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Month: July 2018

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Mental Health and College Students

July 30, 2018July 28, 2018 Health Collective College Students, Mental Health and Students, Mental Health in India

By Shruti Venkatesh It is an unfortunate fact that India ranks as one of the countries with highest student suicide

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Endometriosis: Steering Through Pain and Trauma

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 Health Collective Dr Sejal Ajmera Desai, Endometriosis, getting help, Lakshmi Sharath, Mental Health in India, Pain, Women and Mental Health

By Swarnima Bhattacharya Endometriosis is one of the most debilitating, excruciatingly painful, life-altering conditions you have never heard of. What

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Gaslighting: Legal Support and Protection  

July 25, 2018July 24, 2018 Health Collective Domestic Violence, Gaslighting, getting help, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Scherezade Siobhan

By Scherezade Siobhan This article is Part 3 of a series unpacking the issues around what is called ‘Gaslighting’.  Do

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Understanding Psychiatry: Busting Myths

July 23, 2018July 22, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Dr Samir Parikh, mental health and india, Myths and Facts

By Dr Samir Parikh Having worked in the field of mental health for almost two decades, I have witnessed a

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Relationships 101: What We Need to Know

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Love, Pragya Lodha, Relationships, Understanding Relationships

What is the deal with relationships? How do we heal emotionally or even process conflicts or misunderstandings in a relationship?

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Solo’s Sadventures: Episode 6

July 22, 2018 Health Collective Art for Mental Health, bpd, Mental Health Comics, sadventures, Solo

  Also Read: More Sadventures by Solo Solo is a writer and cartoonist from Bangalore. She likes reading, playing video games and

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Is Therapy Meant for Everyone?

July 18, 2018 Health Collective getting help, Mental Health 101, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Understanding Therapy

By Devanik Saha Should we all seek therapy irrespective of our mental state? Is taking therapy an evidence of an

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Self-Care in this Journey Called Life

July 16, 2018July 15, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, healing, Kamna Chhibber, self care

By Kamna Chhibber Life abounds with stress. Challenges stare us in the face and complex dynamics are at play in

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Loneliness and Us

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Health Collective anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, getting help, Loneliness, reporter's diary, Wellbeing

By Sukanya Sharma Britain made headlines earlier this year when the government appointed a Minister of Loneliness, and while India

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Grey Hours: A Psychologist and Survivor’s Journey Through Depression

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Long Read, MENTAL HEALTH INDIA, Myths and Facts, Scherezade Siobhan, understanding depression, YOUR STORIES

By Scherezade Siobhan A decade ago, when I was swept by a giant wave of major depressive disorder (MDD), I

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