Why Do Some People Handle Stress Better Than Others?
The calmest patient I have met was waiting to learn whether he had cancer. The most agitated was waiting for somebody to move a scooter....
Category : Mental Health
Burnout Syndrome: Early Signs, Causes, Recovery and How Families Can Help
The email arrived late one evening. It was short, polite and quietly desperate. “Doctor, my younger brother lives in America. A new team at work,...
Can an Emotion Become a Disease? Ayurveda Says Yes
Diseases have two birthdays. The first is the one every doctor knows. It arrives with a blood test, an MRI scan, a biopsy, or the...
Why You Remember The Cricket Score But Not Your Anniversary
At my clinic last year, a man confessed something with the seriousness usually reserved for hidden bank loans or family scandals. He could not remember...
Loneliness Is Becoming a Public Health Problem
One retired uncle visited my clinic 6 times over 2 months for gas trouble. By the fourth consultation, I realised the actual disease was evening....
The Ramayana Is the Story of What Cannot Be Taken.
It takes 3 months. Not to heal — nobody heals in three months. But to arrive at the particular stage of grief that looks, from...
When Everyone Meditates Now!
Today is World Meditation Day. Which means if you ask ten people whether they meditate, eleven will say yes. One will add, “I do it...
Not Every Feeling Requires Treatment
Some days, I feel we are living in a world where every passing emotion wants a prescription, and every ordinary worry wants a clinical label....
Does Reading Prevent Dementia?
The strangest proof that reading might save a brain arrived in my clinic wearing a faded lungi and an attitude that refused to age. An...
How Your Gut Can Affect Your Mood?
Every night, across many Bengaluru homes, a small ceremony takes place. Coffee powder is measured with priestly precision, hot water is poured over it, and...