Category: Are you okay?

  • A 30-year-old proposed me to become his girlfriend for a year

    Leena, please understand, I need you. Just for a year. One year it is. Are you crazy or what!  You are confident. Mature. Independent. I am not. Please.  Insane. So, why don’t you become one?! I will be. By then. So I asked for one year. If it’s about hour-long chatting on WhatsApp, I am…

  • 6 signs you need more self-love in your life

    Once I wrote: In a life full of hassles, we often forget to ask ourselves, “are you okay?” How often we take time to pamper ourselves and shower love? Hardly, right? Recently I wrote an article on self-love for a renowned women-centric platform Mashion. I thought of sharing some motivation, here, too. You can read…

  • Signs that indicate ‘you need help’

    1. Sadness is a part of your daily routine 2. You often feel like confining yourself in bedroom 3. You often turn pessimistic, helpless and hopeless 4. You feel alone 5. You find it difficult to concentrate on any task 6. You feel like bursting into tears anytime anywhere 7. You get suicidal thoughts 8.…

  • How often do you feel demotivated?

    There are days when you feel like you are conquering the world. And then, there are days when you see your dreams fading away, leaving you apathetic. Which one is the illusion? I shared this thought a few days ago on Facebook, received several views from people on the same. That was one more day of…

  • This is the worst piece of content I ever published on someone’s birthday

    “Leena di, kuch laaye ho khane ko?” (Leena di, do you have anything to eat?) “Leena di, aaj mann nahi lag raha hai, sham ko chaloge kahi?” (Leena di, I’m not feeling good today, let’s go somewhere this eve.) Anything I miss the most these days is, his verbal presence. Our conversations inside office, our…

  • I don’t have money to eat lunch

    Hey, what do you usually have for lunch? *forced smile* What are you going to eat for lunch today?Nothing. What does that mean? I mean, why?I don’t have money. My downhearted conversation with 23-year-old who is pregnant with second child. Don’t have money to eat lunch – this sentence cracked my heart. We eat at least…

  • If you feel something difficult inside you, reach the people you trust

    Wanted to share something. A few months back, an employee committed suicide in Hyderabad (India). One of the leading news channels stated that the person chose death bcoz of office work pressure. Now there’s something we all should think upon. There’s nothing like work pressure. It’s all about how we accept and respond to the…

  • Do you also have fear of being judged?

    Fear. Fear of being judged. Is probably the saddest instinct one could have. I am not fair.I am not long legged.My eyes, nose are not in sexy shape.Sexy dresses don’t look wow on me.My accent is not urban.My English is not good.My views don’t excite people around me.I do not look confident in front of…

  • Leena, why are you so tired of everything?

    Dear Leena, It’s been long that I wrote to you. You looked all well, I could see you contented in your personal and professional front. So, didn’t feel the need of writing to you (which apparently should not be the case). But unfortunately, when I am seeing a lot of things going through you at…

  • Depression: Fight your own battle

    Justin Bieber is suffering from depression. Selena Gomez underwent mental anxiety for months. Deepika Padukone had terrible time fighting with melancholia. Depression has nothing to do with success.Depression has nothing to do with good-going relationship. Depression has nothing to do with financial status.Depression has nothing to do with social status. Depression doesn’t see celebrity or common man. Mental state, in…