depression
Why we want to stay sad and how to move past it
The memes are great, and they help us cope. But we need to move forward.
Henry reveals battle with depression throughout his career
The 46-year-old, who won the World Cup with France and is Arsenal's all-time top goalscorer, told the Diary of a CEO podcast that the coronavirus pandemic made him appreciate his mental health struggles as he cried "almost every day."
How parents can help children navigate depression
Young adults often feel discouraged from getting the help we require due to fear of judgement or embarrassment in front of families and friends.
Youth depression is a symptom of broader societal malaise
The youth, usually part of families, find themselves disproportionately affected by the rising tide of depression.
Depression: My story in our stigmatized society
The concept of depression was foreign to me, and my limited knowledge of it came from the hushed conversations of elders
How this city kills its people
Loneliness, anxiety, depression – these have all intricately seeped into the very core of how we live in Dhaka.
Can exercise help battle depression in children?
Emerging as an unsung hero in battling depression, exercise has been known to work wonders in preventing mental health troubles in young people.
Birthday blues are a real problem
Having a case of the birthday blues means feeling sad and apathetic towards your special day.
10 tips to fight off the winter blues
The days are short and the sun is playing hide and seek. It is a brand-new year and instead of feeling hopeful, you are feeling rather down.
Depression and drainage of energy: a causal relationship from hell
Understanding why sadness robs us of energy can help us to mitigate it.
A Brave New World: How the urban youth are tackling mental health
When addressing mental health in Bangladesh, we’re no strangers to being labelled ‘mad’ or in the Bengali definition ‘pagol,’ when we acknowledge our depression or want to invest in therapy. Among the mentally ill, the youth form a significant number. While many suffer needlessly, others actively seek assistance to tackle their mental health issues and overcome them.
Living with self-hatred
Your body feels like a prison where your mind is your cellmate.
Mental health: The conditions in which people grow, live, work and age matter
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is a fairly new concept which is increasingly gaining momentum in the West. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined SDOH as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.”
The root of our unhappiness: When the personal becomes political
I woke up from a Covid-induced fever dream to this news: Bangladesh has ranked seventh among the world's angriest, saddest, and most stressed nations, according to the 2022 Global Emotions Report.
Over 50? These problems can sneak up on you
Ageing is a natural phenomenon. We develop many health issues as we age. Here are some growing-up issues to watch for:
After Asani, Cyclone Karim brewing in southern Indian Ocean
Even as severe cyclonic storm Asani is projected to weaken into a depression by tomorrow (May 12, 2022), another back-to-back weather system called Cyclone Karim is brewing in the southern part of the Indian Ocean, said The Weather Channel.
Mother’s Day 2022: Supermoms are outdated
Today is Mother’s Day and as we scramble to buy last minute gifts for all the mother figures in our lives, let us pause and ask ourselves frankly — at a time when postpartum depression is at its peak, workplaces are especially unforgiving to women who have just given birth, and the immediate family scene is replete with taunts about being a “good mother”, is an engraved pendant or a spa session enough to make mothers happy?
India's Odisha alerts of possible cyclone over Bay of Bengal
The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha today sounded an alert of a possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal as a cyclonic circulation over South Andaman Sea and neighbourhood persisted and could result in a depression with a wind speed of up to 75km per hour by May 8.
Seasonal depression is much more than just winter blues
As we get older, our relationship with winter is changing.