Beautiful Minds

10th October - Mental health day
Celebrating and appreciating the constant vigilance to prioritize mental health💚

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The world, with time and technology, has become brighter and smaller but the recesses of our minds have turned darker and deeper. The society keeps demanding more & more while we keep shaving off pieces of ourselves to keep IT happy instead of ourselves.
Depression and anxiety is an inward spiral that sucks in all hope and life out one's very core till all that's left is a husk.
Even though their combined darkness seem all-consuming, a tiny flicker of hope could save a person's life.
If you notice your near and dear ones suffering, support and love them with all your might, implore them

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Hey!
Today, we're here with the sixth post for the week leading to the Mental Health Awareness Day,
Today we're going to talk about Depression and Anxiety.
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Depression often feels like a 20 ton stone tied to your heart, pulling you down and anxiety is that taut string keeping you on edge.
For a long time people with depression have been brushed aside as just sad or moody. They have been ignorantly advised to just "choose to be happy" or "forget about it because there are other more unfortunate." This has led to many accepting & living with unimaginable pain and even killing themselves because of it.
But psychology has gained considerable momentum in the scientific diaspora which has led to depression be rightfully categorised as a serious mental illness that accumulates negativity in one's aspects & life.
It affects one in every four teenagers and globally more than 300 million individuals of every age. It is set to overtake cancer as the most major cause of deaths in 2020.
Anxiety is the compulsive disorder that causes extreme and irrational nervousness, fear, apprehension and worrying. In its severe form, it can cause panic attacks that often feel like heart attacks.
Depression has taken the lives of many prominent figures in media such as Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain and Heath Ledger.
The stigma attached to depression has been considerably reduced by many celebrities coming forward with their own stories and battles with depression.
It often makes one feel unworthy & unwanted thus paving a thorny path for anxiety as well. It causes inability to enjoy activities you previously enjoyed, unwillingness to socialize, weight gain or loss, mood swings and a myriad of other negative behaviour that slowly hacks at your mental health...