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#MentalHealthMatters – releasing second video on our Youtube channel
Posted in The psychology counselling services available, tagged anger, anxiety, anxiety counsellor, counsellorindore, depression, depression cure, energy, family counselling, inspiration, lifestyle, marriage, marriage counsellor, meditation, meditation counsellor, meditation counsellor in indore, mental health, mind, motivational video, psychologist in indore, psychologistindore, psychology, reflections, relationships, sad, society, stress counsellor, women on July 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »
#MentalHealthMatters – Launching Youtube channel on Mental Health
Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, tagged anxiety, CBT, cognitive behaviour therapy, counsellor indore, depression, inspiration, lifestyle, meditation, mental challenge, mental health, psychologist, psychologist indore, psychotherapy, reflections, relationships, sad, stress, well being, youtube mental health on June 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Dr. Ramneek Kapoor, Psychologist, Family Therapist, Science of Living and Preksha meditation expert, talks about the need to enhance self acceptance to deal effectively with depression, anxiety and stresses of life.
All my friends now get the benefit of my counseling and guided meditation for their mental health and well-being. Presenting my new YouTube channel. Do like, share and subscribe! #MentalHealthMatters
Preksha Meditation and kayotsarg Scientific spiritual stress free meditation program
Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, tagged anger, anxiety, depression, healthy mindset, inspiration, inspmnia, irritation, life, lifestyle, meditation, memory, negativity, OCD, passion, peaceful life, positive mindset, relationships, sad, sleeplessness, stress, worries on May 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Powerful scientific spiritual stress free meditation package for healthy ethical mindset, free from negative worries, mental and physical disease, completely richly joyful and stress-free liberated life.
Duration: 3 Months Individual class with personal attention
Meditation relieves you from all kinds of tensions, worries and disorders. Meditating upon the breathing system, the psychic centers and the inner consciousness, results into a peaceful mind, a healthy emotional balance, a worldly wisdom and an ordered, discipline. Know well what leads you forward and holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” -Gautama Buddha
Scientific preksha Meditation and kayotsarg is the most powerful way of gaining spiritual control over one’s body and mind. It is the ideal meditation for gaining positivity in life and obtaining freedom from never-ending, troublesome thoughts and worries, calming the disturbed mind.it is the divine way to attaining inner peace of mind and world happiness.
Mansik Pramarsh, Indore welcome you to attend scientific spiritual stress free meditation program – an intensive three-months schedule to learn the secrets of preksha meditation.
1. Learn the scientific spiritual preksha meditation techniques that you can practice life-long
2. Identify and realize the Shakti (chaitanya Kendras) within yourself
3. Adopt an ethical life-style for a healthy mindset, positive thinking, worldly successful and peaceful living
4.Enjoy life more intensely and passionately
5. Get free from all kinds of fears, phobias and stress, anxieties and depression
7. Control manage and get free from all kinds of mental and physical pain
8. Live life full of eagerness, meaning, enjoyment, gaiety fun and playfulness.
take a decision today and get rid of :
• Depression
• Feeling of insecurity
• Forgetfulness
• Irritability
• Problem concentrating
• Restlessness
• Sadness
• Fatigue
Managing stress is all about taking charge: of your thoughts, emotions, schedule, and the way you deal with problems.
Understanding depression and finding a solution .
Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, tagged anger, anxiety, behaviour therapy, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, cognitive behavior therapy, counselling, depression, meditation, mental health, OCD, positive mindset, preksha meditation, psychiatry, psychological counseling, PTSD, sad, schizophrenia, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, stress psychia mental disease on April 7, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Do you feel sad stressed and down sometimes, it could be natural to have a low state of mind for day or two but if it persists and low mood lingers on for more than a week or two it could be depression. Major depression is an episode of sadness or apathy along with other symptoms that stay with you at least two weeks and interrupt your daily activities. Depression does not indicate weakness or that you are a negative personality. all kinds of depression indicate some a major health problem and needs to be treated medically .
