Nandini Sehgal
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Budding Psychologist <3
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Men do not cry!
''Are you crying? No you should not cry! Men do not cry! Oh my god, you are so weak! I am embarrassed to be related to you!" Now I have a question, did the term vulnerability originate with a specific gender or we assigned it with one? I am pretty sure you and I, and many of us are quite familiar with the statements given above, and if I talk about my personal experience lets just say I hear it on an everyday basis. Not only that, but also people around us make it seem like crying is only meant for women, you know it is almost like using a ladies restroom where if by chance a man enters, because there was an emergency, he is shamed for the rest of his life. Crying is the same. Our society has established this notion that crying should only be limited to women and men should always carry a bold and a brooding look on their faces, which in their opinion makes them look stronger. I'd rather say not. Nobody is born with this notion that emotions are gender oriented and only if a certain gender is making use of it, the others should be despised. It is almost like admissions should only be limited to a certain group of individuals, and everyone else should be precisely ignored. It does sound illogical right? When we repeat a certain set of behaviors for prolonged periods of time, it becomes a habit, that is in the words of Ivan Pavlov, individuals becomes conditioned to react or behave in a certain way, when exposed to the stimulus. Similarly, we tell young boys not to cry in a situation of crisis, no matter how bad, as in the words of an orthodox person who fail to change their opinions, "BOYS DON'T CRY! YOU ARE NOT A GIRL!"
By Nandini Sehgal3 years ago in Psyche
Physically active lifestyle and mental well-being
Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing well and are safe at your homes. In this article, I am going to talk about my personal experience of having a physically active lifestyle and how it changed my life forever. I come from an Asian society, where beauty is defined by having a lean body and a perfect face texture, but I disagree. In today's world, where mental health has become such an important topic to talk about, there are certain limitations that are keeping us back from truly being ourselves. We live in a world where eating eating disorders, which are potentially life taking, are considered as a pride by some individuals as they are conditioned to believe that beauty or having a certain body type correlates to their self-worth, and that sounds dangerous. I have been raised in the same way, and you won't believe if I tell you that I have been told that if I do not have a certain body type, or if I do not dress up in a particular way people around me will end up hating me and I believed it. I thought that maybe if I start looking more girly and a bit more appropriate like other girls of my age, people might start appreciating me and that is where my anxiety and body image issues started. I misunderstood the concept of beauty and confused it with having a bone jutted structure. Where did the aspect of a good health go? Well you know what, it disappeared. For 2 years, I was living in a misconception that gave me nothing but an increased pulse rate and a diminished self-esteem. One thing that has always helped me get a hype and has given me a separate identity is dancing and yoga as well. It has helped me grow as a person and has made into an individual. The picture you see above, yes, that is me, being the happiest version of myself and doing what I love. Well if you ever feel alone, or you wish to talk to somebody or if you feel you are not being heard, you can always reach out to me, I am also a budding clinical psychologist. Now let us begin, what I am actually going to talk about today, that is physically active lifestyle and how it is important for all of us.
By Nandini Sehgal3 years ago in Psyche
ASEXUALITY? AN ORIENTATION OR A DISORDER?
Asexuality is often described as a sexual inclination in which a person encounters no or very miniscule sexual orientation towards other individuals. In a way, these individuals may not have any desire to be involved in some kind of sexual activity. There are distinct ways in how asexual people tend to engage in sexual intimacy. For example, some of them tend to experience romantic attraction but they do not have a yearning for sexual affinity, so that is how distinctively people approach towards these two specific attractions.
By Nandini Sehgal3 years ago in Humans