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Acting without thinking, getting fidgety, daydreaming is normal for kids. They may blurt out things randomly and may not follow instructions. But when such actions continue, it might be a matter of concern. Parents may even label their kid as notorious, lazy or troublemakers.

However, you must give it a thought that the child might have some hyperactivity issues.

ADHD: Meaning, Types, Symptoms

ADHD is a neurological disorder. Lacks of attention, impulsivity or hyperactivity are signs of ADHD.

It has three subcategories- Inattentive, Hyperactive-Impulsive and combination. A child with the disorder may show the following symptoms:

• Fleeting attention
• Absent-mindedness
• Not willing to sit in one place while eating, doing work or watching TV
• Easily distracted
• Forgets and loses things
• Interrupts while others talk
• Can’t wait for their turn
• Need repeated reminders
• Extremely verbal
• Unorganized
• Fidgety and restless

First, ADD or now called the Inattentive type ADHD, has symptoms where the child would be lack focus, forgetful and is unorganized. In turn, they make careless mistakes, are unable to complete tasks under given deadlines, would avoid tasks that involve excess mental efforts and are very easily distracted. Such kids, as they further grow, may face self-esteem issues.

Second, Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD, has symptoms where the child is very fidgety. For this reason, he may not sit in one place, runs a lot, talks a lot. He may have problems waiting for his turn and may interrupt others while talking. There could be situations where he couldn’t even wait for a question to finish and just jabber the answer.

Third, Combination type ADHD has at least 6-7 symptoms of inattentive and 6-7 symptoms of a hyperactive-impulsive type of ADHD.

ADHD is a condition which is actually caused because of the wiring of the brain system and it cannot be cured. But there are treatment options available. Some of them are:

Medication

The medications are helpful in reducing the hyperactivity, impulsive behaviour and improve cognition. Furthermore, they also enable better motor coordination. For instance, the most common are the stimulants that help to produce dopamine and norepinephrine that help with attention and cognition. Apart from that, there are antihypertensive drugs or medicines to improve cognition.

Family Therapy

A support from the family always makes a great influence on the child. It is important for the family to accept the child for all what he got. A positive and understanding attitude from the parents and siblings can really reduce the levels of frustration and self-criticism the child develops over the time.

Behavioural Therapies

This is a kind of psychotherapy which helps the child to alter his behaviour. The child will be able to monitor his behaviour. And every time for the appropriate reaction instead of an impulsive one, the child gets a reward that further encourages him. The people around like family members or teachers should also praise them for every improvement. There are set rules and routines that the child follows.

Social Skills Training

The child is provided with social skills training. This helps him in improved friendships and interpersonal skills, helping them further to develop a healthy social life.

Psycho-educating Families

It is very important for the families to understand the functioning of brain and behaviour of the child. A proper professional explanation would give the family more insight to them about the child. This will help them understand and support their child better.

Quick Tips

Besides the above treatment options available, some quick tips to handle a hyperactive child:

• Monitor sugar intake
• Consult for a diet plan
• Make schedules to be followed
• Follow performance-reward technique
• Help them keep organized
• Make them note down tasks

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No matter how good the meeting went or how impressed the clients seem by your demo, but closing a deal can be stressful. And due to high competition in the market, at times, the probability of a guaranteed yes remains unmeasured.

People do not face many difficulties in getting the leads but the real struggle comes when the deals are supposed to be closed.

Here are some tips that would help you to step up your closing game:

Action Plan

You need to define a course of action to your client. This is helpful in keeping the deal and the work organized. A timeline is fixed for the whole process and other factors like investment, expenses, resource requirements, etc., are also predetermined.

Deadline

Deadlines are very important because they make the work more convenient. They are helpful in managing short-term as well as long-term goals. You can prioritize your work according to the need. When the work is divided in small chunks over the days, rather than creating huge goal months away, makes the situation more stressful. Achieving small victories keeps you motivated.

