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Your train of good mood and self care
How are you, my friend? Not good? Don't forget that you have a free train ticket in your pocket. Come to the station of mental health and say "I am an amazing person"! Do you hear this loud "Everything will be ok!" sound? That means the train is coming! Get ready!
Meet the youth fighting stigma around mental health in Guatemala
Why donating doses can help make COVID-19 vaccines available to all
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Myth vs. Fact
As COVID-19 vaccine production and rollout has continued to increase across the world, misinformation surrounding the vaccines and their development has escalated. Here are seven common myths about getting vaccinated: Myth: The development of the COVID-19 vaccine was rushed, so its efficacy and safety cannot be trusted. Fact: The clinical trials completed to test the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines followed all the standard processes, including the creation of a placebo group, independent bodies that monitored the data, and independent bodies that monitored the safety. Reasons for which...
Message to the world from an Indian Youth during the second wave of covid-19
We all started 2021 with the hope of everything getting better and were preparing ourselves to go back to normal. But things took a different turn and India is now facing the second wave of covid-19 in the worst way possible. The situation keeps getting worse because the demand for hospitals, medicines, oxygen, etc to help a patient is way more than what our medical infrastructure can provide right now. It is very difficult to remain positive when all I see around is people losing their loved ones due to the shortage of basic medical help. It was different last year because everyone had...
An Excerpt from My COVID Diary
4th May 2021 Tuesday Dear Diary, It’s thirty-seven minutes past one and I’m breathing; others are not. I’ve paused Madan Gowri Anna’s video to sit and write this. He says 24 people have died in one night in Karnataka, where I live. The hospital where they died might not be far away from where I’m staying. I’ve always looked at doctors as though they had the power of Panacea. To know even the doctors couldn’t save them is a harsh blow breaking the tiny bubble I was trying to live in. And the people, they’ve all died trying to breathe. I’m suddenly becoming more and more aware of every...
Breath, Breath
Whenever my online classes end, so do human lives. They cry in languageless agony. But thousands of miles away, I’m deaf. The news is my hearing aid. Maybe the news glitched, because it’s on a loop: COVID-19. COVID. The virus which won’t be named. The fancy-sounding variants. India. I scroll through before crashing into paywalls. But the little snippet reads about overfilled hospitals. Crowds. Infection Rates. Rampant spread. Flip to another story; it's still there. I’ll read about the horrors: their frail hands clasping each other with a vicious panic. The colorful saris and kurtas fall prey...
COVID-19 : A Scattered Today, but a Hopeful Tomorrow
Who knew that a time would come when all of us would be forced to be behind locked doors? Well, nobody could’ve even thought about this in their scariest dreams. But unfortunately, the December of 2019 changed a lot of things for all the seven billion people of this world. The December of 2019 brought a virus into this world which was capable of destroying humanity and more than that, the ability of humans to hope. To be precise about the destructive nature of this virus, since December, millions of people have lost their lives. There is no backing-off from saying that the world hasn’t been...
Mourning Them All
I’ve never had a blank page stare at me before today. It’s been a few minutes since I titled this and sat down to write a threnody to those who’ve died because of the Coronavirus. I can hear my mother shouting at my brother for playing with his cricket bat—a feat that on another day would’ve had her filming the game on her mobile phone. I can’t hear my grandmother from inside my room but that’s because she is quiet except for the occasional quivering breath she exhales. She is usually quiet, it’s nothing new. But today her eyes are watering My father is working on his laptop, constantly...
Silent screams
No, I am not writing a poem today, I am not using my intellect to win your hearts, There is no rhyming scheme nor fancy words, I am going to tell you a tale of my blatant feelings, Of a time which was hard on me, And seemed like beyond any healing. I still remember those tears whose only companion was my pillow, My soft bed which felt like a pit too hollow, The screams inside my head was a chaos too much, Those pink and white pills didn't seem to work as such, My disturbed sleep was witness of angst attacks, The void self just wanted one companion to hark. Thanks, To my best friend who saw the...
Covid-19 and us
Today, whenever I think about my surroundings I find everyone is disturbed, stressed and frightened. People who go to offices and hospitals daily , come back with a fear that they might harm their family. There are patients who are afraid of dying. There are students who knows everything what's going but could help no one including themselves. How does it feel like to be packed in house for almost 15 months? Miserable. For a student who is packed in the house with 5-6 hours of online classes, strained eyes, evening headaches and same routine the next day, it feels miserable. Being in class...
India's Covid Conundrum
Summer. The sun glimmers upon the blooming flowers while sparrows glide across buildings lined up on the side of the street. The sky is free of clouds, its azureness hinting at the warm days ahead. Roads and highways, however, miss the usual bustle. No children are running down the alleys nor the vendors out on their perpetual spree. A deathly stillness enshrouds the air - as if entity has come to a standstill. Distant squeals break in through the lull and die down almost instantaneously, fleets of vans swooshing past like apparitions. What might have happened? Is there a war? An accident...
Covid-19 In Nepal
I remember the depression and anxiety during the pre-Covid lockdown. Having nothing to do and reclining in bed the whole day without having a purpose in life appended to it all. Reflecting back on my past year, I have changed a lot at least I don't sleep the whole day and spend my time scrolling Facebook futilely. But I just realized I had gone through a major depression during that time and I won’t say I am over it all but I have changed for good. I am an introvert and I don't prefer being around people much except my close ones but I could only acknowledge how hard it is for those who used...
Mental Health Awareness Month
As a teenager I had little information on Mental Health. I would read articles of people telling their stories, I would believe they were in pain, however I just could not imagine it being that bad. They were just feelings. They'd come and go! Nothing to be taken seriously , I'd think to myself. I didn't have the slightest idea of how wrong I was. But during the entire 12 years of school I had maybe 2 to 3 times ever learned about anything mental health related, adding to that where I live mental health is never discussed, never acknowledged, most importantly you are rarely believed...
Everyone in 2021 needs a therapist
It’s been five months since the start of 2021, and while everyone this month will celebrate pride days can we also take a minute to talk about health awareness? More specifically; mental health. While many people have come out to their family and friends with pride, some are still struggling. And in a society as judgmental as ours, it puts a lot of pressure on our queer friends when they decide to come out. Depression, anxiety, eating disorders, mood disorders, ADHD are some of the few mental illnesses which are still taken too lightly. Since the pandemic has also made it a necessity to limit...
What's on your mind? Help break the stigma around mental health
Talents wanted
It amazes me how talented people are. I watched a video today of a girl who painted a picture with paint and sea waves. Yes, that's right, sea waves. She simply applied paint to a piece of paper and then gently dipped it in the sea. With the help of the waves, the colors spread out on the sheet of paper, creating a background for the drawing. Then the artist began to paint the picture. I wish I could show you, but it turned out beautiful, unusual and very original. In fact, all brilliant is simple. I don't have this talent, but I can also do what I'm good at, which is writing. It gives me...
My dream
My dream has always been to be a nurse. I want to help people and I want to show people I care. Nurses are always helpful. While others may not care about their job and just want to earn money, I want to help, not just focus on the money, the amount I’m making, or anything materialistic. I want to be there to listen to people, take care of them, help them with anything and be there to make sure they are okay. On the other hand, nurses also work long hours away from their families. They are asked to do tasks that most people in the world won’t want to do. Sometimes they deal with patients with...