“Grief is really just love. It is all the love you want to give but cannot. Grief is just love with no place to go.” Grief is an intense emotional and physical reaction due to death of a loved one.…
World Schizophrenia Day 2021
With incidence of 1 percent, schizophrenia remains one of the most challenging mental illnesses. The most common symptoms include having false fixed beliefs out of keeping of an individual’s background, hearing voices or seeing images not apparent to others, suspiciousness…
A positive feeling after a long time!
After spending years struggling with anxiety and poor sleep, I took the decision of seeing a psychiatrist and after the first meeting itself I felt safe in Dr.Apala’s hands. She has the most reassuring demeanor and with each session I…
COVID-19 AND MENTAL HEALTH
Mankind changed when China reported the emergence of a novel corona virus (n-Cov) causing pneumonia in adults leading to a highly infectious and fatal illness called corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). No one quite knew that the pandemic would transform…
Self Assessment Tools
Anxiety Tracker – Meant to be taken for those who have been facing anxiety in their day to day life. Anxiety can manifest as worries, apprehensions and fears about situations, objects, places or everyday affairs. The bodily symptoms of anxiety…
Good advice, empathetic doctor
Dr Apala listens patiently, is always there to help, takes measured and well-considered decisions relating to course of treatment and medication. Her advice is good and holistic and includes lifestyle changes among other things. I was having severe sleep issues…
Tips for fighting Depression and Anxiety
Do you feel terrible at the smallest things? Are you always on the edge? Do you have trouble relaxing or keeping yourself calm? Do you feel guilty at the tiniest of conflicts? Do you have problem sleeping at the right…
When to seek help for a psychological problem?
Many of my friends and family members ask me – When do we know it is time to seek professional help for a psychological problem? On the face of it, it looks like a remarkably simple question but if we…
Thyroid Disorders and Mental Health
Thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland situated in the anterior region of neck. It is one of the most important glands in the body for physical and mental health. It has a direct impact on emotions, cognitions, mental processing,…
Screen Time Recommendations for Children and Adults
Many parents, these days, find it difficult to schedule and divide their kids’ time in different activity domains. As a result, when kids grow up, they have trouble setting a limit to these activities. The most notorious to manage is…