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God

Is blind religious beliefs a sign of unshakable delusion?

The almighty I don’t believe in any religions as such, but I believe in God. For me religious beliefs are a sign of differentiation among human beings and most often it divides them. Wherever God is he is one and he doesn’t categorize people according to the false status we give each other based upon our last name. Although all religions maintain one common philosophy “Truth is God”. Will it be fair to call everyone who lies a failed religious devotee? That will be too [...]

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Do you consider yourself a worrier ?

When it’s natural We worry about a lot of things at different times; worry is just a figment of our imagination because of the fear of future uncertainties. Worry is natural to an extent when we worry about our close one’s well being, when they are away from us, worrying about work related issues, worry about our finances, worry about being late and worry about someone’s health. The list runs long but these are natural human emotions and they highlight that we are focusing on [...]

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How can you stop a suicide from happening?

The obvious signs If the person is suffering from Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or depression the risk of suicide can never be ruled out. You need to understand that it is not possible for you to correctly judge their current mind frame, which is often driven by impulsive behavior, extreme mood swings which can be triggered by slightest of problems or in some cases nothing at all. Don’t ignore their behaviors or try and push their illness under the carpet, things doesn’t resolve on their own. [...]

SUICIDE

Suicide and the lost hope

Suicide: The Facts In India last year 1,35,000 people committed suicide out of which 46,000 people were less than 29 years of age. September 10th is celebrated as the World suicide prevention day. Life is a gift given to us by god, but some people start living their life as it is a curse. The reasons for suicide are many but the binding similarity in all those individuals who commit suicide are loss of hope. Hope: Why is it important? We all [...]

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Maintaining a balance: for a healthy life

What do you mean anyway???? Balance, it is something which allows you to think clearly, it is something which lets you walk without falling down and most importantly balance is what helps in peaceful existence of our planet, natural disasters like earthquakes, floods are a result when nature loses its balance, when we look down we are responsible for most of that. When it comes to our life, we don’t even realize when we have segregated towards the path of [...]

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Have you experienced a trauma that still Haunts You?

The Past They all say live in the present you can’t do much about what has happened in the past and you don’t know what the future holds for you. But nevertheless living in the past becomes a highly compulsive behavior for some. They lose interest in the present and keep on thinking about the past, sometimes with regret, sometimes with pain and sometimes creating images in their mind of what they could have done to avoid the situation. Time [...]

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Addiction: worse than cancer??

The Harsh Reality A while back, I lost one of my friend due to his problems with substance use. He was a Heroin user and after staying clean for more than 5 months, he relapsed and dropped dead within minutes because of heroin overdose. When I came to know about the news more than being hurt I was angry on him and maybe on myself, I couldn’t get him out of his addiction problem, I too failed as a friend [...]

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Cigarette Smoking: Do Bollywood Movies have an impact?

The Pessimist Just the other day, went for a movie buying a 300 Rs ticket and was anticipating seeing some exciting trailers before the movie began, the lights went out and I thought yes finally some good stuff is coming. But eh!! Our beloved Mukesh showed up telling us about the ill effects of chewing tobacco, the images depicted in the advertisement spoilt my mood immediately and the advertisement ended up with a note saying Mukesh died due to his habit of chewing tobacco. I [...]

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Self Harm: Why do they do it?

I often wondered, what triggers a person to harm themselves through a medium of a blade, razor, knife, broken glass or almost anything sharp that cuts them just enough, so that they survive but with a little pain. Emotions what else, either you feel free as a bird with them or you become caged in unresolved agony and pain. Everyone has a cope up mechanism and for some hurting themselves is one effective way. If we talk in psychological [...]

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The Increasing Cannabis Culture

I still remember the time I first smoked, I was in 10th grade and the fear and guilt I felt after trying a cigarette was so high. It was almost a life event, a one which you are not proud of. At that age the mention of drug, used to seem like a dangerous and alien thing. Now when I look around teenagers, it’s almost like smoking weed and alcohol has become a cool thing to do, it’s like [...]