Happyness Peddler

You have A step-by-step guide to your first therapy appointment: 1. Make an appointment     You usually make an appointment through text because therapists are generally in between sessions and won't take calls, so for people who are too anxious to make that call, good news! you have an option to fix your appointment through text. You ask for the availability and confirm it, some therapists take the session for 30 minutes and some take 50 minutes, so you can ask for the timing if you want to be fully prepared. 2. Reach 10 minutes before the appointment     All the therapists usually recommend you to reach 10 minutes before the appointment time to fill out some paperwork which includes your basic information and some may even ask about your family history. 3. Actual meeting time!     Let's just put one thing out of the way first, it's not necessary to lie down on the couch, you can just SIT. In India, most therapists have sitting arrangement only. If you don...

We all have those moments when we have extreme feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety or happiness but does that mean we need therapy to deal with them? Nah, that just means we are humans. Most of the time, we're able to bounce back soon enough from all those events. Well, sometimes we might need a little extra help from family and friends but we do manage them, right? Once someone important in a random video said "Taking care of your mental health strengthens your ability to cope with everyday stressors and handle challenges more effectively," and I don't think anyone can put it in a better way. If you've decided it's time to see a therapist, then you’ve already done the hardest part. Understanding and recognizing that you could use support for your mental health and finally accepting the fact that you are ready for it is a huge step in itself. If you are still struggling with the decision then you're in the right place, I might be able to help you with that...

To everyone struggling right now, Remember, you’re not alone. We’re all struggling in some way because we’re part of the same flawed species. We see so many success stories online but very few are from the ones who are still struggling. We see how a certain someone won his battle against depression or an eating disorder or some other deadly mental illness but no one writes about how they’re in the process and how they wake up every day with a horrible thought of ending their life. This letter is not just for the ones struggling but also for my former self who had no clue about anything. Well, I’m still clueless about life but I know one thing for sure: I’m not alone. I have been an explorer and on a quest for understanding life and myself; I still am. It’s a journey you gotta cherish and tolerate throughout. I’ve switched many careers and have tried to make sense of every decision I've made. After 7 career paths, 5 jobs and 3 failed startups, I realized it’s not en...