2 Cents of Wisdom

“All the misery we have is of our own choosing; such is our nature.” - Swami Vivekanand I recently stumbled upon this quote, while at first, I was infuriated on how can we choose our own misery. My first thought was that am I choosing to get hurt by someone, or being cheated by someone. But it also made me question my miseries too. Is it really possible that we choose our own miseries ? Although I still can't formulate a concrete answer, thinking about this made me realize a few things which I would like to share with you all.  Let's start with a question, how often do we find ourselves talking to ourselves negatively, or criticizing ourselves and how often do we talk to ourselves in a positive, affirming tone and praise ourselves ?? While thinking about this myself, I realised,  it's almost never that I talk to myself in a positive, affirming tone or praise myself. Life is inherently filled with obstacles that are outside of our control, but what adds to these obstacles in...

Mental health is important- we all have heard this statement and also tried to implement the same in our lives. a sudden wave of awareness about mental health has taken over, we witness this all over social media through debates, people sharing their stories, some professionals sharing tips on how to maintain your mental health, well, this is almost like a dream come true for psychology enthusiasts, a major strata of people are still confused about the concept of mental health. to clear this confusion for once and for all, let's break it down into the W's of Mental Health. First comes WHAT, What is Mental Health? When we mention that we have a sound mental state it implies that the individual is able to cope with their stressors effectively, works at their full potential, learns well, and is able to contribute to their community. While this a broader perspective implication of mental health, it is a very individualized concept and contains various subjective interpretations o...