Depression Symptoms: Emotional
The primary symptoms of depression are a low and sad and/or loss of interest in day to day activities of your life. daily routine tasks that were once pleasurable appear much burdensome now . a sense of guilt or worthlessness prevails on the mind causing a lack of hope, and recurring thoughts of death or suicide can often trouble .
Depression Symptoms: Physical
Depression is sometimes linked to physical symptoms. These include:
• tiredness, low energy and fatigue .
• sleeping very late in the night, early-morning waking and Insomnia.
• Excessive sleep for long hours
• Persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems that do not ease even with treatment
Depression can make other health problems feel worse, particularly chronic pain. Key brain chemicals influence both mood and pain. Treating depression has been shown to improve co-existing illnesses.
Depression Symptom:
Changes in appetite , sudden changes in the body weight are symptoms of depression. Increased appetite, or loss of appetite .sudden and serious unexplained weight loss or weight gain.
Serious effects on daily routine of life.
Depression can cause loss of careers, and strain relationships . Nothing seems good. there is a complete loss of interest in pleasure activities, including sex. In severe cases, depression can become life-threatening.
Suicide ideation can be sign of warning
Suicide ideation is common amongst the depressed. they often indulge in talking about death or suicide. they can get aggressive and threaten to hurt people. This can be serious . You can immediately call 09179383554 to speak to us If you ever think of or idealise suicide . We will help you overcome such negativity.
Doctors link the cause of depression to altered brain structure and chemical function. they are of the opinion that ,”Brain circuits that regulate mood may work less efficiently during depression.although it has not been conclusively proven in any validated research. yet the Medicines that treat depression are prescribed with the belief to improve communication between neurons , making them function normally. Experts also think that while traumas caused by the stress of life can trigger depression if and when one is biologically prone and vulnerable to develop the disorder. depression can also be caused by long term chronic disease , lack of vitamins ,some of the medications, alcohol or substance abuse, thyroid, PCOS, hormonal changes, or even the season.
Diagnosing Depression:There is no established lab test for depression. There are a few tests developed by psychologists , make an accurate diagnosis, where the psychologists/ doctors analyse a patient’s description of the symptoms over a period of past two to six months . These tests will refer to your medical history, your mood history, and discuss behaviors, and daily activities which will help reveal the severity and type of depression . The test can also reveal anxiety and stress to find out the most effective treatment for depression.
Therapy for Depression
It has been observed that various kind of talk therapy can fight mild to moderate depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps analyse and change thoughts and behaviors that contribute to depression. Interpersonal therapy identifies how your relationships impact your mood. Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps people understand how their behavior and mood are affected by unresolved issues and unconscious feelings. Some patients find a few months of therapy are all they need, while others continue long term.
Medications for Depression
Good follow-up with your doctor is importance. If the first medication tried doesn’t help, there’s a good chance another will. The combination of talk therapy and medication appears particularly effective.
The Role of Social Support
Because loneliness goes hand-in-hand with depression, developing a social support network can be an important part of treatment. This may include joining a support group, finding an online support community, or making a genuine effort to see friends and family more often. Even joining a book club or taking classes at your gym can help you connect with people on a regular basis.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Another option for patients with treatment-resistant or severe melancholic depression is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This treatment uses electric charges to create a controlled seizure. Patients are not conscious for the procedure. ECT helps 80% to 90% of patients who receive it, giving new hope to those who don’t improve with medication.
Preksha meditation :The Perceptive Breathing Technique Helps Fight Major Depression
Preksha meditation -The Perceptive Breathing technique can bring down the stress hormones in the central nervous system.
Preksha meditation -The Perceptive breathing exercises help alleviate severe depression, as has been proved by the treatment of many patients by us who have long been under the treatment of medication administering medicines .
