Damselz-In-Sanity

 Bollywood has always played an integral part in shaping up my personality. Right from childhood to teenage, I have always been, what some might say, a "Bollywood Baccha". On the occasion of month 10 of #faltufriday I decided, why not write about my VERY big obsession with Bollywood movies :) I was about 4 months old when I heard my first Bollywood song and have been more is less infuriated with🤷🏻‍♀️ My all time favourite movie, throughout my childhood and teenage has definitely got to be "Om Shaanti Om" and songs from "Rang de Basanti". Every time someone would play a song from either of these films(at times even others), you could always see 6 month old me just sitting and grooving with joy :) Anyways, over time this gradually faded out. From the ages of 5-12 I really staged started getting into English Pop Music which then saw its downfall in my music taste graph chart by the time I turned 13. A close relative of mine was getting married and I was to ...

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to yet another post based on anxiety :) If you've read my earlier posts, you may have come across one where I gave a few tips on how one can deal with an anxiety attack when they are alone.  However, I had a lot of people come to me and say, "I don't have anxiety but a friend of mine does and often gets these types of attacks. When they do, I am often unaware on how to comfort them. Do you have any tips?" To answer this question, I decided to write a post on this topic so that in the future if one encounters such a situation, they know how to deal with it and solace the victim. Note: These may not apply to everyone and different people have different coping mechanisms. These are just a few ones which have helped me and a few friends of mine.  One of the most common symptoms that is visible during an anxiety attack is discomfort and difficulty in breathing. One might go through palpitations or problems in breathing-which is something you s...

Hey everyone! Welcome back to yet another post on anxiety :) A lot of you may have seen the coronavirus cases on a rise again and have gotten back into lockdown. Though people are getting vaccinated at a large scale, to control the sudden spread, we all are yet again confined to our homes. This thing may continue for a while; but what happens after that? The world will slowly open up again and it has caused a lot of people to ponder over the thought of getting back together with people and being social. For most teens suffering with social anxiety and other mental health issues, it hasn't been very easy. I recently came across a post on social media which spoke about "Post Lockdown Anxiety" and found out this is a very real thing affecting loads of people; which is why I decided to throw some limelight on it. Without further ado, lets get to it.  "Post Anxiety Lockdown" The term literally   means the anxious feeling one gets once everything goes back to normal. ...

  Hey Everyone!! Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month! So, we all may have a come across with at least one person in our lives who might have used the name of a mental disorder incorrectly. I've had my share too. I have seen a lot of people claim that they are "depressed" or have "anxiety" without really knowing what it is. Took me a while to understand why they said stuff like this, but when found out the reason I was appalled. To look cool, duh "Seriously?!" That was my exact reaction-in every tone imaginable. Sarcastic, shocked, surprised, amazed, aghast and what not! This very encounter is the reason why I chose to write to write on this topic and throw some light on why having a mental illness IS NOT "COOL". For starters, why would you want to diagnose yourself with something you don't have? You wouldn't do that if  it were a physical illness, right? You wouldn't say that you've gotten a fracture when its simply a spr...

 Heyy everyone! Welcome back to month 9 of #faltufriday where I talk about something totally random. Today's post is not like any regular faltu friday because today is a special one! A lot of you might have come across me hyping up about a surprise post on my socials-well wait no longer :) Today's post is a collaborative one with a likeminded friend of mine, Aanya Lodha :) Aanya, is a 14 year old attending Oberoi International School. She previously ran a mental health account on Instagram, @teen.trauma , but is currently taking a break from that. She loves doing what any teenager does; listening to music, watching movies and hanging out with her friends and family. She's not a professional and has never struggled with her mental health, but she knows many people that did, which is part of what made her so interested in starting her account, which promotes and educates people on mental health, in the first place. Her zeal towards educating had also played a role in inspired...

 Heylo everyone! Welcome back! The Lack Of Motivation. We've all had that. Some of us even phrase it as " procrastination "; but for the rest of us, its not that. Some of us at times feel as if kyu karna hai yeh? What am I getting out of it. Telling you from personal experience, I often feel this lag too. Heck, I felt like this a couple of weeks ago too-which is what caused me to write on this topic in the first place. I have always been the world's most lazy person. Often been called a sloth by my sister :P (Fun fact: If not damselz-in-sanity , the alternate name to my blog would have been "A Sloth's Blog") Up till a couple of weeks, I used to experience extreme fatigue in even opening up blogger to write something. You could say I hit kind of a "slump" because whatever I posted wasn't that interactive or wasn't "up to the mark". I never even told anyone about this because I felt like I could get through this by myself-truth ...

  Hey! Welcome back! If you guys have been following me since August, you might have seen that a majority of my posts are targeted towards Anxiety and it's repercussions; the main reason is that I see this on a daily basis and its easier to relate. Yet, there's still a lot of misconceptions on various topics that are still prevalent which is why I thought, why not write on this? So, in today's post I'll be debunking top 5 myths on "Panic Attacks" and replacing them with actual facts :) NUMBER ONE: This is one of the most common fallacy that is seen. Panic attacks aren't triggered by certain stressors or situations-they don't always happen before an exam or important event. They can occur when you're having food or watching television or doing literally anything.   NUMBER TWO: When panic strikes, it is common to experience a lack of control and be frightened of losing your mind. You may briefly feel disconnected from yourself and the world around yo...

  Negative Self Talk is probably something that a lot of us do on a regular basis and I am guilty as charged. Whenever some overwhelming situation hits me, what I usually used to do was feed myself so much garbage that I ended up not taking the baton and losing out on a great opportunity. I would often undermine or underestimate my potential and constantly talk in a pessimistic way to myself. Until recently, I didn't even realise I did it but when my best friend started noticing how my mental health was deteriorating because of this and he gave me a few tips on how I should combat it and honestly, its worked wonders.  At first I stayed in a bubble of denial for a while until one day it popped and made me realise about the toxic negativity  I was filling my brain with. I came to a conclusion that I had to do something about it. A couple of months in, I have learned how to overpower those cynical thoughts of mine which is why I wanted to share a few tips that helped me...

  Are we all sinking in the same boat? Or are we all just really really stupid? This thought often strikes my mind in the middle of the night. The reason- I don't know. More often than not we don't see the conditions people are living through. Some people are struggling physically while the others are struggling mentally. Every person we see around us has been through something or the other in their life. Yet, majority of us aren't able to express this in the form of words to anybody. Why do we choose to struggle in silence? Why do we choose to silently weep at night and not let our fears out? Why can't we seem to conquer that feeling and manifest it? The feeling to not accept it and deal with it, move on, and learn from it-why can't we ever do it? I have always been the type of person who has failed to express my thoughts, my views and feelings on a topic in the form of simple words-not in the form of poetry, not in the form of songs and not in the form of any expr...

  Hey everyone! Welcome back to month 8 of #faltufriday where I talk about something totally random which alot of ya'll might relate to :) Today's post is based on a topic which I'm pretty sure every single one of us has written an essay on or debated upon in school EVERY YEAR! With the academic year coming to an end, due to the pandemic, I don't think most of us wrote an essay on it (for the millionth time) which is why I decided, why not write it on my blog to refresh 'old' memories😂 This is undoubtedly on of the most controversial topics of all time that is similarly cherished and hated relying on the polarizing behaviour. For some, it’s a must and for few, it’s a curse. We all recognise what social media is and the way over the years, with the net being the catalyst, has impacted our daily lives. I for one stand for the fact that social media is a boon; especially during these times. Technology is something that is constantly evolving; every minute somethin...