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The Part Where I Met My Friend Back in high school, I did not have a lot of friends. I struggled with intimacy. While I talked to a lot of people and mingled with a variety of groups, I could never open up to anyone about my personal struggles.
By Jjyotiabout a year ago in Humans
I did not start therapy until I was 22 years old, despite struggling with my mental health for several years. As a mental health professional, it seems strange that I waited so long.
By Jjyotiabout a year ago in Confessions
Often, tiny stressors in life can pass by us unnoticed. Either they are not serious enough for us to pay attention to, or we use unhealthy coping mechanisms to brush them under the carpet.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Motivation
I was a 16 years old teenager when I first came across the term feminist. It was my young and supposedly hip English teacher who introduced the term to me that ended up sculpting my entire life.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Viva
In 2017, I was given the opportunity to go to an Indian prison and work as a mental health volunteer for the female inmates.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Journal
In my experience, not a lot of non-readers know about book boxes. But almost every reader with a social media account is in love with the wonderful concept.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Geeks
I have always been really bad at asserting my own needs. I am one of those people who would say yes to every request because they can not say no and then I almost always regret my decision.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Lifehack
“The day will be what you make it, so rise, like the sun, and burn.” — William C. Hannan. If you wake up and spend the early hours of the day soaking in the positives, you can guarantee that you will have a good day ahead of you. Even if you face any obstacle in your path, you are more likely to overcome the difficulties with much ease.
Recently I wrote an article about my experience with a toxic therapist. She was my first ever therapist. The first shocking thing she did was to pick up her mobile phone while I was in a vulnerable state and crying my eyes out. She was also dismissive and authoritarian about goal setting for the upcoming sessions.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Psyche
I have been a proponent of the Socratic questioning since I discovered the concept while studying CBT or Cognitive Behavior Therapy in my psychology classes.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Education
Recently, I wrote a story about Vocal as a writing platform on Medium. On that article, I got multiple comments and private messages telling me that most of the people were unaware of another writing platform such as Vocal.
I did not start appreciating the importance of a good night routine until lockdown began and my mind started spiraling out of control.
By Jjyoti3 years ago in Longevity