Most of our patients , had depression that had not responded to medication even after a long treatment .The beneficial treatment under Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique conducted on a large group of patients , by us in our clinic reveal that :“a large number of patients not responding to the treatment of antidepressants and SSRIs , find the new technique of controlled breathing – under Preksha Meditation shwas preksha much more helpful -The Perceptive Breathing technique had in reality worked best for each person to treat their severe and chronic depression. Preksha meditation -The Perceptive Breathing Technique comes out as the short term but long lasting promising, lower-cost therapy and a , non-drug approach for patients suffering from severe depression. .”
Preksha meditation -The Perceptive Breathing Technique can be learnt over a series of sitting sessions of Preksha meditation -The Perceptive Breathing Technique in our clinic over a period of two to three months and the disease can be eliminated completely.
The technique involves a series of perceptive rhythmic breathing exercises designed to put the mind and body of the affected in a tranquil, calm , peaceful , purposeful and meditative state.
How can we help you: our regular daily sessions of preksha meditation , Kayotsarga ,counseling sessions/mental exercises at Mansik Pramarsh is a specialist conducted program for managing to overcome depression . Hundreds have benefited, it is your turn now. come and join .Call 09179383554 or email : mansikpramarsh@gmail.com.
Bipolar Disorder: What Is It? #WorldBipolarDay
Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, tagged anxiety, behavior, behaviour therapy, bipolar, bipolar disorder, bpd, depression, inspiration, mania, mental health, psychologist, psychotic, schizophrenia, society, stress, WorldBipolarDay on March 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, is a disorienting condition that causes extreme shifts in mood. Like riding a slow-motion roller coaster, patients may spend weeks feeling like they’re on top of the world before plunging into a relentless depression. The length of each high and low varies greatly from person to person.
Depressive Phase Symptoms: Without treatment, a person with bipolar disorder may experience intense episodes of depression. Symptoms include sadness, anxiety, and loss of energy, hopelessness, and difficulty concentrating. Patients may lose interest in activities that were once pleasurable. They may gain or lose weight, sleep too much or too little, and contemplate suicide.
Manic Phase Symptoms: During a manic phase, patients tend to feel euphoric and may believe they can accomplish anything. This can result in inflated self-esteem, agitation, and reduced need for sleep, being more talkative, being easily distracted, and a sense of racing thoughts. Reckless behaviors, including spending sprees, sexual indiscretions, fast driving, and substance abuse, are common. Having three or more of these symptoms nearly having three or more of these symptoms nearly every day for a week may indicate a manic episode.
Bipolar I vs. Bipolar II: People with bipolar I disorder have manic episodes or mixed episodes and often have one or more depressive episodes. People with bipolar II have major depressive episodes with less severe mania; they experience hypomania, a condition that is less intense than mania or lasting less than a week. Patients may seem like the “life of the party” — full of charm and humor. They may feel and function fine, even if family and friends can see the mood swing. However, hypomania can lead to mania or depression.
Mixed Episode: People with mixed episode experience depression and mania at the same time. This leads to unpredictable behavior, such as sadness while doing a favorite activity or feeling very energetic. It’s more common in people who develop bipolar disorder at a young age, particularly during adolescence. But some estimates suggest up to 70% of bipolar patients experience mixed episodes.
Causes of Bipolar Disorder: Doctors aren’t exactly sure what causes bipolar disorder. A leading theory is that brain chemicals fluctuate abnormally. When levels of certain chemicals become too high, the patient develops mania. When levels drop too low, depression may result.
Bipolar Disorder: Who’s at Risk? Bipolar disorder affects males and females equally. In most cases, the onset of symptoms is between 15 and 30 years old. People are at higher risk if a family member has been diagnosed, especially if it’s a first degree relative, but doctors don’t think the disorder kicks in based on genetics alone. A stressful event, drug abuse, or other unknown factor may trigger the cycle of ups and downs.
