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I Like The Way I Breathe

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It took me years to say that I like myself. Right from our childhood, we all have been taught some old rubbish standards of beauty. Everybody teaches you to be fair but nobody tells you to embrace your skin no matter what colour it is. Everybody teaches you to wear high heels to look tall but nobody tells you that our confidence is enough to make us stand tall. Here and there, all are harming themselves to get the perfect tone or the perfect size to feel accepted in society but nobody tries to love his or her real self. On one hand, they preach not to discriminate based on colour and shape but on the other hand, they mock their friends who don't fulfill their standards of beauty. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder is false because beauty lies in being YOU the real YOU and the comfortable YOU With love, from Radhika

Understanding Depression

Understanding Depression in Simple words You can be happy but depressed inside. Feeling blank, helpless, hopeless, and, unwillingness to do anything are signs that you are exhausted now. You feel tired. There is a lack of energy and zeal. You might notice a sudden change in weight and loss of appetite. If you find having a hard time concentrating on details and making decisions. You can’t sleep or oversleep. You think often about death or suicide. These are some of the signals of depression. What is depression? Depression is a mental health disorder that is characterised by depressed mood, loss of interest in daily activities, causing significant hamper in daily life. Major Causes: Depression is an extremely complex disease. Some people experience it due to a serious medical illness. Due to some drastic life changes or the death of a loved one. Others have a family history of depression.  Our brain and depression: The hippocampus, a part of the human brain releases the hormone cort...