Identify the Decision Maker

One of the important point to keep in mind is you need to identify who is the top dog when it comes to taking the decisions. A lot of times, you are unable to convert a lead into the deal because you talk and invest time in the wrong person.

Focus on solution

It is important that you focus on the solution. Along with the same, you should also focus on discussing the benefits of the solution. This helps in convincing the client more.

Ask Questions

It is ideal to ask the opposite party questions while negotiating. This will give you a better clarity on their needs and expectations regarding your service. There might be client’s reasons that might halt the deal, which you are unaware of. It could be the expenses involved, timeline, etc. Enquiring a bit might provide you with the same and maybe you can work things out.

Discuss the next step

Discussing what’s next is always a good move. This helps you provide a direction, where the deal is heading towards. Depending on the same, you can plan the next move.

Flexibility

Flexibility here does not mean being an extrovert but adjusting to the situation. While dealing with a client it is important that you warm up with them, in turn engaging them and making them interested in your deal.

Follow-up

Follow up with your clients post the meeting. This creates a good impression of yours on them. And in turn, it helps to build up a good relationship with them. If your client trusts you, it will be easy for you to negotiate deals.

Keep in touch

Keep in touch with your clients. You can introduce them to your achievements and latest services. This will keep them aware of your progress and programs which may make them opt for your services again.

Food is amongst one of the three basic necessities of life. It is very important for kids to eat healthy and proper food for right growth and development. But the recent scenarios show an increase in the number of eating disorders amongst children. There is no set age for it to develop. It could be an adolescent as well as a kids as young as 6-7 years of age. They are concerned, in an unhealthy way, about what and how much they are eating.

The main types of eating disorders are:

Anorexia

The child has an irrational fear of becoming fat. Hence, would avoid eating an adequate amount of food. In extreme scenarios, some might vomit out food after eating. The child feels overweight, even when the reality is totally opposite.

A kid with this issue shows symptoms like sadness, anger, depression or excessive worry.

Bulimia

The child eats big chunks of food first and then tries to get rid of it either by vomiting or taking a laxative. They might even do an excessive workout, in private, to get rid of the calories. They have no control over their binging and find such ways to keep a control on their weight.

A kid with this issue loses weight despite excessive eating. He starts working out immediately after eating or uses medicines to make them either vomit or defecate or pee.

Binge Eating

The child rapidly eats big chunks of food, but does not make efforts to get rid of the same. This is more of a compulsive behaviour. The victim has loss of control in the situation. They, over the time, tend to gain weight.

A kid with the issue could be struggling with psychological issues like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, the feeling of guilt and disgust, etc.

Improper eating habit leads to stunt development in kids. Some of the symptoms to watch out are:

1. Refusal to eat or over-eating
2. Reduction or increase in portion size
3. Hoarding or hiding food
4. Isolation
5. Growth and development issues
6. Weight loss or weight gain
7. Irregularities in the menstrual cycle in girls
8. Changes in personality

The disorder not only leads to change in eating habits but can turn out to be life-threatening as well.

There is no specific reason for the eating disorders, but a combination of various psychological, social, biological factors contributes to the problem. The culture phenomenon like being thin or underweight is healthy and makes you more acceptable also adds on. Psychological or psychiatric disorders could also be the reason.

Some of the steps parents or teachers can take on their parts to help the children with eating disorders:

1. Avoid food as a reward
2. Do not give too much value to physical appearance or criticize them for the same
3. Do not force the child to eat beyond the capacity
4. Provide awareness to your child regarding the same
5. Keep a check on their behaviour
6. You can encourage the child to get involved in sports and exercises
7. Encourage and be emotionally available for the child
8. Do not over pressurize the child with unrealistic goals
9. Introduce them to great idols of different shapes and sizes

It is important to seek professional help if the elders are unable to help the child cope up with their problems. The child might need a nutritionist, doctor or a psychiatrist or counsellor, depending on the need. Taking an action, as soon as possible, is important.

