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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…
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    It Takes The Support Of An Entire Family To Wrestle With Schizophrenia
    Varsha (name changed on request) shares her experience of living with Schizophrenia for the last 18 years, how she has come to terms with it and how it has affected life and work choices.  WHO AM I  I feel I was a very different person before I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at the age of 21. I was in my BTech college and things were fine, when suddenly this medical condition was shoved on me. And then I also went through a ‘Why Me?’ phase, because all my other friends were normal.…
  • How I Reduced My Sense Of Helplessness And Gained Mental Wellbeing
    She went through abuse, gaslighting and more but she could not walk out. Kavita (name changed on request) shares her experience, her thought process and the various approaches she tried over the years and what appears to finally be working. Reframing to regain mental equilibrium More than thirty years ago, I married Prakash (not his real name), a gentle, much-liked, handsome colleague. As life added stresses - job, commutes, family - Prakash changed into a man quick to anger, explode at me, and…
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    आत्महत्या से हुई मौत के शोक से भी उभर सकते हैं|
    आत्महत्या से हुई मौत अन्य मौतों से बहुत अलग है - पर सही सहारा और वातावरण हो, तो कदम दर कदम इस के शोक से भी उभर सकते हैं | “लेफ्ट बिहाइंड: सर्वाइविंग सुसाइड लॉस” की लेखिका डॉ नंदिनी मुरली ने एक दो-भाग (यहाँ और यहाँ) के साक्षात्कार में अपने पति को आत्महत्या की वजह से खोने के अपने व्यक्तिगत अनुभवों को साझा किया। उन्होंने अपने गहरे शोक और चुनौतियों का वर्णन किया और बताया कि उन्होंने इस दुःख के सागर में डूबने से बचने के लिए क्या उपचार किया और किन रणनीतियों का इस्तेमाल किया। नंदिनीजी ने अपनी…
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    मानसिक स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ से सलाह लेने के लिए अपने प्रियजनों को कैसे राजी करें
    मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के मुद्दों के लिए अपने प्रियजन को मानसिक स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ से मदद लेने के लिए राजी करना एक महत्वपूर्ण चुनौती हो सकती है। तनुजा बाबरे एक काउन्सलिंग साईकोलोगिस्ट हैं जो वर्तमान में आईकॉल, टीआईएसएस में प्रोग्राम कोऑर्डिनेटर के रूप में कार्यरत हैं। इस लेख में वे प्रियजन से ऐसे वार्तालाप के दौरान अपनाने के लिए कुछ सर्वोत्तम प्रथाओं को साझा करती हैं। अपने प्रियजन को भावनात्मक रूप से संघर्ष करते देखना आसान नहीं होता है। यदि ऐसी स्थिति में प्रियजन के व्यवहार का आप पर नकारात्मक प्रभाव…
  • A stock pic of partially visible person sitting in a consult session with a partially visible counsellor with a note book in her hand. In front of them is a table with a glass of water and a box of tissues
    काउन्सलिंग क्या है? क्या यह मेरे लिए उपयोगी होगी?
    सबके जीवन में चुनौतियाँ होती हैं। कभी-कभी चुनौतियाँ आप को अभिभूत कर सकती हैं और हो सकता है कि इनसे मुकाबला करने के आपके सामान्य तरीके काम नहीं कर रहे हों। तनुजा बाबरे एक काउन्सलिंग साईंकोलोजिस्ट हैं जो वर्तमान में आईकल टीआईएसएस में प्रोग्राम कोऑर्डिनेटर के रूप में कार्यरत हैं।  इस लेख में वे काउंसलर/ थेरापिस्ट के रोल के बारे में बात करती हैं और यह बताती हैं कि आप सही काउंसलर और सही प्रकार की काउन्सलिंग सर्विस के बारे में कैसे निर्णय ले सकते हैं। जीवन की घटनाएँ, चाहे सकारात्मक हों या…
  • Image Description: An elderly person with a walker and supported by a caregiver
    बुजुर्गों में अकसर दिखने वाले ऐसे 12 लक्षण जो गंभीरता से लेने चाहियें
    वजन का बेवजह घटना, याददाश्त की समस्याएँ, कमजोरी और गहरी थकान जैसे लक्षणों को "सामान्य उम्र बढ़ने" की प्रक्रिया न समझें - ये किसी गंभीर समस्या का संकेत हो सकते हैं । इस लेख में डॉ शीतल रावल ऐसे 12  लक्षणों के बारे में बता रही हैं जो बुजुर्गों में अकसर पाए जाते हैं पर जिन्हें अनदेखा करने के बजाय आपको डॉक्टर की राय लेनी चाहिए।  वही लक्षण जो एक युवा व्यक्ति में एक कारण से हो सकते हैं वे बुजुर्गों में दूसरे कारणों से हो सकते हैं।  युवा व्यक्ति में शायद वे इतने गंभीर न हों, पर बुज़ुर्ग…
  • Let Us Understand How Chronic Illness Affects Mental Wellbeing
    Let us acknowledge that any illness or condition affects the overall wellbeing of the person.Listen to voices of persons with chronic illnesses to understand how the condition affects their mental health. #WorldMentalHealthDay We speak of mental health issues in isolation; we do not acknowledge physical health and diagnosis of a chronic condition as a factor that influences mental wellbeing. Lets take a few examples of lived experiences. Click on the subheading for the details. Lymphoma…
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    Choosing Joy Even in the Darkest Hour
    Usha Jesudasan, author and motivational writer, whose three children were on the forefront of Covid care with one of them contracting the disease, feels no matter what our circumstances, we can choose joy as a traveling companion during difficult times. Read her simple thoughts to uplift her mood. I’m flipping over the entries in my diary.  One line keeps appearing again and again – be kind and make a difference to someone every day.  This was the mantra that was drilled into me as a…
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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