The Blank Slate – Terror of Starting Over!

‘Manzil Milegi, bhatak kar hi sahi; Gumaraha to wo hain, jo gar se nikle hi nahin’ – Mirza Ghalib “Destination will be reached, even after straying off, lost are those who never left home” (Translation) I resign! As she storms off from her boss’s office, Elisa walks out with a gleam of hope. She never …

Are you falling in love or falling with the idea of love?

Many young adults today stumble at the idea of new relationship with fear of being hurt, rejected, lonely and worthless. They are unsure of what to expect in relationships and are willing to settle for anything that gives them the bare minimum.

A Child Trapped in an Adult Body

I can’t feel myself quiet well. Who am I? What I like? I’m not sure who I belong to? I’m not sure if I’m happy or living a life of lies. These were my thoughts during the past few weeks. Recently I had came across quiet an interesting book by Alice Miller, ‘the drama of …

Monster in my Head – Part 1

“He tried to sleep, but his head was filled with faces of lunatics, their palsied hands, their shattered eyes” – Sebastian Faulks, Human traces CAUTION: The term ‘Depression’ used is not synonymous to the ‘Clinical Depression’ which is clinically diagnosed by a mental health practitioner. In this article, it is used to define ‘feeling of …