The Secret Diary of The Beautiful Mind

  PTSD it’s not the person refusing to let go of the past, it’s the past refusing to let go of the person Post traumatic stress disorder is triggered after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life threatening event. It is characterized by emotional and physical reactions such as intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety. It is treated with medication and counselling. On PTSD awareness day, let’s have a look at what trauma and remnants of it can look like in different people after the acute crisis has abated. Difficulty in setting boundaries : They may have difficulty with saying no. Significantly porous boundaries can take up a lot of mental energy and affect mental well being. Difficulty trusting people : Trust can become difficult to come by with someone who has been through trauma. This can interfere with building close relationships and may appear as commitment phobia. Difficulty with emotional intimacy : With difficulty in trusting others and fear of...

We had a elder brought by his son, with behavioural issues and sleep disturbances. The father's had black eyes, swelling below them. On enquiring further - the son did accept losing temper as the patient would just not follow instruction, interrupt his work from home and disturb sleep at night too. Out of frustration he had hit him. He said he didn't want to do it, but just couldn't control it at times. This is a recurrent theme - despite wanting to take care, look after the elders, physical elder abuse is rampant in many parts of the society, even in India - where elders are supposedly 'respected' more. Elder abuse is an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. Physical abuse is non-accidental use of force against an elderly person that results in physical pain, injury, or impairment. Such abuse includes not only physical assaults such as hitting or shoving but the inappropriate use of drugs, restraints, or confine...

                Stages Of Love What we often see in Bollywood movies about love is the head -over- heels “I could die for you love” to  “..and they lived happily ever after”. But what really happens to love as it progresses. It grows and changes and looks a little bit different in every stage. Each phase can actually be explained by your brain chemistry—the hormones that get you revved up and the hormones that carry the feeling throughout your body.   Lust:  When you’re in the stage of lust, you feel physically attracted and drawn to the object of your affection. It is driven primarily by the hormones testosterone in men and estrogen in women. Lust occurs across species and may be part of the basic drive to find a partner to spread our genes with.   Attraction: In the second stage, you begin to obsess about your lover and crave their presence. Your heart races and you don’t feel like sleeping or eating. You may even get sweaty ...

  UNLOCK ANXIETY The second wave is finally tiding over and after days and weeks of being stuck indoors, we are breathing a sigh of relief. Even so, many people are still feeling a lingering anxiety, restlessness and apprehension.  It is okay to feel worried. Begin by trying to place your source of anxiety. Worried about getting ill: It is completely okay to worry about your health and it will guide you to engaging in safe and responsible behaviors. However, keep a check on when the health anxiety is out of proportion and disrupting your peace of mind. Body image worries: Gained some weight during the lockdown? Enjoyed indoors in your pajamas? It is okay to be concerned about your weight or health. Instead of worrying and spending more time indoors due to body image issues, make a plan to work on it. Feeling pressured to socialize: You may feel you are not ready to be the life of the party yet. It is okay to wait. Continue virtual connections. Meet for short duration at safe ...

  Elder Abuse seems something that is exclusive to the western world, right? We couldn’t be more wrong.. Elder abuse is way more common than one thinks. 1 in 4 senior citizens is at risk of being abused.  Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. This is elder abuse. Types of elder abuse:   • Physical abuse: Use of physical force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment. • Emotional abuse : Infliction of anguish, pain, or distress through verbal or non-verbal acts. • Neglect: Refusal, or failure, to fulfill any part of a person’s obligations or duties to an elderly person. • Financial/material exploitation : Illegal or improper use of an elder’s funds, property, or assets. • Abandonment : Desertion of an elderly person by an individual who has physical custody of the elder or by a person who has assumed responsibility for providing care to the elder. • Sexual abuse : Non-consen...

Why masturbation awareness? One may think, why awareness of masturbation. Because it’s not talked about enough. It’s a taboo topic for many and only talked about in hushed tones. This leads to fear, myths, and misconceptions. This makes it necessary to raise awareness and provide effective information around this topic.  Is it okay to engage in masturbation?  I have heard it is unhealthy or wrong  Masturbation is neither morally wrong nor bad for the body. It helps to release tension and stress. It releases adrenaline, oxytocin, endorphins and serotonin - helping you regulate stress and boost your overall mood. The release of endorphins can also help you lower your blood pressure and act as a sleeping aid. Research shows that regular ejaculation helps men have a better body mass index and a lower risk of prostate cancer, be it through sexual intercourse or masturbation. In females, the muscular attention to the area has also been known to relieve menstrual cra...

  1 crore Indians suffer from Schizophrenia, a serious mental illness. Many do not contribute meaningfully to the family and society. We at The Beautiful Mind - Specialty Psychiatry Clinic, address this part of the illness as well, apart from symptom control. We focus on improving functioning - be it on a personal, social or professional front. Patients with schizophrenia often have issues with associations, misinterpret signals that they get and make incorrect assumptions. This leads to confrontations and arguments in many cases. As the illness progresses, if left untreated, self care, social behavior and professional work gets affected. Right diagnosis and appropriate treatment, reduces the period of untreated psychosis, an important factor in the prognosis of the illness. Rather than focusing only on symptom control, functional recovery is the call of the hour. This is what we do at The Beautiful Mind and this is what brings back the smiles and joy in the lives of our clients ...