“Good habits formed in youth make all the difference”- Aristotle.

The youth age or period is considered the golden period of life. It is that period of life when we are filled with physical as well as mental energy. This period of life is nothing less than an amazing experience. Here we get to learn many things in just a small span of time. We come across different phases of our life, we encounter and recognize certain emotions, explore our personalities, and find our way of life. We also face a lot of situations that include a blend of emotions garnished with sweet and sour learnings and experiences. That is why it is known as the great period of learning. Nowadays, the youth population is very much focusing on their physique, especially on bodybuilding, and ways to have a perfect and fit, and fine body which is in turn an appreciative step. But in setting such high standards of achieving perfection at the physical level we sometimes fail to focus on our mental health. As we come across different situations in life, we experience a bunch of emotions that affect our mental stability. For instance, we feel exhausted when we get fail in our academic careers, because of this we even try to end our precious life in response to a lack of understanding and intolerance toward certain emotions. 

Youth age is a tender age when we are supposed to live our life with full enthusiasm and self-confidence. We have heard many life stories of real-life heroes, fighters like Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Swami Vivekananda, Rani Laxmibai, Subhash Chandra Bose, and many more who lived their lives happily in uncertainties and sacrificed their age of golden days where one is expected to have all the fun and enjoyment. For such big heroes to embrace the odds for the sake of the freedom of their country people and love, respect, and devotion toward their motherland was the only seventh heaven. They also had black days for a longer period of time where they had negative emotions but they conquered them because they all had strenuous goals to be fulfilled and that is why they took up all the unfavorable conditions. There is a strong connection between our mental and physical health. If our physical health isn’t at a good stage but our mental health is completely fit to fight and has purposefulness then nobody could stop us from achieving our ultimate goal. And this is the real power of our mind which has remained unexplored by many of us.

Youth has the power to change the world. India is the world’s largest country in terms of population where it has 60% youth population. Our country’s youth is progressing in the fields like AI, information and technology, robotics, social media, start-ups, the entertainment industry, bureaucracy, politics, etc. People are working hard to get establish and serve the nation with their skills and expertise. The youth is awakening and investing their precious moments of life in working hard and smart to achieve their life goals. It is very necessary to focus on our overall physical and mental health. And it is achieved by examining our emotions, maintaining our response and reaction toward certain things, maintaining proper physical health, and knowing our true selves. One must focus on the power of youth. “Age is just a number”, truly said, it is merely a matter of digits because if one is filled with enthusiasm to work more, courage to fight more, and desire to live more is considered as a youth in a true sense even if he is in his post- adulthood.

Article by Ms. Shruti Tiwari

Eating disorders are behavioural conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviours and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. They can be very serious conditions affecting physical, psychological and social function. According to: American psychiatric association

Emotional Eating: Emotional eating is when you are very high or very low in your emotional phase for example people eat more when they are feeling lonely or really excited and happy.

Basically, it is a distraction technique which most of the people follow and their anxiety to follow such rituals. It is proven that any type of sugar contain makes you feel better when you are feeling low or high in your emotions but that is for temporary solution.

Cause of emotional eating: It is yet not seen any particular reason for eating disorder it is a mental condition it can be genetic or biology.

Types of eating disorder:

1)    Anorexia

2)    Bulimia

3)    Binge eating

4)    Restrictive food intake

1)  Anorexia: it is serious medical condition people with anorexia include low body weight and they have fear of gaining weight.

2)  Bulimia: It is condition of eating when person eats a lot and then puke.

3)  Binge eating: it says in name that people eats lots of food or do excessive exercise.

4)  Restrictive food intake: restrictive food intake when person eat very limited food or not eating at all.

Treatment:

Psychological therapy is very important component in eating disorder. Cognitive behaviour therapy helps the most in eating disorder.

It helps in:

• Normalize your eating patterns and achieve a healthy weight. 
• Exchange unhealthy habits for healthy ones. 
• Learn how to monitor your eating and your moods.

 Case History:

This is a case of 22 year old girl who is diagnosed with anorexia she was 12yr old when she used to obsessed her brother tease her by calling fat which irritate her a lot. Her parents complained that she skip the breakfast and lunch also avoid that is high fat and throw food in dustbin. Her parents says she is loves desserts but after having cakes and donuts she puke, after talking with her we found out that girl feel very anxious about her weight and constantly feels about how to look perfect in front of everyone

We started her treatment with giving her cognitive behavioural therapy where we make her understand that feelings are not facts and try to make her accept her the way she looks. Also we took family therapy where we took help from her parents to balanced her lifestyle specially her eating pattern. After 1 year of therapy session and balanced lifestyle she gained 10kg weight and now she is no more anxious about her looks.

