Gaming is a common and mostly harmless activity teenagers engage in. But what happens when a teen's entire life starts to revolve around gaming? What happens if they start to prioritise gaming over other important things like school, personal relati ...
New Trends in the Olympics of 2021 – Athletes Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Growing up, I was quite an athletic kid. One of the sports I enjoyed the most was cricket. So, when I learnt that our school was finally getting a cricket team, I grabbed my gear and reached the grounds for the tryouts. Soon, my turn came, and all ey ...
Stereotypes Associated with People Suffering from Mental Health Issues
We’re all familiar with how a lot of people tip-toe around and speak in hushed tones using hints and round-about phrases in the presence of a person dealing with a mental illness. There’s this notion that people dealing with mental health issues need ...
Self-Esteem Issues
What you see above is Pihu's story of how she developed self-esteem issues. Do you feel like her as well? Do you feel insecure about the way you look every time you glance at a mirror? Do you believe that your skills are not good enough even after gi ...
Mind over Matter!
Some call it willpower, some call it mental strength, and some call it manifestation. Most of us know it as "Mind Over Matter". ...
The Olympics Of 2021 has set up a New Standard for Prioritizing Mental Health
If you ask a teenager or a young adult to enlist their priorities, how long do you think it will take for them to mention their mental health? Well, for most of them, it might not even be a part of the list. Even with immense development in the field ...
How to Deal with Stress in Covid Times?
For almost two years now, we have been living in a global pandemic. There aren't any words to describe the loss and pain we have felt during this time. Everything changed in a flash. The world as we knew it was gone, and we were forced to adjust to t ...
Anxiety — What is it and How You can Deal with it?
Seven years ago, I went through a terrifying experience for the first time. Something hurtful happened to me, and I felt my breath getting lost. In a matter of seconds, I forgot how to breathe, my head got clouded with an unending buzz, and my heart ...
“Boys Don’t Cry” – The Stigma Associated with Men’s Emotions
When we hear the word emotion, things like happiness, love, fear, sadness pops into our heads. But when it comes to expressing our emotions, well that is not really a comfortable zone to enter for everyone, especially for men. With men, it has ...
Mental Health Support – Need of the Hour
‘Come on, get over it dude!’ ‘Learn to let it go.’ ‘Don’t be a cry baby!’ ‘Stop overthinking. Half your problems will disappear.’ ‘Just keep yourself busy and don’t think about it.’ ‘Think positively my dear!’ ‘Mental health concerns are just made up ...