What is stress? Is it the feeling that you get when you have an exam and you start studying a day before, dividing your time equally between chapters but somehow you end up wasting an hour or two watching videos of cute animals doing silly things, when you realize you don’t have enough time left […]
It all started when I was a ten year old little girl, the time when I hardly understood what is life? What does it mean to live? My days used to start early and were completely normal, full of joy, just like any other happy go lucky kid until I began worrying about little things; […]
I looked at my wrist and saw my artery thrashing violently as if it wanted to escape my body that was full of despair. I could hear the blood gushing loudly inside it, fighting to break the entrapment of my depressing body to flow freely in the outer world. It was impossible to resist the […]
The room was dark, with shafts of sunlight peeking through the curtain. I lived to see another day? I thought to myself as I slowly lost my consciousness. I was wrong…” Last night, I came home to an empty apartment. As I chose to start a new chapter of my life, I decided to let go […]
Ever saw someone struggling through life? I did. When I figured out something was wrong, it was too late. It consumed me, I was devastated. I was at the verge of losing a close friend to suicide. I know, it’s hard to figure out when someone’s going through mental health crisis because when you ask […]
In today’s world, where the importance of mental health is highlighted, we also see an increase in the suicide rates across the world. According to a report by World Health Organization (WHO), a person loses his or her life every 40 seconds and by 2020 it is estimated to drop to 20 seconds. We see […]
I stood in front of a mirror, as I got dressed for school and saw myself; my lonely, sad self. I wore a long sleeved black shirt to hide the bruise on my left arm, from when I was shoved into lockers the locker by them. I wore blue pants to hide my scrapped knees, […]
Scarlet red blood sprouted from my mouth. I couldn’t move at all, it seemed as if my whole body was paralyzed. I had been brutally beaten up. I tried to gather my strength and get up but the effort went in vain. My head was throbbing with pain and I was feeling dizzy to such […]
Bullying can be described as an unwanted, aggressive behavior among school children or employees that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Both the victims of bullying and those who bully others experience long lasting negative consequences. Hence, it is absolutely necessary to take adequate measures to prevent bullying. How to deal with Bullying among […]
There was a time when people used to write fan letters to their favorite celebrities. Some of them might still do it, but in this era of technology and social networking, sites like Instagram and Twitter serves as communication bridge between fans and artists. While some people use them to appreciate and admire their favorite […]