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How I started to love myself
I know that myself, something bothers me and that even in myself. But what exactly bothers me, I didn't know for a long time. That's why I'm telling you my story now, how I managed to love and accept myself: I started to sit down and go through my whole life in my mind. What has strengthened me? And what has weakened me? I wrote this down in a book, where I often collect my feelings and thoughts. On the basis of these notes I could see what I liked, but the points I liked were very important and I put them in the foreground. Through this I started to accept myself better! I also realized that...
EMOTIONS
Have you ever felt irritated without any reason? Have you ever sensed an empty feeling of being all alone? Have you ever cried out of anger? Children often seek support and love from their parents when they can't handle their emotions. But these days parents are unable to handle their emotions in front of children. Instead, they are imposing restrictions and conditions, which is creating pressure for children. There are many families across the world where children feel suppressed and get into depression because of their parents. Children are very tender and emotionally unstable, all that a...
Difference is a superpower.
In a candid manor: humans are animals. We know that we are mammals; we are aware of our evolutionary origins and how, as animals, we are scientifically classified. My question is: when did this binomial system turn biased? I’d like to pull an ‘uno reverse card’ on stereotypes and dissect them- not dissimilar to their own dissection of society. So, their provenance is unknown and yet their substance is taken so legitimately, that it has placed the societal construct of our world into a shrunken mould. Placed in a cast that doesn’t attempt to repair broken bones or heal wounds- but instead, is...
Mental Health in India
In India, people don't talk about Mental Health a lot. It is still kind of a myth among people. Though according to WHO, India has one of the largest populations affected by mental health and named India 'the world's most depressing country', people's attitudes toward the issue aren't helping matters. In India, People with mental illness are categorized by society as "lunatics." This adds to a destructive cycle of the patient's guilt, pain, and loneliness. Because of the shame associated with mental illness, families continue to keep those who show visible symptoms of mental illness hidden...
Bangla New Year!
Bangla New Year's, popularly called Pohela Boishakh is the first day of the Bengali calendar, just as the 1st of January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. Pohela Boishakh is celebrated every year on the 14th of April and is a national holiday in Bangladesh and some parts of India. The greeting for the occasion is Shubho Noboborsho (শুভ নববর্ষ), meaning Happy New Year! Pohela Boishakh is celebrated since the time of Emperor Akbar, hundreds of years ago, when he introduced the Bengali calendar. The festival is celebrated by Bangaldeshis with a riot of colors, from the...
The tug of war between my cultures
'Neither here nor there.' Growing up as a child of immigrant parents of colour is not unique. So, I am sure my experience is not either. As a young child, I went to a white-majority school and would return home to my brown household. My life juggled between fish and chips and curries and naan. Like many children of immigrants, life was a wonderful collage of my cultural heritage and my everyday life in a Western country. And while I know how incredibly privileged and lucky I am, it was also a constant war over who I was. Growing up, I always saw people who looked like me presented as outdated...
The story
This story started when everything was shut down, Even people's heart, life and brain. Everyone was running after food, water and oxygen. And the suddenly everything went back to normal, The party was on, the travellers couldn't resist anymore. Wanderlust they say but stupidity seems now. It only got better and stronger. Covid-19 is back and carries much more than we expected. The story which seemed to be closed has got new pages to it. The sequel has just began with more plots and twists, Which is written by none other than "us". But aren't we the writers? So we could stop this too. The world...
Wasted Time?
Life is filled with time... so why do we feel like we are constantly running out of it? Most of the past few years of my life have been relatively normal (despite the pandemic obviously!) but every so often, this vague sense of pressure accompanies me and it’s all to do with time. Occasionally, it feels like we all have little ticking time bombs floating above our heads and they are whispering that we must make certain accomplishments by a certain point in time. And judging by the countless comments on the Youtube video for the song that perfectly encompasses this feeling of fleeting teenage...
Locked in the darkness
I was 10 years old I packed my clothes in a bag with messy folds When I was said as untouchable At the age of playing with the pebbles I was sent away from my home Locked in the darkness alone Inside the four muddy walla I screamed but no one heard it at all I was scared and it was all so scary Everyone stopped saying me as cute little fairy They said I am an adult now I was shocked and I questioned how No one replied to me with the answer Was it just because I had mensuration? Spending seven days in that unknown place Not allowed to see the sun or just have a glance Seven-night with all the...
