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May 12 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
#MentalHealth of #MedicalStudents
The least we can expect is that medical fraternity does not make a mockery of the individual struggles that a person might be having.
You never know what a person is going through!
1/n
The kind of stories I have personally known have been shocking.
Have had medical students tell me that their friends/seniors from other specialities told them to not start Psychiatric medicines & then those same guys prescribe sleeping pills without even informing the patient
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The mental health related stigma is much more amongst medicos than general public.
But what gives me hope is that many newer generation doctors are not afraid of seeking help.
The more we do that, the lesser will be the stigma.
It's okay to be labeled weak by your seniors.
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But please please give your Mental health a priority.
Please please give your life a chance.
Please please seek help in time.
YOU ARE PRECIOUS.
YOU ARE WORTHY.
YOU ARE LOVABLE.
YOU DESERVE TO LIVE.
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And what to say about our media??

This is exactly how you never report a suicide.
Shame on you @timesofindia
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What's wrong with this reporting?
1. Revealing personal identity.
2. Explicitly mentioning method of suicide.
3. Putting up a photograph
4. Not even once mentioning the need to seek help/ spreading awareness about where to seek help
5. Sensationalism

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How to report suicides?
Do go through this @timesofindia and also please feel free to share with your staff!
Let us be better!
OM SHANTI 🙏
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This uncertainty can be really frustrating. I don't know how much of this will help but still.. 1/n
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#CasesInPsychiatry
#ChildandAdolescentMentalHealth
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A 15 year old boy was brought by his maternal uncle (Mama)to OPD today.
The boy had been having issues of nocturnal enuresis- which means passing urine while sleeping.
A 🧵
1/n
The first question we asked was of course why his parents were not here. Got to know from his Mama that parents and the kid stay in interior rural Maharashtra near Guj-Maha border. The boy had come to his Mama's place in Surat for his summer vacations a week back.
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Mama and Mami noticed that he was passing urine every night in bed. Initially they were angry on the boy but then Mami was discussing this with other neighboring ladies about it & one of the ladies told her that her daughter too had such issues & they had taken her to Civil
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May 8
A tiny little thread on #Sleep and #Success!
Let's break some myths. 🙂
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"If I sleep less, I will study more!"
❌️❌️
2/n
But that motivational speaker told me- "Dreams are not what you see during sleep, dreams are things which don't let you sleep!"
❌️❌️
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Apr 19
● FANTASY GAMES.
A 🧵
A fantasy sport is a type of game, often played using the Internet, where participants assemble imaginary or virtual teams composed of proxies of real players of a professional sport and the person whose team performs the best wins a cash prize.
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● What is their legal status in India?

Online games that involve the use of skill, such as skill-based online gaming, are permitted, while games of chance are prohibited under the Public Gambling Act.
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● Let's talk about some numbers-

The industry is growing at a CAGR of 32% and is expected to be worth $3.7 billion by 2024.
Dream 11, which is the biggest Indian fantasy sports company has over 110 million active users every day.
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Apr 17
ANNOUNCEMENT: 🙂
It's been a while now and I wanted to get comfortable myself before posting this. And now that I feel confident I am happy to announce that anybody can consult me online for life coaching/ therapy/ mental health issues. Have started online consultations.
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Be it emotional disturbance, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, sleep disturbance, men's sexual health problems, addiction related issues and everyday problems like relationship issues, work or exam related issues, burnout, etc.
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Or you just want some clarity and productivity hacks to boost your performance, feel free to contact me.
Let's normalize talks around mental health.
Let's normalize seeking help.
Let's normalize living a quality life.
Let's normalize living to our potential.
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