Self care check list:

1) Accept your self the way you are.

2) Eat healthy food.

3) Don’t eat when you’re feeling high or low in your emotions.

4) Label only jars not to yourself.

5) Its okay to talk about your mental health.

Article by Ms. Manushi Upadhyay.

It is not too hard to incorporate 2 of the most definite steps in our everyday routine life. However it sure shall take some effort to remain yourself and not how the world wants to see you.

1) Remember the perception of the world changes for you as per their convenience and it is vital that we as an individual do not get intimidated or deviated to being their toys of play.

2) Remind yourself every day to  love what you are, who you are and how you are and what you have to nourish our souls to self care, self love and show self compassion first.

Accept the strength and weakness first of yourself and then of others.

Appreciate what you have achieved, what you have gained and what you have given and what you have nurtured.

Forgive to heal your old and new wounds, your weaknesses, your shortfalls and your decisions.

Stop Not all things go wrong because of you, not all things right are because of someone else.

Relationships are built on the foundations of trust, friendship, loyalty and effective communication. Relationships of any nature, whether parent-child, teacher-student, friends or romantic relationships, require both people to be invested in each other. This investment is primarily one of verbal and non-verbal communication, where both partners express their feelings and expect reciprocation. This open communication builds the foundation of honesty and respect within the relationship, solidifying its roots.

When a relationship is established upon clear and open communication, there is minimal room for misunderstanding, resentment and anger. When we ensure that there is two-way communication between partners and we express our positive feelings of love, praise, joy, and support, we deepen the bonds shared between both of them. It is imperative to verbally tell our partners/parents/friends/teachers/students that you appreciate them, or that you love them, and that you are grateful for them, it makes the other person feel valued and acknowledged.

These instances of positive communication safeguard your relationships from moments where confusion, anger or sadness starts to seep in. In those moments, remember to truly listen to your partner's feelings with an open mind, without becoming defensive, judgmental or dismissive. Active listening is one of the key elements of effective communication. A “fight” between two people should not always be perceived with the intention of winning or losing; in fact, it is a cry for help from two people who want to be seen, heard, and loved through empathetic and supportive communication.

Let me re-iterate that title: Friendships and their Long-Lasting Impact on Social, Mental, and Physical Well-Being. There is no doubt about how friendships leave the deepest imprints on our personalities, happiness, and success stories. Even the friends we make when we are three years old help us feel safe, loved, and joyful; likewise, our adolescent and adult friendships are anchors when we struggle through the challenging tides of life.

Dependable and close friendships are the key to both social and physical health because when we have relationships to help us, our body responds with lower levels of stress and lower distress on our heart health. Good friendships also ensure healthy habits, such as nutritious eating, fitness routines, and a conscious awareness of how to be fit and optimize our lifestyles.

Talking to a friend and giving them the trust of a confidant provides us with a safe space to share our fears, doubts, and frustrations. This emotional safety helps us recover from a bad day, a bad relationship, and the difficult consequences of our choices. These intimate conversations help us discover our inner dreams and resolve our inner demons. Our true friends help us with their unconditional encouragement to improve, enhance and not give up on ourselves. They teach us how to believe in ourselves. This faith in friendships lays the foundation for growing self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth.

Close friendships also serve as the most important factor in thriving in school and at the workplace. Both of these environments are often spaces of competition, where moral and emotional support can make or break your career.

Parenting is a hard job, perhaps the hardest one there is. Parenting involves being fully responsible for a tiny child’s entire life, from their nutrition to their education and everything in between. Parenting is the overwhelming responsibility of making the right choices for your children, choices which inevitably shape their entire lives. Parenting is the process of prioritising another being before yourself; it is no wonder most parents are burdened by stress, anxiety and burnout.

There is adequate research in parenting literature to infer that parents who are easily affected by stressful situations often pass on the same anxious and stressful response to their children. Parents who often handle situations through anger or emotional meltdowns tend to role-model the same coping skills to their children. A large part of parenting is to be a reliable and trustworthy role model who the child can imitate to navigate life.

We are a generation of shoppers and hoarders; we are collectors of gadgets, clothes, accessories, and objects, which are often beyond our affordability or necessity. Our closets and homes are full of “things”; however, as our physical spaces get fuller, somehow the distance between all of us grows larger too.