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  HAS YOUR DOCRTOR TOLD YOU TO REDUCE STRESS TO BE ABLE TO CONCEIVE?   Reproduction and having children are of great deal in our country. Having children is seen to be a symbol of being ‘settled.’ So, the couple who cannot conceive has to go through immense stress and tension. Be it the man or the women who is reason for this infertility, the couple suffers through stress. However, these exact problems can also be a cause of infertility.   Depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, eating disorders all can contribute to infertility amongst male and females. These disorders are not uncommon , and it is resulting in infertility is also not uncommon .    A person suffering from depression, anxiety or stress adopts an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. Lack of exercise, insomnia , and changes in appetite can be some of the many reasons. Unhealthy practices to cope with stress such as addiction problem reduces the testosterone level amongst men. In women too, alcoholism, smoking, substance us

  DIABETES BY CAUSE OF STRESS    We are aware that physical ailments can have mental implications. Certain diseases may cause harm to our mental wellbeing. However, it is to be noted that it may be the other way round. M ental health issues can be a cause of your physiological illnesses too . Diabetes is one such problem.   Diabetes is passed through genetics. However, for a person to be suffering from this disease, it needs to be triggered. Stress can be one of these triggers to cause ‘Type 2 diabetes ’ in a person.    How Does This Work ?   In contemporary times, it is difficult to live a stress-free life. Certain stressors are inevitable; but they are temporary. However, if a person feels under pressure or experiences stress constantly, it becomes problematic.    When we feel stressed, our body releases certain stress hormones. They are necessary to boost our energy and turn the ‘fight or flight’ mode on. However, these hormones are insulin resistance – they create difficulties

  ER O TOMANIA   We do have a crush on popular personalities – film stars, singers, sports people , etc. But we know it as a matter of fact that this celebrity crush is one sided. However, there is a group of people who believe that a celebrity or a famous person is in love with them. These people suffer from a disorder named – EROTOMANIA   EROTOMANIA is a delusional disorder wherein a person feels that another person – usually high in status is in love with them. They become obsessed with them.    A 30-year-old man felt that a famous actress was in love with him. He was obsessively consuming media that was related to her – her movies , advertisements, shows, interviews. He felt that any romantic dialogue delivered by her was directed towards him. He would send her messages every day, send gifts on her birthday and would write a letter to her.    Once he fought with her bodyguards to let him in her house. Every time she would look into the camera, he would get excited thinking she

  CLINICAL LYCANTHROPY: TURNING INTO A WOLF   Human turning into a wolf is a phenomenon we have seen in movies and TV shows. But what if I tell you that this is an actual disorder! My father has been suffering from bipolar disorder for quite some time now. He was on his medications and was going through therapy. But there was something more to his bipolar.    Once I was studying in the living room when I heard him scream from his bedroom. My mother and I ran to his room and found him standing in front of the mirror, feeling his arms and face. When I asked him what happened, he yelled at us. He felt that his body was turning into that of a wolf. He could feel the fur all around his body, he was telling us that his teeth are lengthening. We kept looking at his unusual behavior in astonishment.    Several such episodes happened after that. He would panic and start rubbing his body. He often would get back to normal after us trying to convince him that he is human. Even after getting bac

                                    ALICE IN WONDERLAND SYNDROME   We have all read this famous book or have at least watched the movie. The shocking part is that this children book is actually a real life disorder . Yes, the way Alice finds hersel f and objects around her to be distorted, in a similar manner , people suffering from the Alice in the Wonderland Syndrome, perceive their body and the surroundings around them to be distorted.    Usually occurring in children, they might perceive their bodies as unusually larger or smaller; some of their body parts to be longer than it should be.    A 13 year old boy was suffering from this particular disorder . He suddenly used to get panicked over his ears getting bigger. He would often keep looking at his mother as he was perceiving her neck to be that of a giraffe. These symptoms alarmed his parents. This distorted perception as was not only regarding humans, but also about objects.    While walking on a road he would jump su