Guess who did my make-up?
It’s interesting when your father walks up to you and claims he can do your make-up better than you can… and he turns out to be right.
Who needs YouTube tutorials?!
Guess who did my make-up?
It’s interesting when your father walks up to you and claims he can do your make-up better than you can… and he turns out to be right.
Who needs YouTube tutorials?!
I’ve started getting anxiety attacks.
I’ve had anxiety. And I used to get overwhelmed. And have crying fits.
But I’ve never had anxiety attacks before.
It’s the difference between panic and panic attacks. Anxiety versus anxiety attacks.
As far as I understand it (anxiety attacks), they have physiological symptoms. Palpitations, breathlessness. Plus crying. And it builds. Slowly. Feels like impending doom.
This is what mine feels like. I do not know what a panic attack is like.
It’s a really crappy feeling. My therapist said if it’s become regular (context, I had 1 or 2 over 2 months versus almost every day now), I needed to tell my doctor/psychiatrist.
In case anyone needed words to describe how they’re feeling and this can be of any help.
It feels pretty helpless. Because I really want to go to sleep (it usually happens at night for me) but I can’t because it won’t stop. I try to identify my fears, talk myself down. But once it’s hit you, I haven’t found a way to stop it. You kind of need to ride it out. So far. That’s what I’ve figured.
But while it’s building, talking to Popeye and breathing has helped make it not come to an attack. At least for a few hours. It also depends on if I get re-stressed by another stimulus later.
Life’s full of variables.
If you’re trying to be mindful, remember to take them all into account.
Hang in there❤
P.s. This is me after a long shower after an attack.
Showers are a beautiful thing. More on that later.
Hey Maa!
Look where I reached!
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#iit #iitmumbai #3idiots IIT Mumbai
Hey Maa!
Look where I reached!
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#iit #iitmumbai #3idiots IIT Mumbai
1 thing that helped my anxiety.
I used body scrub for the first time in my life. I only managed to shower after the palpitations had passed but I wasn’t feeling settled and I was worried they would be back. It took a while to figure out what I felt like doing and then actually get up to do it.
However, eventually – I took a relatively long shower (mine usually last only 3-5 minutes) with body scrub.
Why I think the body scrub helped me is because it made for a heightened tactile (sense organs – touch) experience.
My mind shifted focus to feeling the coarse scrub on my body.
I was told you’re supposed to put oil after you use a scrub. So then I did that. Then got into those super soft pyjamas from the photo. Then put a face mask.
Result: I managed to fall asleep on Sunday night.
I don’t know if it will work everytime. It’s also a post attack soothing and not a during attack thing.
But I’m also caught up in my own head too much, I think. So increasing the number of tactile experiences in my daily life may be a good idea. And maybe that’ll add to the variables that act as general preventives to unhealthy mental health.
If you don’t want to spend money on another beauty product.. @sarahjanedias put up a how-to-make-scrub-at-home.
1 thing that helped my anxiety.
I used body scrub for the first time in my life. I only managed to shower after the palpitations had passed but I wasn’t feeling settled and I was worried they would be back. It took a while to figure out what I felt like doing and then actually get up to do it.
However, eventually – I took a relatively long shower (mine usually last only 3-5 minutes) with body scrub.
Why I think the body scrub helped me is because it made for a heightened tactile (sense organs – touch) experience.
My mind shifted focus to feeling the coarse scrub on my body.
I was told you’re supposed to put oil after you use a scrub. So then I did that. Then got into those super soft pyjamas from the photo. Then put a face mask.
Result: I managed to fall asleep on Sunday night.
I don’t know if it will work everytime. It’s also a post attack soothing and not a during attack thing.
But I’m also caught up in my own head too much, I think. So increasing the number of tactile experiences in my daily life may be a good idea. And maybe that’ll add to the variables that act as general preventives to unhealthy mental health.
If you don’t want to spend money on another beauty product.. @sarahjanedias put up a how-to-make-scrub-at-home.
You can develop a fierce will to change the wrong around you because of the trauma you experienced, making you able to ride big waves and overcome many obstacles… even then you don’t manage to legalize prostitution.
You can have money, intelligence, skill, connections, drive, passion and great timing… you can want it REALLY BADLY and try your genuine hardest but eradicating world hunger, stopping climate change, eliminating discrimination, achieving gender equality, systematic paradigm change…anything even slightly big that involves more than just you (because you is the only thing you have some control over)… the world is much bigger than us.
“We are meant to work on problems our children will solve. You might find the odd solution here or there…. You will die before your life’s work is done.” – The Adam Project.
You did manage to stop one builder/organization from tearing down the homes of thousands. Gangubai took the win. She felt genuine gratitude, pride and joy from what she did manage to achieve.
Are you able to appreciate your wins?
It’s a hazy picture.
And my hair is a mess.
But for some reason this picture makes me feel happy inside.
I think I look cool.
Goodmorning🎈
I hope you’re doing okay.
And if you’re not, sending you hugs.
#monday #mondaymood #breakfast #hugs #wakingup #dailyreminder
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
Agatsu attended the World Bipolar Day Conference!
What a beautiful coming together of stakeholders. It was heartwarming to see so many passionate and dedicated people that ranged from professionals, caregivers and people with lived experience from different ages and spheres of life.
Thank you @bipolar_india and @amaha.health for the event and for giving us an opportunity to contribute.
#worldbipolarday #mentalhealth #conference #mentalhealthawareness #bipolarindia #talk #panel #paneldiscussion #livedexperience #caregivers #capoeira #letstalk #itsokaytoaskforhelp #support #therapy #community Bombay Hospital
You guys are my Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Keeley, Rebecca, Higgins, Diamond Dogs, Jamie, Roy, DANNI, Sam, Isaac, RICHMOND!!
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Yes we had a Ted Lasso trivia. Yes I won.
You guys are my Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Keeley, Rebecca, Higgins, Diamond Dogs, Jamie, Roy, DANNI, Sam, Isaac, RICHMOND!!
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Yes we had a Ted Lasso trivia. Yes I won.
You guys are my Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Keeley, Rebecca, Higgins, Diamond Dogs, Jamie, Roy, DANNI, Sam, Isaac, RICHMOND!!
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Yes we had a Ted Lasso trivia. Yes I won.
Happy Birthday to me❤️
Happy Birthday to me❤️
Happy Birthday to me❤️
Thank you IIT Mumbai for inviting me!
It was wholesome to come and chat with your new batch. Their questions also gave me a reality check.
See you around! 😊
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#speaker #iit #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #vulnerability #talk #ask #itsokaytoaskforhelp #reachout #agatsufoundation IIT Bombay
Thank you IIT Mumbai for inviting me!
It was wholesome to come and chat with your new batch. Their questions also gave me a reality check.
See you around! 😊
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#speaker #iit #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #vulnerability #talk #ask #itsokaytoaskforhelp #reachout #agatsufoundation IIT Bombay
Thank you IIT Mumbai for inviting me!
It was wholesome to come and chat with your new batch. Their questions also gave me a reality check.
See you around! 😊
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.
#speaker #iit #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #vulnerability #talk #ask #itsokaytoaskforhelp #reachout #agatsufoundation IIT Bombay