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I like this! Leave a commentThe Reflections Team reached out to Mind Piper, a social enterprise that envisions a society where people can seek help for mental health issues without any fear of stigma or discrimination. They were helpful enough to support our endeavour, by…
Please note: The protagonist of this story suffers from derealisation disorder, with occasional episodes of depersonalisation. These are real mental disorders, which the author has tried to portray authentically after researching about them and their symptoms. The intention is to draw…
| Image Credits: Mudit Saklani | From left to right: The claw-like structure represents the most negative part of the mind, which tries to grab on and drag you down. This represents all your negative emotions. It has a tight,…
That night I cried, And picked up the knife to end this life That night I thought, Of all the fights I’ve fought That night was pretty, As the lights were lit all over the city That night I wondered,…
It’s when you’re caught up in your own thought’s cage, They say you’re too young to be depressed and maybe this is just a phase You die a little inside, Not knowing what to do, Whom to talk to…
Expectations are set too high, Kill me, I’d rather die. The sky might fall anytime now, A sword pushing me down to bow. The night sky is my happiness’ nemesis. I miss the innocence, the childlike bliss. The birds don’t…
Your heart might pound Your hands might shake Your palms might sweat Your will might break. You will be scared You will be uneasy You will be disturbed You will feel dizzy. Your head in chaos Your stomach in a…
Mental health has become something of a joke. Memes with ironic captions along the lines of ‘battling crippling depression and anxiety haha’ are teeming around the Internet, contributing to making it seem like a fad. What the internet savvy-youth sometimes regard…
“The beach in the US.. *EXAMS*. The joke about Samosas my friend told me.. *EXAMS*. *BOARDS, KIDNAPPINGS, CREEPY MAN, EXAAAAAAMS!* The bag of candy I hid from my sister.. *CREEPY MAN AND EXAMS!!* OHMYGODEVERYTHINGISGOING WRONGINEEDHELP!!!” That’s me, desperately scanning my…
They tell me my problems aren’t big enough Because someone has it worse Because I don’t appreciate what I have They tell me, “you’re too young to feel this way.” Like sadness has an age Like the voices in my…
Look at this badass motherlover Genre: Horror | Action Plot: Earth is invaded by snake-like organisms of unknown origins one night. Thankfully, this doesn’t go where most animes go *cough cough* No one knows where or why they came, but…
Summed up in a line: wololo Memorable quote: OCHEDIN VALANNOR! Genre: Action | Beat ‘em Up Online: Only for PS4 / X1; rubbish anyways Open-world? Yes Feels? Nah mate. Platinum Hunt: Easy, super ez Breakdown: Gameplay: You are Talion, the…
Sometimes, you are your own worst enemy. The worst place you can be is in your own head. The biggest wars are those that rage within you.
It is all inside you and change, too, begins with you.
Care for yourself, and you’ll eventually find the strength to take care of everything else in life.
| Image Credits: Ananya Grover |
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A suicide is all it takes for people to realise that they miss or care for that person. The mere existence of this shows that we don’t care enough. But why don’t we? Because we don’t know what everyone’s going…
Hidden is the thunder, Growling behind my eyes. Hidden is the anger, In my silent cries. Hidden stays the war, Between my heart and mind. Hidden, will it stay forever? Will it never rewind? Hidden, as the world knows,…
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I, Khushi Rai Baranwal of class IX have written this for those who can’t express their feelings well. For those, who even after being capable to express themselves can’t do that. For those, who have just lost a friend more…
I cried & I yelped Maybe you could have helped, Stood beside me made me feel free But instead, you chose to judge, and held on to your grudge Told me not to overreact, Told me it was all in…
There was something not quite right about the window. The iron pane was rusting and the glass was cracked. Its arch looked like the curve of a sad face. Its appearance was such that, it seemed that the window was…
Water is the elixir of life. It represents the soul of an ideal human, beautifully and artfully. We already know the characteristics and properties of water but have we ever looked out for the deeper meaning? ~Water dissolves most of…
“If you’re depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.” – Robin Williams Depression is an illness. Period. It is not just making a mountain out of a molehill. It’s an illness,…
In this article, I am going to talk about this new disaster on the internet that is Net Neutrality and by reading this article you will get to know why it is one! But first, the question comes up, ‘What…
Do you think ‘I can’t do it.’ ‘I’ll never be able to make it.’ Remember, there were many who thought the same way…but they survived. I want you to know that, if they can survive, then so can you. There…