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When we say the term ‘bullying’, we often picture a child at school getting picked on. But it could be a child in the kindergarten or in the college to a person working in an MNC or hospital, who is facing it, inflicting it or witnessing it. An adult may be able to handle the situation and come out of it, but when it is a child in the similar scenario, he might have a great psychological impact. This can further affect the development of his personality as an adult in turn affecting the parents and the community.

The popular Netflix series ’13 Reasons why”, the latest “Insatiable”, etc., and movies like ‘Mean Girls’, “A Girl Like Her’, “Hope Floats”, have one thing in common which is the concept of bullying. These show how popular or physically attractive kids torment other kids and get away with it most of the times.
Bullying impacts, not just the kid who gets bullied, but also the one who bullies and the others who see it happening. Let’s see how that happens.

THE VICTIM

Affects the ability to trust

Bullying creates a strong sense of distrust in the child. It might not come to notice initially, but as the child matures and socializes, this profoundly developed mistrust emerges strongly. It becomes one of the major reasons for failed relationships and friendships in the person’s life.

Affects the ability to learn

The child constantly worries about being bullied. He thinks that where, when, why and how he could be targeted next. This leads to lack of concentration and increased levels of stress, distracting him and negatively affecting his brain receptors.

Hatred towards School and Teachers

The child does not feel accepted in the school and feels unsafe. He might start showing great resistance to going to school. A lot of kids drop out of schools and colleges because of the issue. Or even if they continue, the school incidents affect their academic performances. They even tend to develop a strong disliking towards the teachers and the whole school system as they feel helpless and victimized.

Vengeful Behavior

The child feels like nobody cares enough for him. He reaches a point where his anger overtakes his sanity. The child might often act out. He may plan to take revenge from the people around whether they are responsible or not. We have come across many incidents in the news of school shooting and the attacker had a history of being bullied.

Mental Health Issues

Such situations could be emotionally taxing for the child. He constantly faces criticism for looks, clothes, any disability (if there), etc., leads to a low sense of self-worth and creates major self-esteem issues. The child is constantly stressed out. This, if prevails for long, further leads to anxiety issues, depression, PTSD, etc. The child could even become suicidal.

Few symptoms a child might show that indicate bullying at school:
• Change in eating patterns
• Remains aloof
• Change in sleeping patterns
• Avoids socializing
• Exhausted most of the times
• Ignores going to school
• Nightmares
• No play dates

THE ATTACKER

The attacker here would be the one who bullies others. They are likely to:

• Engage in violent behaviour
• Use drugs and alcohol
• Engage in sexual activities early or offensive of nature
• Engage in criminal activities
• Be abusive towards the partner or children
• Develop a sense of entitlement
• Involved in damaging public or private property

THE WITNESS

The kids around witnessing bullying also bear its effects. They are likely to:

• Develop a fear of the bullies
• Skip school
• Involves in drug and alcohol abuse
• Develop mental health problems

Even after making strict laws and rules, we often come across cases of suicides in colleges and schools due to this reason. Such incidents affect the lives of the people around and the families of the children involved. There is an increase in the number of suicide cases because of bullying. People discriminate the victim on the basis of colour, race, nationality, the type of clothes they wear, body structure, etc. And when nobody comes to their rescue, family or friends, it increases the issues they are already going through, affecting their mental well-being.

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It’s the last day to submit the report, but you have so much left to do and your friends are waiting in the café for you to arrive.

You have your exam tomorrow, its night already and you have done just one chapter.

Can you relate to such a situation? Do you start doing an important task and get up in between to eat or drink. Sounds familiar? This habit is called procrastination. And you are not alone in this.

Majority of people procrastinate their tasks. You may enjoy the time you spend lazing around, but this habit really hinders your progress and achievement in all aspects of life.

Here are some tips that you could use to deal with procrastination:

Acknowledge

The very first thing that you could do is to accept and acknowledge that you procrastinate. Unless you do that, you cannot move forward. There could be a scenario where you are postponing a task for a genuine reason. But if you find yourself doing the same for every other task, this is a problem.

