Life is stressful and where there is stress, anxiety follows. Left unchecked, anxiety can take a toll on you. It may overwhelm you and ruin your mental health. It is essential to manage anxiety before it throws you off-balance. Here are 7 ways to quickly reduce your anxiety. 1. Replace Caffeine Caffeine is found in …
Fact: People with depression often struggle to maintain personal hygiene. Things that come easily to others—like brushing teeth and taking a shower—are arduous chores for us. Now you might be wondering what’s up with the title of this post, right? If we struggle to do the basics, how can we have a skincare routine? Your …
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Rashida has depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. This unholy trifecta prevents her from having a stable job and a long-term relationship. She can’t afford therapy and needs her friends’ support. But her neurotypical friends deny her “negativity” with chants of “good vibes only”. This is a satire piece that got rejected by the …
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You’re feeling anxious. Again. To make things worse, you are a) all by yourself or b) surrounded by complete strangers who wouldn’t be able to help you even if they wanted to. Fret not, I have anxiety too and I know how to contain it before it gets worse. Although anxiety manifests differently for everybody, …
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Don’t mean to sound ungrateful, But I’m exhausted every morning. Even after a good night’s sleep On a soft, warm bed. The reasons for my fatigue are quite a few; Where do I even begin? First, there’s the chronic anxiety It crushes my spirit and body, Giving me severe body ache As if I were …
This is the third and the last post on anxiety at the workplace. Today, the founder of a medium-sized company talks about how she handles her employees’ anxiety. Are you aware of mental health issues in your workspace? If yes, how do you play an active role in supporting your employees? I have generalized anxiety …
Just like last time, today’s post will be dealing with anxiety as well. This time, the manager of a very successful MNC will be sharing his views on anxiety. Over to him. Are you aware of mental health issues in your workspace? If yes, how do you play an active role in supporting your employees? …
Hi everybody! This post was supposed to go out last week but it didn’t for two reasons: I had a terrible episode of depression and Krsna couldn’t make time for it either. Anyway, along with the ‘We’re Listening’ series, where employees talked about their mental health at work, Krsna and I will also be bringing …
Here is story #3 on workplace anxiety from a software engineer: Ever since I was a kid, I used to hate picking up phone calls. Over the years, I felt similar anxiety when dealing with emails as well…I hate answering them, especially when they pile up, and they usually do at my place of work. …
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As an extension of the mental health photo series, Krsna and I will also be bringing to you real-life stories of mental health issues at the workplace. We are doing this not just to raise awareness, but because we want everyone who is struggling to know that we are here for you. So feel free …
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