Desi, Chill, and Mentally Ill: Recent Episodes
Shreyasi Bose
Stream of consciousness about mental health and being mentally ill in India.
Talk to me at bose.shreyasi@gmail.com.
Wanted to talk about how difficult it is for some of us to show up for ourselves and others.
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 what to look out for in terms of symptoms and behaviour when someone needs help with their mental health.
Paras and I talk about what therapy is, how to approach therapy, what to look for, and some more pandemic things.
Talking about how holidays dony cute depression but having friends around and the nature can bring some peace.
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.
Talking about how we battle executive dysfunctions and that it is okay to do bare minimum and survive.
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 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.
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.