Desi, Chill, and Mentally Ill

I wanted to talk about how even when you are happy, you can be so effing depressed. And then I digressed a bit.

I talk about being suicidal and self harming. Difficult episode to put out but I'm glad I did.

Talking about mental health, survivor's guilt, and how I'm coping with it all.

Talking about masking and impostor syndrome and why I think there is a connection.

Talking about what to look out for in terms of symptoms and behaviour when someone needs help with their mental health.

Talking about what dissociation is and how anxiety, bpd, trauma can affect it.

Heer and I are both depressed. So we made a podcast and just ranted.

Talking about how mental health affects sex and how every form of intimacy is okay.

Paras and I talk about what therapy is, how to approach therapy, what to look for, and some more pandemic things.

Talking about how we are inconsistent in our work or hobbies but that's okay.

Talking about how holidays dony cute depression but having friends around and the nature can bring some peace.

Ranting about what people tell us about our mental illnesses. Sure, that'll cure it.

Talking about clinical depression and what it means to be depressed. You aren't alone. I know how hard it is. I know your pain.

We talk about chronic anxiety and what it does to our body and lives.

Talking about how we battle executive dysfunctions and that it is okay to do bare minimum and survive.

Talking about neurodivergence and attachment to material things.

Talking about what personality disorders are, how they affect us, what we can do about it.

Talking about how people with Borderline Personality Disorder blame themselves for everything.

Talking about how mental health affects our jobs, our finances, our relationships, and us. It costs us things.

Talking about accountability for actions and that mental illnesses don't make you an asshole. Being an asshole makes you an asshole.

A rant on neurotypicals being uncomfortable with us calling ourselves mentally ill or disabled. It's not my job to make you feel comfortable about my disability.

Talking about our relationship with food and how it rides it's waves. Also pronouncing tumultuous wrong possibly.

Talking about neurodivergence and relationships (all kinds of relationships) .

Talking about taking medication for mental health.

Talking about grief and how there is no one way to feel loss or grieve.

Talking about art therapy and art as therapy. Also, how art helps me cope.

Talking about how oppressive systems affect our mental health.

Talking about what ADHD is and my diagnosis and how I felt after I knew.

Talking about boundaries and how they are important to maintain and respect.

Talking about the positive force behind validation.

Talking about physical symptoms of depression and anxiety and how it affects our daily lives.

Talking about exhaustion caused by mental illness and how small tasks make us exhausted.

Talking about pets and mental health and how there are no cons of keeping a pet. It helps us all.

Talking about support systems and how they help us with every day coping mechanisms and just life in general.

On hyperfixations, hyper focus and how we are obsessed with things.

Talking about how our work depends on our motivations and also how we work differently than neurotypicals.

Talking about executive dysfunctions. About how hard it is for us to do tiny things that other people don't even consider.

My experiences with Indian psychiatrists.

Just some facts about me and why I am doing this podcast.