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Recommended by COLOMBIA Keep these 7 things in How to cook eggs to Give a mind nudge mind while naming your make them super child! healthy! Every now and then, when you realise your mind is wavering due to an overload, give yourself a “mind nudge”. Staying on a task isn’t about pouring all your energy into the job – it’s about allowing the brain to wander occasionally and gently nudging it back on course. Says psychiatrist Rachna Khanna Weekly Books News 7 food items that can (April 29- May 5) make your period cramps Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD Singh, “If there are too many things on your mind, a mind worse nudge becomes necessary to bring it back in the present moment and prevent it from wandering. It’s simply being mindful and in the moment.”

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A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that the senses of hearing and vision share a limited neural resource. Hence if you are concentrating on a visually- challenging task at hand, you won’t be able to detect sounds around you. The easiest example is when you are trying to 5 scents that mosquitoes In conversation with really hate! Shyamal from Shyamal & talk to someone glued to TV, they won’t hear you. But they Bhumika aren’t necessarily ignoring you either. Your mind will be overburdened if you are trying to see things on a screen and hear someone at the same time. Do one. Then move on to the other task.

Multi-tasking is a myth

It’s not adding to your life but taking away from it. Jha adds, “We are facing the problem of extreme external distraction. The brain is just not designed to do multiple things simultaneously, all of which are attentionally demanding.” Even “task-switching” – where we engage our attention and then when it is time to switch over, something else grabs us, TRENDING MUSIC and then the next... “extremely taxing”. The solution to prevent the mind from being all over is try some mental push- ups. Breathing deep is best. It brings awareness to your breath, and allows you to engage and re-engage from what is happening around you.

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7 subtle signs which show your mental health is getting worse again

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Meghan, Harry Karisma Weight Loss: show oﬀ their Kapoor's all This man lost 20 When it comes to battling mental health conditions, a lot of ‘bundle of joy’ white look is… kilos just by… people try to put up a facade for as long as they can take it. While it is a personal choice to put on a brave face when your mental health is in shambles, there are certain, subtle signs that can actually tell the truth. Viral video: Guy A father's Do spices have With mental health issues, we all have our good days and bad called police car response to an expiry date? instead of cab bottle feeding… days, but some days can be really unforgiving. Those are the days when you don’t even have enough courage or strength to get up from the bed and make it to the washroom, but you soldier on and carry on your regular life. Home remedies I am proud of my Reasons why that you should son for scoring you should stop avoid at all cost 60 per cent:… using a plastic… But even when you are trying really hard to pretend like the world is not collapsing under your feet, there are some things that actually give away your true mental status. A Twitter user LATEST VIDEOS posted a similar question to her followers. Here’s what she said: LIFE & STYLE

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On a side note, it is amazing to see how so many people came together to discuss a question related to mental health.

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Eco-anxiety: The anxiety of environmental crisis

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We are facing a huge burden of environmental concerns. Meghan, Harry Karisma Weight Loss: show off their Kapoor's all This man lost 20 Problems like global warming, acid rain, depletion of the ‘bundle of joy’ white look is… kilos just by… ozone layer, melting of polar ice, wildfires are a few common environment related problems, which have a severe effect on every individual living on this planet. Over the years, the situation has become worse and there seems to be no way to Viral video: Guy A father's Do spices have undo all the damage. called police car response to an expiry date? instead of cab bottle feeding… We all are concerned about the growing threat, but do you often get overwhelmed thinking about global warming? Or stress a lot about the reducing underground level of water? If yes, then chances are you are suffering from the problem of Home remedies I am proud of my Reasons why eco-anxiety and you are not alone. that you should son for scoring you should stop avoid at all cost 60 per cent:… using a plastic… What is eco-anxiety?

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anxiety some people go through relating to climate change. It LIFE & STYLE was recently termed as a psychological disorder. Due to the growing environmental crisis, millions of people across the globe are feeling stressed about the future of the planet. In recent years, a considerable increase has been witnessed in the number of people suﬀering from this kind of stress. Can you guess the cost 5 SHOCKINGLY beautiful of Deepika Padukone's make-up looks from Met Psychologists say that people come to them with this outﬁt? Gala 2019 problem just to seek reassurance over climate change.