Make a schedule

You can make a constructive action plan for the day and assign yourself time for the tasks. Follow this schedule religiously and you can feel the change in your way of working.

Prioritizing the tasks

You need to be clear and quick about designating the tasks on the basis of their exigency. It is better to finish the more important tasks first so that you are left with less important tasks for later in the day.

Difficult tasks first

You should always do the difficult tasks first; so that you are left with the lighter work post that. This would reduce your stress level and make your work more qualitative.

Keep a to-do-list

You can either create a soft copy for a to-do-list or keep a diary where you can write down the schedule. As you progress with the completion of tasks, you can mark those that you complete. This will give you a visual input of how much work you have completed and how much is left. This way you can see how efficient you are at your work.

Reward system

To begin with, while trying to curb this habit, you can always keep a reward that you will give yourself, only after you complete an assigned task. This is a way to contrive motivation to perform. This practice will give you that push you require to develop a structured way of doing a task. Also, rewarding yourself will make you happy about yourself, providing further encouragement.

Take help

Ask a friend to keep a check on you so that you do not go out of track. This is how the self-help groups work. You can also plan it out with a fellow procrastinator so that you both can motivate each other to be better.

Avoid distractors

When you sit to do a task, turn off social media, emails, etc. Avoid sitting amongst people or anywhere near a television.

Just to keep an important point in mind, procrastination could be because the person is suffering from a mental health illness. It could be anxiety, depression, OCD. When you notice other symptoms apart from procrastination the problem could be serious. In such scenarios, you would require to seek professional help.

Social media has become an important part of our lives lately. It is surely a boon as it allows you to connect with your friends and family, provides you with useful information and lets you stay updated with latest happenings around the world and trends. It’s a source of income for a lot of social media influencers lately.

But there is a flip side to all this as well. A lot of the latest studies show that social media is becoming a reason for so many mental health illnesses, depression being one of them. Let’s have a look at how this is happening.

Absent from the present

If you look around, it could be at home, a get-together, or a couple out on a date, we all remain glued to our phones. We are more concerned about the activities on social media rather than being where we are. We are constantly thinking about what next to post instead of focusing on the person we are with or eating our lunch.

Loss of Human Connection

When we meet our friends, a lot of times, more than knowing what’s happening in each other’s lives, we are more concerned about clicking a perfect selfie and putting nice hashtags. We are more of friends with our blue light rectangular screen than the people we post pictures with. We would have an idea about their online personality, rather than their real-life personas. This has been one of the reasons for arguments amongst people, as we avoid the person sitting next to us for checking our phones.

Virtual Reality

Most people have an alter ego through their social media accounts. They make their life to appear picture perfect, making other’s envy them. From putting check-ins at expensive restaurants to posting a picture of the top brand clothes, they try every possible way to make their feed look trendy and attractive. It’s like hiding the real-life picture and living it with so many filters.

Self Esteem

People often accept others’ virtual life as their actual. More than concentrating on themselves, they keep updated with others’ trips and relationship status, ending up making comparisons with them. This makes them feel bad about their own life and hence affecting their self-esteem. They feel worthless and start doubting their abilities and approach towards life. We remain unhappy. We become obsessed with trying to post an aesthetically appealing picture just to have a validation that people like us. Our existence is so much hanging on the likes and dislikes on our posts.

Too much information

Kim Kardashian, Hollywood’s famous reality star’s Paris robbery is one of the best examples of this. We make several posts throughout our day, providing the outside world too much information about ourselves, which is not ideal in terms of our safety. The other person knows our location that exact minute.

Procrastination

The concept of Monday Blues has become a cultural belief lately. And most of the time people just mock the situation and laugh things off that are actually bothering them, hiding behind this phenomenon.

We spend more than one-third of a day at our workplace and hence, our outlook towards our job really holds a great deal of importance. If you are passionate about your work, working any day is an opportunity for you. But if that’s not the case, it becomes a burden to spend those 8-9 hours, each day.

