
To you who felt that the screams of your pain remained unheard, And to you who needed a corpse to remember that you’re still alive, Welcome to your tape… Tape 1, Side A I know life is not your favourite colour at the moment, and you are seeing everyth ...
Chester Bennington: Rest in peace
So last night I found out that Chester Bennington had completed suicide. I just could not believe it and kept staring blankly at the screen. Please, this could not be true! 'Numb' can be called the apt soundtrack of my teenage years. So many times I ha ...