Bipolar Disorder and Daily Life: Bipolar disorder can disrupt your goals at work and at home. In one survey 88% of patients said the illness took a toll on their careers. The unpredictable mood swings can drive a wedge between patients and their co-workers or loved ones. In particular, the manic phase may scare off friends and family. People with bipolar disorder also have a higher risk of developing anxiety disorder
Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse: About 60% of people with bipolar disorder have trouble with drugs or alcohol. Patients may drink or abuse drugs to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of their mood swings. This is especially common during the reckless manic phase.
Bipolar Disorder and Suicide
People with bipolar disorder are 10 to 20 times more likely to commit suicide than people without the illness. Warning signs include talking about suicide, putting affairs in order, and inviting death with risky behavior. Anyone who appears suicidal should be taken very seriously. Do not hesitate to call us at 09179383554 or the government helplines available free of charge in emergency situations.
Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder: A crucial step in diagnosing bipolar disorder is to rule out other possible causes of extreme mood swings. These may include brain infection or other neurological disorders, substance abuse, thyroid problem, HIV, ADHD, side effects of certain medications, or other psychiatric disorders. There is no lab test for bipolar disorder. A psychiatrist usually makes the diagnosis based on a careful history and evaluation of the patient’s mood and other symptoms.
Medications for Bipolar Disorder: Medications are key in helping people with bipolar disorder live stable, productive lives.
Talk Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Talk therapy can help patients stay on medication and cope with their disorder’s impact on work and family life. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that accompany mood swings. Interpersonal therapy aims to ease the strain bipolar disorder may place on personal relationships. Social rhythm therapy helps patients develop and maintain daily routines.
Lifestyle Tips for Bipolar Disorder: Establishing firm routines can help manage bipolar disorder. Routines should include sufficient sleep, regular meals, and exercise. Because alcohol and recreational drugs can worsen the symptoms, these should be avoided. Patients should also learn to identify their personal early warning signs of mania and depression. This will allow them to get help before an episode spins out of control.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Electroconvulsive therapy can help some people with bipolar disorder. ECT uses an electric current to cause a seizure in the brain. It is one of the fastest ways to ease severe symptoms. ECT is usually a last resort when a patient does not improve with medication or psychotherapy.
Educating Friends and Family:Friends and family may not understand bipolar disorder at first. They may become frustrated with the depressive episodes and frightened by the manic states. If patients make the effort to explain the illness and how it affects them, loved ones may become more compassionate. Having a solid support system can help people with bipolar disorder feel less isolated and more motivated to manage their condition.
When Someone Needs Help: Many people with bipolar disorder don’t realize they have a problem or avoid getting help. If you’re concerned about a friend or family member, here are a few tips for broaching the subject. Point out that millions have bipolar disorder, and that it is a treatable illness — not a personality flaw. There is a medical explanation for the extreme mood swings, and effective treatments are available.
How can we help you: Mansik Pramarsh program for managing Bipolar disorder is supported to help children and adults to overcome the symptoms associated with Bipolar by our regular daily counseling sessions/mental exercises/ preksha meditation and Kayotsarg. Hundreds have benefited, it is your /your child’s turn now. Call 09179383554 or email: mansikpramarsh@gmail.com.
Accept Yourself-to get rid of depression and anxiety
Posted in The psychology counselling services available, tagged depression, encouragement, energy, inspiration, life, meditation, mental health, mind, motivation, negativity, positivity, preksha meditation, psychological counseling, reflections, relationship, self empowerment anxiety, stress, yoga on March 20, 2018| 2 Comments »
Have you of late been feeling deep in the woods ? Do you feel the world is out to get you? Do you really feel the next johnny is better than you? Do you want to just lie down and not look at the world in the day light, with the curtains drawn and the lights off all the times?The day to you just seems to drag on… the night becomes all the more difficult and sleep seems to have eluded you for many days . Do you look at the world a real queer place with all of the folks giving you advise to go and do something about it ?
Do you :
- beat Yourselves up over silly mistakes,
- feel always sick and tired on account of not sleeping well,
- constantly grapple with unwanted thoughts running through your minds all the time
- feel tormented with traumas and pains of life’s doings and undoings .