By now, we all are aware our state of mind does affect our productivity. If you constantly go through these Monday Blues, it is going to hamper your work quality as well as your interpersonal relationships.

Let’s look at some reasons why people face these situations-

Attitude towards the job

A lot of us get the kind of work we like, but there are others who are unable to figure out our passion. They go for a job for earning a livelihood or for just the heck of doing something. This is also determined by the factor that what a person’s traits are. For example, a person who procrastinates things or is unpunctual would often feel burdened and inefficient in his work, hence developing a negative approach towards work.

Relationship with colleagues

At times, regardless of how much do you like your job role, the people around you often affect your emotions. When we remain surrounded by people who give negativity, for a long duration, this might take a toll on us.

Work-Life Balance

A lot of people often find it difficult to create an optimal balance between our personal and professional life. Neither we are able to impress our boss with our work, nor are we able to satiate our family. All through the week, we work so hard and on weekends lie like a corpse, always living in extremes.

Lack of organization

We have always heard the advice that we should always plan our day in order to manage things in a better way. But this mostly goes in one ear and out the other. Being unable to organize and handle the work efficiently stresses us and messes up our work further.

Social Media Influence

Weekends are often overrated. We all use one or the other social media applications. And lately, there have been a lot of filters where a sad/ disappointed bitmoji (personalized cartoon avatar of oneself) or GIF with the captions like “Monday Blues”. Then there are filters with captions like TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday). The people using these applications gradually develop a strong opinion which is influenced by such social media concepts.

Mental Health Issues

It might not be your job or your colleagues that are the reason you feel distressed at your workplace, but maybe your mental health. There could be situations where you are actually more productive and could be going through depression. You have lots of friends and you seem well adjusted to every situation, but there could be things going on at the back of your mind. You could be an organized person and be doing things well but feel hollow on the inside. These could be signs of depression. Feeling low sometimes on Mondays is alright, but the same story every Monday is not.

Following are some quick tips to deal with Monday Blues:

• Organize your weekend beforehand
• Keep Mondays little light
• Avoid checking your work mail during weekends
• Keep fixed and appropriate hours of sleep throughout the week
• Have a good night sleep on Sunday so that you can feel refreshed and energetic the next day
• Keep a relaxing time, maybe 20-30 minutes, for you for each day and not just on weekends
• Keep a post-work hang out for Mondays
• Dress well on a Monday
• Consult a professional if you show signs of any mental health disorder

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We often think of Mental health as a blessing, a gift that is given by birth or that is hereditary but miss out on the environmental and cognitive factors that make us mentally ill.

You might be living in a Posh Locality, in a luxurious home with all the best things that are available in the market but you still spend your 100 percent time all inclusive in a place called your “Mind”. That place also needs some renovation and beautification. Have you ever noticed the beautiful accent tap, that you worked hard for and earned to put up in the bathroom and felt happy seeing it when you had a bad fight with your wife or an argument with your boss? Most people would have “No” as an answer to that question!

If you spend so much of time here, it calls for some thought from your side to make your mind a beautiful Place to stay in.

We could do a few things that could make us Mentally healthy, just like we do a few things for our Physical health:

Surround Yourself with Positive People

Negative people suck all energy out of you and drain you mentally. They find fault in every solution and make an effort to find something that did not go well. While positive people are solution focused. They try to get the good out of everything and make efforts to make things better than before. They do not complain about what went wrong and see what good can be done with the available resources. Research has shown that people who have healthy connections with friends and family are happier than people who lack social support; hence make plans with friends, join a group of your interest, visit a club or a class where you can meet new people.

Give yourself into something

Try to find some time to volunteer some activity by using your time and energy in something that could help someone in need. You do not have to be a millionaire like Bill Gates to do a good deed for someone, and the reward you will get out of this is the feeling of contribution and happiness for doing it. You could start with sharing a good thought with a friend who is going through an emotional breakdown and let them know you are there, donate your used clothes to the random kids that come begging to you for money at the signal (You do not need to be associated with an NGO to do these ) or teach the kids of your house-help for an hour free on the weekends. Get creative, do something that you can do by just existing right now!