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The environmental issue is a huge challenge and we cannot deny the problem looming on our planet. In such a condition, it is not easy to tackle this kind of anxiety. All one can do is

try to stay calm. You can take the help of a psychologist and 5 scents that mosquitoes In conversation with can even try following things to stay calm: really hate! Shyamal from Shyamal & Bhumika

-Breathing exercise

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"There is nothing romantic about depression," says Alia Bhatt's sister Shaheen

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Meghan, Harry Karisma Weight Loss: show off their Kapoor's all This man lost 20 Depression, sadness, and anxiety are often ‘bundle of joy’ white look is… kilos just by… glorified/romanticized in the films we see. It is also quite problematic to think that for art and creativity to come out, a person needs to suffer. In the midst of this, depression and mental health battles do not get the treatment and sensitivity they need. They are just as dangerous and scary as a heart Viral video: Guy A father's Do spices have called police car response to an expiry date? attack. instead of cab bottle feeding…

One celebrity who has been vocal about this is Shaheen Bhatt, who also happens to be Alia Bhatt's elder sister. As someone who has suﬀered through depression at a young age, Shaheen, in a recent interview spoke up about the need Home remedies I am proud of my Reasons why that you should son for scoring you should stop to end this stereotype and get people the therapy and help avoid at all cost 60 per cent:… using a plastic… they deserve.

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I've lived with depression on and off since I was about 13 years old. Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD This is not a revelation or a confession. TRENDING MUSIC Those who know me know this about me. It's not something I take any pains to hide, I'm not ashamed of it or particularly Chashni troubled by it. It's just a part of who I am. 04:26 Abhijeet Srivastava I have days where I feel good and then I have days where I don't. One minute everything's fine and the next it's like someone turned the light off Slowly Slowly inside my head. 03:25 I go quiet and it's difficult to get out of bed. Guru Randhawa , Pitbull Like it always does the world around me loses focus and I struggle to make sense of it. Slow Motion 04:07 Sometimes these bouts last an hour - sometimes they last days. Shreya Ghoshal , Nakash Aziz Today, I'm on day 4. I say I live with depression rather than I struggle with it because for me (and I Teriyaan Deedaan speak only for myself here) I don't see why it has to be a struggle. 03:44 Prabh Gill I once read an idea by an American essayist called Richard Mitchell which stayed with me; it's now become how I try to approach the dips in my week or Chale Aana 04:31 month. The idea is this: Armaan Malik To be sick, or to suffer, is inevitable. But to become bitter and vindictive in sickness and suffering and to surrender to irrationality supposing yourself the Waake 03:33 Gurnam Bhullar The 31-year-old who also turned an author last year with her book, "I've never been (un)happier" also mentioned about being body-shamed, which further lowered her morale. Talking about an incident when she was ridiculed for being dark, she said that going through the incident affected her self-image and traumatized her.

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"With women, body image tends to also be one of the causes for shame. Many other causes as well. Shame is central. I hope people can understand that shame is central to any feeling of depression and any feeling of sadness and it stops you from being vulnerable. You constantly fear that if you will show yourself as you are, you will be rejected by society."

Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD She also added, "Self-worth is deﬁnitely... shame is deﬁnitely a cause for depression, it can be for any reason. I still feel very uncomfortable and scared talking about it (the incident)."

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Shaheen has been very blessed to get support from her family and friends, especially her sister Alia. A couple of months back, Alia too spoke up about having a hard time managing her mental health with her work and fame. Saying that she would go on "crying for days" for no reason, Alia said

Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD that seeing Shaheen emerge from the battle as a winner inspired her to ﬁght her demons.

She also said that she is very proud of Shaheen for speaking up so bravely.

Post the interview, Shaheen received a lot of praise from fans, including her mother Soni Razdan, who commented,

"Darling Shaheen you have to be the most courageous girl I know. Not only did you write your book but you went through a lot to do so"

Here is hoping more and more people open up and end the stigma, right away!

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