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    मुझे अपने थेरेपिस्ट को बदलने के बारे में कब सोचना चाहिए?
    सही काउंसलर ढूंढना कभी-कभी एक चुनौती हो सकती है। और यह भी हो सकता है कि जिस थेरेपिस्ट के पास आप गए हैं वे आपके लिए सही नहीं हैं। तनुजा बाबरे एक काउन्सलिंग साईकोलोगिस्ट हैं जो वर्तमान में आईकॉल, टीआईएसएस में प्रोग्राम कोऑर्डिनेटर के रूप में कार्यरत हैं। इस लेख में वे बताती हैं कि आपको अपने थेरापिस्ट / काउंसलर को बदलने के बारे में कब सोचना चाहिए। जब हम कठिन दौर से गुजर रहे होते हैं तो हमें अकसर सलाह दी जाती है कि हम थेरेपी के बारे में सोचें। पर यह उतना आसान नहीं है जितना लगता है। थेरपी करवाने की…
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    Prevent Relapse Of Substance Use Problems And Maintain Recovery
    Lapses and relapses are an integral part of recovery of substance use. This article discusses ways to avoid them and how to deal with it when it happens. Important for the person going through substance use problem and their family to understand. This is part of the series on substance use shared by the Addictions Research Group at Sangath India. Part 1 of the series described about What is Substance Use Disorder Part 2 talked of How to overcome a Substance Use Disorder Part 3 talked…
  • Learning to Live and Thrive with Bipolar Disorder
    Aparna Piramal Raje, writer, educator and adviser, has been living with bipolar disorder for 20 years. In her latest book ‘Chemical Khichdi’ she brings us close to her manic depression, her vulnerability and therapies that have helped her succeed. Read her captivating and candid first hand account. Let me begin by congratulating you. Your book ‘Chemical Khichdi – How I Hacked my Mental Health’ on your personal experiences with bipolar disorder is being considered a significant read and a…
  • How To Support Substance Use Recovery Of A Loved One
    While it is important to help out a close person trying to get out of substance use habits, it is also important to draw lines and explain what you will and will not accept. This is part of the series on substance use shared by the Addictions Research Group team at Sangath India. In this article, they focus on supporting substance use recovery of a loved one.   Part 1 of the series described about What is Substance Use Disorder Part 2 talked of How to overcome a…
  • Lessons From My Mental Illness Journey
    Anuradha Sridhar is a Corporate professional with multi-sectoral domain experience over the last 17 years. After her third psychotic episode, she took a career break to focus on her mental health and associated treatment. It gave her time to recuperate, to understand mental health better, to write and network with patients and caregivers. She resumed full time employment and continues to create awareness around mental health and provide peer support. #LivedExperienceMatters Dealing with…
  • वृद्धावस्था में आत्महत्या के कारण और रोक-थाम
    हर पांच में से एक आत्महत्या किसी बुजुर्ग की होती है। समीक्षा सिवन लिखती हैं कि यह बहुत ही बड़ा चिंता का विषय है और इस के प्रति स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रदाताओं, नीति निर्माताओं, समुदायों और समाज के हिस्से के रूप में हम सभी का ध्यान आकर्षित करना आवश्यक है। आत्महत्या और उस की रोकथाम के बारे में जागरूकता बढ़ाने और इस से जुड़े कलंक को मिटाने के प्रयास में  हम 10 सितंबर को विश्व आत्महत्या रोकथाम दिवस के रूप में मनाते हैं। इसके आयोजन का आधार इंटरनेशनल एसोसिएशन ऑफ सुसाइड प्रिवेंशन (आईएएसपी) और विश्व…
  • I Am Scared To Go Down the Path of Illness
    Author and writer Usha Jesudasan illustrates, with a parable of Chicken Little who believes the world is coming to an end, how illness related anxiety can get difficult. Here she offers some tried and tested tips that have worked for her to come out of this way of thinking. A visiting friend sneezed and coughed around me.  No, he wasn’t wearing a mask.  I was a bit cross.  I had kept myself safe through the two Covid waves and strictly followed safety measures. I live alone, and…
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    सिज़ोफ्रेनिया के प्रबंधन के लिए पूरे परिवार का समर्थन चाहिए
    वर्षा (अनुरोध पर बदला गया नाम) को पिछले 18 वर्षों से सिज़ोफ्रेनिया है – वे अपना अनुभव को साझा करती हैं, उन्होंने सिज़ोफ्रेनिया को कैसे स्वीकार किया, और सिज़ोफ्रेनिया का उनके जीवन और काम के विकल्पों पर क्या असर पड़ा। मेरे बारे में मुझे लगता है कि 21 साल की उम्र में मुझे सिज़ोफ्रेनिया का पता चलने से पहले मैं बहुत अलग व्यक्ति थी। मैं अपने इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज में थी और सब ठीक चल रहा था जब अचानक मेरे जीवन में यह समस्या आ गई। और फिर मैं उस 'यह मेरे साथ क्यों?' दौर से गुज़री, क्योंकि मेरे अन्य सभी दोस्त…
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    How To Overcome A Substance Use Problem
    Overcoming a substance use problem is difficult but not impossible. This article indicates the signs of substance misuse and the approach for recovery from a substance use problem. This is part of the series of content on substance use shared by the Addictions Research Group team at Sangath India. In Part 1 of the series, we spoke about What is Substance Use Disorder  What steps can I take if I am trying to overcome a substance use problem? At first, combating substance misuse might feel…
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    What Is Substance Use?
    What is substance use? What are the signs and symptoms of substance use problems? This is first in the series of content on substance use shared by the Addictions Research Group team at Sangath India. Substance use refers to any consumption of psychoactive or mood-altering “substances''. These could be legal substances such as alcohol or tobacco, illegal substances such as marijuana or heroin, and also prescription or over-the-counter medications used for purposes other than those for…
A new study out of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provides evidence that yoga and breathing exercises can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in both the short term—with each session as well as cumulatively in the longer term,…
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Hi all! I'm beginning to have to do more work as I am setting up my own social enterprise with a few friends currently. I've been unemployed mostly for the past years. So that's why I never found my drowsiness from Risperidone affecting me. But now…
I just came across this post by Doug Leddin of Dublin. He speaks candidly about his own experience of depression, and how he's been suffering from it for the last 10 years and how he has hidden it from his closest friends. His following statements…
Interesting study from a few years back on how the decline in outdoor play has led to rise in children's mental disorders. Here is the link https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201001/the-decline-p…; While this study talks about…
Here is an interesting article on apps for meditation: http://www.patientsengage.com/?q=healthy-living/top-10-meditation-apps Do you use any of these ? Or any others ?      
If you constantly feel tired or like you don't get enough sleep, it may be time to revisit your sleep techniques. Most of us view sleep as an optional thing - we try and 'grab' some whenever we have time, but the reality is that like eating, we…

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