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Lets be more Humane

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                                                    Do we know that depression is an illness just like any other illness? So don’t you think its time we accept it? If you leave anxiety and depression unattended just like any other illness left alone for long. People die. Yes!! You got it correct. Just like a hypertensive person if left alone unattended without any treatment, would die of a stroke or a heart attack one day and a diabetic person if left alone would have severe issues with blood sugar levels and would eventually die. Similarly, Depression and Anxiety if left alone leads to suicide. Our brain is an organ just like any other organ. You would not leave any physical disorder like diabetes or cholesterol unattended. Depression and anxiety can be incredibly difficult for people dealing with it. You are extra sad for no reason. You hate yourself for perhaps no reason again. You are so full of nobody loves you that you end up feeling desolate all the time. Suicide happens when pa

Podcast: How in a split of a second we judge a situation or people?

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Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: How in a split of a second we judge a situation or people?  https://anchor.fm/rashi0/ episodes/How-in-a-split-of-a- second-we-judge-a-situation- or-people-eevov0

Lets Understand Our Thoughts

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How much do we know about our brains and our thoughts? Scientists tell us we have 70,000 thoughts in a day. It is almost like a thought every second. But here’s a catch, out of 70,000 thoughts we have only 5% new thoughts. Ah! Now, this does not sound all that amazing. Let's understand how we can work on ourselves. We are perpetually repeating our thoughts 95% of the time. The same thoughts keep going around our heads over and over in a loop. And do we know how much of these thoughts are negative in nature? And the kind of effect it has over us, our daily lives, our dreams. Do we realize that we have left these negative thoughts on autopilot and they are going around in our minds without our knowledge? These negative thoughts are self-sabotaging talks that we keep giving ourselves unconsciously. For example,  I’m not good enough. I can't do it. They deserve it, but I don’t have that thing to deserve it. I’m not strong enough. I’m not experienced enough. These destructive though