Manage and deal with your stress

With all that you have to deal with in today’s life, stress is as inevitable as Death. Life has become easier with technology, but to deal with technology in an effective way is a stress. It’s like a circle, it gets back from where it started. Hence, learn to deal with stress by being mindful, meditating, learning Tai-chi, walk in the garden, write in your journal about whatever is concerning you etc.  Bring humor in life and try to see things in an easier way rather than being uptight about everything. Research says, that a good laughter can ease your pain, boost your immune system and, reduce stress and relax your body.

Be Realistic in Goal-setting

Write down all your personal, professional or academic goals and divide them into steps that need to be taken, immediately, in the next five years and ten years to achieve them. Aim big but always assess your capabilities realistically and keep in mind your weaknesses along with your strengths to achieve these goals. Do not aim to trek to the Himalayas in a month after joining a trekking club. This kind of unrealistic goal-setting will only make you feel like a failure and eventually, you will quit your goal. Like they say, Assess the strength of your legs before you decide to Run and win a race!

Get out of the Monotony

Routines make you more secure and efficient in your work but when it gets very tedious, perk up your schedule a little. Change the usual jogging route you take, take a trip by road, walk in a different park in some other locality, Hang out different pictures in your living room, try a different cuisine in a restaurant or talk to someone who is totally opposite to your way of thinking and has different goals in life. This kind of change not only breaks your monotony but also makes your mind a little more flexible and accepting towards different views of life.

Value yourself

Be kind to yourself and respect your life. Avoid negative-self talk at all cost and try to build a positive self-esteem by doing things that matter to you. If you do not love yourself you will not be able to appreciate anything around yourself. Make time to practice your hobbies, spend money on yourself, go to a Spa, upgrade your knowledge, read books, forgive others when they hurt you and more importantly forgive yourself for letting them hurt you.

Don’t do drugs

Alchohol, cigarettes, weed, heroin whatever level of drugs you do to get pleasure, just get rid of it. Try to get the stimulation that you need from something creative and pro-Life. Seek help if it is difficult for you to quit!

Get Help

When you feel that things are not manageable at your level, seek help! It is a sign of strength, a decision to change the things that are no longer working for you and move ahead in life. Your weaknesses become your limitations only when you choose not to work on them! An expert can help you see your old problems in an entirely new perspective based on the kind of Personality and unique situations you are in.

Talking about sex or the sexual disorders has been a big taboo. People are hesitant to discuss it, especially when it comes to disorders. People with sexual dysfunction often feel embarrassed and are afraid to talk about it to others or even avoid seeking help.

There could various physical as well as psychological reasons that could cause sexual disorders. A few of them are:

• Neurological disorders
• Alcoholism
• Drug Abuse
• Heart diseases
• Diabetes
• Liver or kidney failure
• Intake of medication like antidepressants
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Strained relationship
• Sexual abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Trauma
• Mental health disorders like depression
• Pressure to perform sexually

These disorders are common and it is always better to take proper treatment before things go out of hands. Some of the common disorders in men are:

Erectile Dysfunction

Inability to get an erection or to maintain the same is what erectile dysfunction refers to. Apart from the narrowing of blood vessels in the penis, diabetes or hormonal imbalances, there could be various mental health issues that could cause this problem. The stress to please the partner or maybe the lack of interest in sex could also the add-on.

The therapy would focus on how to reduce the anxiety of the intercourse. A past incident could continue to impact the person. The therapist would encourage the person to deal with the stress of the same.

Ejaculation Problems

When it comes to ejaculation problems in men, there could be three scenarios. First, where there the ejaculation is too quick during the intercourse, like before or within one minute of penetration. The average time for the same is around 5 minutes.

Second, when there is a delay or being unable to ejaculate during intercourse.

And lastly, retrograde ejaculation, where the sperms instead of passing through urethra go back inside the bladder. There would be either no or less semen, but the orgasm would be still experienced.