The shrink might say you have a depression and a mood disorder . The others would simply be calling it an inability to face the stresses of the world and may associate to anxiety attack. some could have compassion for you or some could just call you a lazy buff. But do you really feel all that advise is necessary when all you are doing is being comfortable in the discomfort of the inertia and the negation of the self.
But is that not a fact that you Do want to feel truly good, only if some one could help you overcome this inertia of depression ? The visits to the psychiatrists do not seem to have helped much, as he does nothing but prescribes a different medicine every time you go to him.
Here is a simple remedy that can help you overcome the negativity that seems to have entered your mind and life.
You make an attempt to Accept yourself and feel a profound sense of warmth and self-importance. No I am not advising you to become a megalomaniac but asking you to feel the powers that be within you to resurrect your life .You have some magnetic power that makes you unique , that makes you , “ME”. Identify this “ME” and make all efforts to become “ME”.
We would often look at others and not only compare ourselves with others but also be always be busy in the process of becoming others. but would becoming others make us happy or satisfied ? no not at all . The more we look outward towards others ,the more we get dissociated with the self the real “ME”, that always wants to excel and be recognised. But the rat race of becoming others, the eagerness of doing like the others do pushes this “ME”, to the unknown depths of ignominy.
We regularly conduct Preksha Meditation classes at Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation and our experiences reveals that the meditation of self-acceptance makes people gain positivity and happy state of mind which can not be compared to others because in this there is no , “other”. The learning of the self can definitely be compared to the learning of the new things and being part of something bigger, some sacred and celestial happiness and satisfaction.
If you want to feel this , self-acceptance is the habit you need to inculcate gradually in your mind.
Start by writing all the positive things about you on a paper , even if you feel there is nothing positive that you can write about you just write the following statement:
I am a powerful person I have the power of mind .
Continue writing a full page ,then meditate on this, you will gradually start feeling good ?
YOU MUST Accept Yourself in the positive fashion and that will help you overcome barriers to self-acceptance .Come and learn with us the daily self acceptance practices that result into psychological and emotional healing.
Ramneek kapoor,Clinical Psychologist and family Therapist,Science of living ,Preksha Meditation expert.
Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique Helps Fight Major Depression
Posted in The psychology counselling services available, tagged anxiety, breathing, depression, dysthemia, energy, focus, meditation, mental health, mind, stress, stress psychia mental disease, yoga on November 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing technique can bring down the stress hormones in the central nervous system.
Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive breathing exercises help alleviate severe depression, as has been proved by the treatment of many patients by us who have long been under the treatment of medication administering medicines .
Most of our patients , had depression that had not responded to antidepressant medication even after a long treatment .The beneficial treatment under Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique conducted on a large group of patients , by us in our clinic reveal that :“a large number of patients not responding to the treatment of antidepressants and SSRIs , find the new technique of controlled breathing – under Preksha Meditation shwas preksha much more helpful -The Perceptive Breathing technique had in reality worked best for each person to treat their severe and chronic depression. Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique comes out as the short term but long lasting promising, lower-cost therapy and a , non-drug approach for patients suffering from severe depression. .”
Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique can be learnt over a series of sitting sessions of Preksha meditation -shwas preksha -The Perceptive Breathing Technique in our clinic over a period of two to three months and the disease can be eliminated completely.
The technique involves a series of perceptive rhythmic breathing exercises designed to put the mind and body of the affected in a tranquil, calm , peaceful , purposeful and meditative state.
