Damselz-In-Sanity

 Happy New Year Eve Eve Eve! (mentally insert Pheobe meme) Heilo everyone and welcome backzo to the last #faltufriday post of the year <3 In all honesty, I'm not quite sure how to write this blog; so just a heads up, this post is going to be a very random collection of thoughts put together...and I hope you enjoy :) I've got some lukewarm news. If you haven't yet deciphered from my socials, yes, it's true.  This is my last blog post. For a while. Lemme explain. Blogging has been the most consistent activity I've kept up with, for more than 4 years now. It's one that has - not exaggerating - been a defining moment in my life. Now I'm not going to be senti and all in this blog because it's not the very last blog post I pen. So, no  goodbyes are hard but it's for the best; no No. Genuinely speaking, it was a very hard decision I've had to take but I knew it was the right one. Alongside being absolutely swamped with college applications and Board...

 Hello hello and welcome backzo to the last 'informative' post of the year! Previously, I had authored a blog sharing my favourite mental health TED talks with you all! With immense love garnered on it, several more binges later, I thought about doing a part 2! Without further ado, let's jump right into it! to give a watch once! 1.  Why we all need to practice emotional first aid When we get a small scratch or splinter, we know exactly what to do. Wash the wound, apply a band-aid and avoid contact. This has been ingrained in us since we were 5.  But what if it's an emotional scar? Are we really taught how to process grief? How to speak to someone who is vulnerable? In this TED Talk, Dr. Guy Winch discusses the societal favouritism towards physical health over mental health. He emphasizes the importance of practising emotional hygiene, drawing attention to the psychological injuries and wounds such as loneliness, failure, and negative thinking, and suggests simple habit...

We encounter so many people in our lives. Some at school, some at college, some at adulthood and even old age. Yet at all stages, we possess the common tendency to question: Is this person a genuine friend? Or am I only friends with them because I see them every day? It's quite natural to ask these questions. But the difficulty lies in gaining the answers to them. In an increasingly fast-paced world full of fake people, how do we distinguish the real ones? This blog is not a one-shot checklist to figure out who's the "real one" or "OG Gang". It's a blog to help you recognise the kind of relationship you hold with so many different people in your life and whether your environment is actually as positive as you perceive it to be.  And no matter the outcome, remember, talking it out always helps. Make conversation. Don't ghost or run away. Okay enough introduction, let's get to it! Simply put, the cliched lines you every day in a WhatsApp good morni...

Disclaimer: This blog post is not to promote taking ice baths or condone the fact that ice baths can cure your Mental Health. It's only a concept that I came across recently and thought of shedding some light on! If you are struggling with your mental health, please reach out to a professional. Hello everyone and welcome backzo <3 In all honesty, I saw a reel about this on Instagram and of course, I had to go researching it :) Here's what I found out: In the literal sense, an ice bath is sitting in a tub with really cold water/filled with ice, for about 10-15 minutes. When you come in direct contact with the water, your blood vessels constrict, redirecting blood towards vital organs. This constriction is intensified by norepinephrine( fight or flight), a hormone and neurotransmitter released under stress. When leaving the cold water, blood vessels reopen, improving circulation and blood flow. The vagus nerve, responsible for heart rate, blood pressure, and stress response, i...

Hello everyone and welcome back! Today's post is a slightly different one. While over the past 3 years, I've written about my views and personal experiences on teenage mental health. Today's post is for my history lovers, who'd like to learn in brief about the various phases in the evolution of the subject of Psychology. Without further ado, Let's get to it! We've all heard the phrase, " Curiosity kills the mind ". Well, Stone Age humans took it literally. They would trephine humans by carving holes in their skulls and "releasing evil spirits". Psychology is a new science. Thus it shouldn't come as a surprise that proper laboratory studies started only about 150 years ago, in 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt. He trained his subjects by asking them to record accurately their cognitive reactions to simple stimuli in order to measure basic cognitive structures. He eventually described his theory of structuralism—the idea that the mind operates by combi...