Adapting to the reformated standards after COVID-19.
Hello World. Today I've decidded to grab your attention on the ongoing problem around the world - COVID-19. Today my school was shut down due to unseen circumstances of the Covid-19 situation. Many cases of Coronavirus arose as we were adapting to the recent changes that took place after Coronavirus hit our country. There were number of cases during the past few months, when students caught the virus and had to stay at home to avoid the spread and reduce the rate of this disease, including the whole group of the same student being sent to lockdown. The message of this article is to remind you...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in Youth
In our media-saturated world, there’s quite a lot of emphasis placed on appearances. Especially among young people, physical appearance is of paramount importance in terms of socialization and being accepted. A 2012 study found that college-age individuals even prioritize appearance over health, often counting calories instead of ensuring their nutritional needs are met. For modern youth around the world, the act of excessively focusing on how one looks, dresses, and presents themselves can become a troubling obsession. There’s even a name for the most severe cases: Body dysmorphic disorder...
A Note on Delhi
I was born and brought up in Delhi itself, but honestly, I was never a ‘fan’ of the national capital. Though, I like visiting typical Delhi markets, taking walks on long roads of Delhi, and visiting many monuments which are now in ruins because of the passage of time but still define Delhi. But again, i was never a person who could say, “Oh! I am a resident of Delhi, and I like my city so much.” To be upfront, Delhi, for me, was just another city till the time I read one of Mirza Ghalib’s, who was an Indian poet from the eighteenth century sher or couplet. It said– “Ek roz poocha apni rooh se...
The Power of Story
What is a story? The dictionary definition is dull; it reads “a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events.” They are so much more! Stories are connections; between writers and readers across the world, between ancestors and their descendants, between friends and families. Stories are the way we connect and bond at the grandest and simplest of levels - they are the lifeblood of our cultures and societies. I realised this when travelling back home from school on the bus last year. I was sitting, thinking; I knew I wanted to write an article about storytelling, but...
Asian-American Mental Health
A few weeks back, I was watching It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, a Korean drama that dealt with a number of mental health issues such as Antisocial Personality and Dissociative Identity Disorders. All was good until I stumbled upon the comment section, which housed a rather insensitive conversation around mental illness. I wasn’t surprised though, being an Asian myself, and that’s when I realized just how normalized the stigma around mental health is even in Asian American communities. For many years, Asian Americans from a wide range of cultures have been considered the “model minority”. This...
Who will save our saviours? A poem
This poem is dedicated to all our frontline heroes that are risking their lives to save humanity during the pandemic. Days are spent trying to find the elusive cure, When the haunting will halt is far from sure. Our scrub clad heroes are putting their lives on the line, As they strive to keep the victims alive. But who will save our saviours? They desperately try to rip our blindfolds And erase the naivety that is clouding our minds, All while shielding us from the riptide. But who will save our saviours? Our frontline heroes try to ease the pain, And many have lost their lives but not in vain...
Traveling During a Pandemic
Throughout the covid-19 pandemic which has now hit its year and 11 day mark from being declared a global pandemic, a message of, "stay home save lives," has flooded the media and has been a common directive of many leaders when hoping to curb the growth of the pandemic. However, holidays like Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas and the breaks from work and school that come with them, have led to a widespread desire to travel. Many go about traveling with precaution and safety; wearing a mask, taking a viral test before traveling and after, etc. But sometimes this doesn't always create an...
How Youth in India are battling the second wave of Covid-19 through Social Media.
Technology has been a great enabler for societies during the pandemic. We are at helm of the most powerful tools for connection in modern day history-social media. As ordinary channels of medical assistance fail,Youths of India are using social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp to amplify calls for help and share resource during the crisis. Sometimes it is nice to see the messages of the help you provided has helped someone out but sometimes the hardest thing is telling a patient's family that we couldn't find you a bed. As the second wave of Covid-19 reach its zenith of...
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!