Matters of Mind and Heart -reaching Emotional Stability and Life Balance
Posted in daily writings and musings of the psychologist, tagged anxiety, counselling, couple, depression, emotional intelligence, emotional stability, healthy attitude, heart, mind, motivation, objectivity, phobic disorder, psyche, psychological counseling, psychology, stress on August 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Matters of Mind and Heart -reaching Emotional Stability and Life Balance
Much has been written by thinkers, philosophers, scientists, sages and preachers on the subject of mind and heart. There has been endless research on the issue of restless mind and spirit of human beings, yet the peace still eludes many of us. The world still suffers from many diseases of the mind and heart. Words like depression, anxiety, stress and phobic disorder, mental disorder, behavioral disorder are being used like the common place flu and colds happening to ordinary people. The medical world abounds by all kinds of medicines and treatments, offering little respite to those who suffer. People continue to suffer .Their restless minds and souls are constantly being tormented. Through the columns of these pages we will try to understand how do we establish better understanding of these matters of mind and heart to reach emotional stability in our lives and keep our lives balanced.
We humans are connected with the organic world with the most developed brain and thinking powers. In the organic world three kinds of living beings exist i.e., those that have the instinctual survival bereft of any emotions, those that survive only on the basis of their physical strength and display only momentary emotional awareness .Humans have been bestowed with the powers that can generate emotions in our system involuntarily and activate our thinking system whether we like it or not. We also have a fully developed mental perception, which can take cognizance of the matter and connect it to the events and consequences. We have a fully developed memory. We think, we imagine, we connect and we activate. Much as man would like to become thoughtless at times, sleep without any connection to the real world, the brain continues working either voluntarily but mostly involuntarily.
The involuntary emotional system activates our mind all the time. It forces the mind to imagine, to create and to dream. The dreams motivate us to plan which are executed by us to realize all those that we dreamt of. But in the law of our land where we have the thought, the power to dream and the power to reflect, we do have the situations that cause conflict and pain. For wherever there is a mind, the thought, the power to reflect, the analytical skill, there we have the conflict, the contradiction. No mental activity can ever be without the contradictory and opposite situation. Wherever we have the mind, we have the pain and we have the misery. Man however does not want to suffer. He wants to always be in comfort, in happiness and in the enjoyment of a happy life. This is a natural phenomenon .All living beings look for a life full of comforts. The inanimate only do not know the difference between the comfort and discomfort. The living beings who do not have a mind suffer only for a short while. Their sense of discomfort is only short lived, is unexpressed on account of lack of emotions . They do not consign their discomfort to their memory bank. Nor do they draw upon their memory bank to reflect and compare their current and past discomfort. But man being a thinking organic sensitive emotional mind feels, expresses, analyses ,compares and consigns all comforts and discomforts to his memory bank, thus in a way being always under the load of misery .
Can the mind be free from worries and miseries?
We are all part of the larger organic world in which we are all living beings like millions of other kinds of living being inhabiting the solar system. Our world in fact as compared to the world of other living beings of the universe is too small. We are very miniscule in numbers, barely a few trillions all over the globe. The other planets must be peopled with many more living beings which the science is continuously researching into. Whether those living beings too have similar emotions, thoughts, mind and heart developed like us, only the research will find out.
But humans of our dear earth are endowed with a developed mental faculty. we all think .Thinking ,reflecting is an activity of the mind. We remember, we consign our thoughts to memory bank. We imagine. We create thoughts. Creation of thoughts and imagination is a mental exercise. We plan larger things for our life by the strength of our imagination .We dream of things that are larger than our life. We aspire for making these dreams come true. we do realize some of these dreams, imagination, and aspirations yet many other remain out of reach .
In order to understand the malady that has befallen the modern mind we will have to know the functioning of the mind in the modern age .the modern times are the reflectors of the cerebral psychological problems. Every individual is involved fully into the mental day to day stresses of life. The involvement of the human mind into the cerebral problems becomes the major detriment to the peace and happiness of the human intellect. Every human being wants to become free of the mental stress that he is suffering from. We need to understand as to what mind is, in order to get liberated from the stresses and problems of the mind. Without really looking into the functioning of the mind it is simply irrelevant to solve the problems that exist in our psyche today.
Alka Mansik Pramarsh Foundation Clinical Psychologists-Family therapists Indore 0731-4263087,9179383554 