Anxiety Disorder
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…
How I Took Charge Of My Mental Health
Shikha Aleya candidly and meticulously describes her first panic attack, the ensuing anxiety, how she dealt with her anxiety and depression reflects on her support system and the professional team. Her advice for persons in similar situations and…
Managing Migraines Is About The Effort You Put In Every Day
Rachna*, 39 from Mumbai shares her journey with migraine and how the fear of managing migraine attacks with a small new born baby led to post partum depression and her attempts to find solutions that work. Symtoms and Diagnosis: I was…
Professional Help and Self-Care Helped Her Deal With Anxiety Disorder
This young lady from Singapore shares her experience of coping with generalised anxiety disorder through a combination of professional help and self-care despite the challenges of her hectic study schedule. As told to Indra Venkatram. Anita (name…
"People Said My Behaviour Was Manipulative"
When R had suicidal thoughts and a feeling of hopelessness, she finally sought help and was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety disorder. Read on to find out how she coped with her illness and how it relates to chronic pain due to migraines…
"Therapy Helped Me Manage Social Anxiety"
When a socially active person like Sharmada started avoiding her friends, she knew she had a problem. Sharmada shares her experience with Social Anxiety and how she learnt to deal with it. At some point in our lives, most of us have dealt with…
A Hair-pulling Experience
Shreya Sharma is a regular 20 something Delhiite with the usual quota of friends, foes and social life. When one day she hits upon a strange term on Google that seems to apply to her, she sits up to analyse her own behaviour and triggers for the…
Persons with Selective Mutism need to be heard by the community
Nigel Ng suffers from a rare condition called Selective Mutism, an anxiety disorder, which makes him a loner amidst a group of people as he is unable to speak or communicate in specific situations when he gets a panic attack. He shares his…
