Damselz-In-Sanity

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

Hello everyone and welcome back! Due to the overwhelming response on last month's # faltufriday blog, I thought, why not have a part 2? So, this month's quote is: Medication is the only effective treatment for mental health disorders. To what extent do you agree on the truth or falsity of this statement? Drop your thoughts in the comments below; please add the phrase 'private' in the brackets if you don't want the comment to be public. Last but not least, please share and follow for more content - every Friday! Looking forward to reading your thoughts! Signing off, Kuhu :)

 Pizza or Pani Puri? KK or One Direction? Read a book or binge a TV show? We've all been confronted with 'crucial' life choices but many a time, when under pressure, it is common to feel paralysed; so yes, don't worry - you're not the only one. In fact, scientists have found that nearly 20% of the adult population suffers from this. Why? Let's find out! Researchers have found that the stability of preference-based decisions relies on the intensity of communication between two specific areas of the brain, rather than the strength of activation in individual brain regions. To investigate this, they employed transcranial alternating current stimulation, a non-invasive technique that modulates brain activity patterns. They reduced information flow between the prefrontal cortex (located just below the forehead) and the parietal cortex (above both ears) while participants made preference-based or sensory decisions about food. The study revealed that when the informati

 I promise this metaphor will make sense by the end of this post. Hello everyone and welcome backzo! We've all had friendships. We all have friendships. We all will have friendships. There's a reason I used the past and future tense here. Now this post is not going to be about the childhood friendships we've all grown up with and have been tight-knit since we were 4.  This post is going to be about those friendships which didn't last so long. Now I think we can all relate to the fact that we're not close to every single person we knew in 2nd grade. I, for a matter of fact, had invited my entire class for my birthday in 2nd and now I don't even follow half of them on social media. But let's jump to life during and post-high  school for a bit (thora aur relatable) High school: things start getting all mixed up. Everybody gets serious about their future – some are prepping for college entrances; some for the SAT. It's pretty much a given that you won't

 Disclaimer: Please take this post as a pinch of salt and a dash of humour. You may relate to this post but please do not use it as a base to self-diagnose. Hello hello everyone! We've heard of Boy Math; we've heard of Girl Math; some of us have even heard of "Dog Math" Welcome back to a fresh new month with ✨ADHD Math✨ ADHD math is hyper-focussing for 9 hours straight when you crack a concept but not being able to sit still for 2 minutes when it doesn't interest you in the least (despite a heavy deadline that you blissfully procrastinated because "you work well under pressure") ADHD math is breaking down 40 pages into 2 20's; 20 into 2 10's; 10 into 2 5's and saying: Okay, if I do 5 pages at a sitting thoroughly and take a break after, I should be done in 8 sittings.  And then you reach the 35th page and the task is basically over (only 5 more pages, I'll do it later: the 8th sitting never made its way) ADHD math is thinking: The toast w

 Hello everyone and welcome back! Today's faltu-friday blog may be slightly eccentric as opposed to my previous posts. This time, it's not going to be me speaking of a topic myself, but rather, one which I encourage you to speak up on. Do you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears?  So, I request you to drop your comments (either private or public) on the quote above. Signing off, Kuhu :)

 Have you ever simply thought of a product and it randomly pops onto your Instagram feed? Welcome to ✨Neuromarketing✨ Let's break the term down first. Neuro: concerning the brain Marketing: Well yes, promoting a product or service. The field of neuromarketing—aka consumer neuroscience—studies the brain to predict and maybe even manipulate consumer behaviour and decision-making.  As simple as that.  In the past, decision-making used to be uncomplicated. However, in today's world, consumers are overwhelmed with information, and even the most basic products are surrounded by countless options. Marketers are trying to understand the customer, what they are looking for, and changing their outlook towards a particular product. Let me give you 2 examples to simplify this concept: There are more than 200 different brands of bottled water available in India. Why does someone prefer a Bisleri to Dasani? Can this preference be generalised? There is no single, straightforward answer to thi

(Don't be this person!)  Hello hello and welcome backzo! Last week, I covered the topic, 'Science of Bragging' , and as promised, today's blog is on how to address one.  (Because obviously, problem ke baad solution dena padta hai; customary) Anywhoo, here are a few of my reflections from experiences and I hope you all can relate to and also incorporate them into your lives :) Without further ado, Let's get to it! 1) Listen politely and change the subject or leave when you can Do it naturally and sincerely. Don't try to come off as overly disinterested and apathetic to show them how uninterested you are. Just be friendly and engaged enough, let them finish their self-promotion, and then change the topic or excuse yourself. Even if they're trying to put you down, playing it cool and being polite can often work well. Just smile and nod, as if they're sharing some random piece of information. Don't let them see that they're getting to you. 2) Call th