The therapy would focus on behaviour alteration. The partner could also be involved, who would help the man to stretch the stimulation for the longer duration. The major reasons for ejaculation problems are psychological factors like stress and trauma. In certain cases, there could other medical conditions.

Loss of interest in Sex

The person could be losing interest in sex or any kind of sexual fantasies. It could be due to stress, anxiety or an unstable relationship.

During the therapy, the therapist would make the client focus on their approach towards the sex and would try to help them figure out how and why it started. If there is any relationship problem, that would also be discussed through couple counselling. Apart from that keeping a journal of the sexual thoughts or fantasies could also be suggested.

Dyspareunia

The person is basically experiencing pain or facing difficulty during intercourse. It is caused due to the physical problem in males and consulting other medical professionals like a urologist is preferred.

Sexual intimacy is an important part of building a relationship and developing a bond between two people. Its lack may lead to an unhealthy relationship and distancing two people. There are signs where you would need to look into the matter seriously and seek professional help. One of you might be dissatisfied with your sex life and you both are losing the touch because of the same. Your sex life might be causing arguments and causing disappointment.

Apart from physical examination, there could be relationship counselling or psychosexual therapy that could help you deal with a problem as well as come out of it.

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, has affected approximately 57 million people in our country. This is equal to 18 % of the people affected by depression across the globe, according to WHO.
Recently, a lot of celebrities have opened about their mental health struggles and have shared ups and downs of their journey. And this has encouraged common people to come out and talk about the issues they are facing.
But still, a lot of myths prevail about the illness.

Everyone suffers through depression at some or the other point in life

A lot of people, still, take depression as a normal situation, whereas it is a proper clinical disorder. They often compare it with sadness or circumstantial stress, which is not the case. A lot of studies show that depression is not only the disproportion of the chemicals in our brain, but it also has other components like hormonal imbalances, shrinking and inappropriate wiring of brain cells, etc.

Only trauma causes depression

Certain awful and excruciating events often cause depression. A breakup or a divorce, loss of job, death of a loved one may leave you sad and empty for some time, but anything more than two weeks needs to be checked with a professional. You may require medication or counselling or a combination of two to improve your mental health. A depressed person often loses interest in daily life activities, there is the decrease in self-esteem and an increase in the feeling of worthlessness. In situations of post-partum depression or high functioning depression, there is no negative or traumatic event around the victim.

Depression is genetic

There are studies that show that there are chances that if your parents had a history of depression you are more likely to get it. But the significance of the same hasn’t yet been proved. You can always concentrate on the factors that you can manage, instead of worrying.

Pills will solve the problem

Depression does not get cured in a day. It’s not as simple as popping a pill one day and the next day life would turn into rainbow and butterflies. It takes a few weeks before the antidepressant starts showing its effect. Moreover, it totally depends on the professional if he feels the need to prescribe the medicine or not. There are people who opt for psychotherapies to deal with depression. Also, a combination of medicine and psychotherapy is considered to be most effective, when it comes to curing depression.

Exercise and a good diet will cure depression

Surely, a good diet and a regular workout session are beneficial for a good mental health. But believing that including a balanced nutrition diet and a 30 minutes running could cure depression is false.

Medications continue throughout life

A treatment for depression varies from person to person. First of all, not every person going through depression needs medicine. Secondly, it totally depends on your customized treatment plan, that for how long you need to consume the pills.

A depressed person is always negative

When people think about a depressed person, they imagine a person totally confused and crying. They could never imagine a person with favourable situations in life, who looks organized and in control of emotions could be going through depression. Dysthymia or as we know it high functioning depression is a situation where a person could have a great career, perfect relationship and posts happy Instagram pictures and could be the most popular amongst friends. This is a kind of persistent situation which could later lead to major depression if remain untreated.

Talking about depression still continues to be a stigma in our society. Just like any other illness, this can also be cured if sought help at the right time. Talk about your mental health and encourage people around you to talk about theirs.

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