How can the work environment lead to mental stress and what are the ways to cope?

How can the work environment lead to mental stress and what are the ways to cope?

The connection between the mind and the environment is reciprocal, meaning that each affects the other. One of the primary issues employees face is stress at work. This stress can come from a variety of sources, both internal and external. Some of these factors include things like hard deadlines, multitasking, unhealthy competition, ridicule and rough … Read more

It’s a family affair

It’s a family affair

Many like Saha felt the strain in personal relationships during the pandemic owing to financial uncertainty, increased domestic chores and responsibilities, constant work pressure, health worries, etc. The lockdown last year came as a huge turning point for Chennai-based Deepti Shah (name changed on request). The close confinement with her husband Umang (name changed) resulted … Read more

Lockdown in Maharashtra: Mental health issues on rise, over 1,300 seek govt’s help

Lockdown in Maharashtra: Mental health issues on rise, over 1,300 seek govt’s help

Noted psychiatrist Anand Nadkarni said before March this year (prior to the outbreak of COVID-19), he used to get six to seven cases of OCD daily, but now the number has gone up to 32 to 36 every day. (Representational image: IE) Amid the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, more than 1,300 people battling mental stress and depression … Read more