The World of Light

Now a days due to tension of work life and personal life "Anxiety" is becoming a very common problem. Anxiety is fine if it is just for a specific moment or time due to any task and challenge. Thus if anxiety prevails for a temporary moment then it is not counted as a mental health issue as some people while facing a task or some challenge often become anxious and when that situation is over they again become normal. If you feel anxious for doing your work perfectly and on time, you are focused towards it and when the task is completed you come back to normal phase then it is a normal thing. Whereas, if anxiety becomes a habit for each and every situation you become anxious that is counted as a mental health issue as in such cases your entire focus is gone, your sleep is gone, you cannot even have your meals appropriately, sometimes all these things even brings your immunity down and thus harms your body too. Anxiety disorders can be a life long mental health issue and if not...

Human Mind is a precious tool which distinguishes us from other living beings on this planet, as we have mind which helps us to think about any situation, condition, or place. Thus, we humans are said to be the only living being blessed with the thinking capacity. It is thinking only which helps us in studying, inventing, solving problems of daily life and achieving success. But what happens when the mind gets out of control or instead of getting controlled by us it starts to control us? What if it keeps on producing unnecessary and destructive thoughts on a daily basis? Some times in a phase of life we get to worry about any one thing repeatedly. Such problem is often recognized as "Overthinking", which at first place looks like a simple problem and we take it lightly, but in a long run "Overthinking" can lead us towards serious mental health issues. So let's first understand what "Overthinking" really is and how we can stop it! WHAT IS OVERTHINKING ?...

Why do some people develop mental health issues, while others facing same type of situations or problems don't? Why some people are more vulnerable to mental health diseases and others are not? Why some are mentally strong but others are more likely to develop a depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders? Figuring out the exact reason for all such questions still continues to be one of the most difficult task for mental health experts. Researchers have still not found any exact conclusion that why some people develop mental health disorders while others facing the same situations in their life do not. Although the researchers don't have any exact answer to these questions, but they concluded that there can be more than any one reason behind any mental health disorder such as chemical differences in the brain, environment, genes, physical health, etc. But one of the reasons behind this can be the "Personality Type" of a person. According to several surveys c...

The everyday challenges and chronic stress in your life regarding work- life or personal life can take a toll on your mental health. Therefore, it have become very important to look after mental health and discuss its various issues. Mental health in our country India have always gone unspoken, many people don't feel free to discuss these issues as they fear that they will be judged as weak and inferior by the society if they disclose their problems. Thus, as a responsible citizen it is the duty of each one of us to discuss about mental health issues and ways to improve it. However, it is a proven fact that some people are more vulnerable to mental illness while others are not. Due to genetics, social factors, personality or environment some are more mentally strong while others are more vulnerable to stress and are more likely to develop depression or anxiety. Although, you cannot fully change your environment, genes, family factors or personality (introvert and extrovert) but the...

15% of Indians need intervention for Mental health issues, 1 in 20 Indians suffer from Depression, India is among the most depressed countries in the world, only Men externalize mental health issues in India whereas Women still internalize these issues, about 164,033 Indians committed suicide in 2021 and the National suicide rate was 12. As an Indian we have more than enough reasons to talk about Mental health but still in India talking about Mental health disorders is still a taboo, whereas it is just like any other ailment (Blood pressure, Sugar, Cholesterol, etc.) And like other ailments mental health disorders are also of different types, if treated and diagnosed on time they can be cured or controlled. Still because of lack of knowledge over this issue and habit of taking mental health for granted left us untreated and in future dangerous results are received. One such undiscussed mental health disorder is "BIPOLAR DISORDER". According to statistics 1 out of 150 suffer f...