What is Depression? Latin origin ‘Deprimere’, meaning ‘Press down’. Few other related words are :- ‘Opprimere’ meaning ‘press against’; ‘Exprimere’ meaning ‘pressing out or re-present’; Suppremere from sub+primere meaning ‘press down or restraint’. Sanskrit origin Avasaad (inhibition), opposite of Prasaad (offer). History of Language bewilders me! De-pression means ‘to hold back’, ‘withhold’, ‘hold within’, instead … Continue reading Depression

September 10th - World Suicide Prevention Day Word origin from Latin, ‘Suus’ means ‘one’s own’ + ‘caedare’ means ‘to withdraw’, ‘to stop’ or ‘go’. Later English diction reinterpreted as ‘Oneself’ + ‘to kill’. In Sanskrit, Swa means Self, Aaghat means Injury. History of Language reveals that it has committed suicide many times to reinvent or … Continue reading Suicide

This Poll is open until the 30th of October 2020

Anxiety is the less intense emotional expression of fear. Anxiety is felt as vague, continuous, anticipation of a threat, and over caution. What are the Effects ? On Mind: This causes inability to concentrate, poor attention on task, frustration, irritability, taking longer to execute the task, inability to relax, inability to fall asleep or maintain … Continue reading How to deal with COVID-19 Anxiety