u/KataiiZeher

hi, i am a student and i wrote 3.5+hours non stop for a test. later that night i developed severe pain in the wrist, back side of palm and shooting upto the elbow, later mildly upto shoulder. i used ice pack, pain killer, topical diclofenac and wrist splint. after ~40hrs there's no pain. my question is how long should i wait before resuming writing? i have to write A LOT in the next 2 months for an upcoming pen and paper subjective exam. ive written a lot in the past for 8+ hors a day but this never happened.

hi, i am a student and i wrote 3.5+hours non stop for a test. later that night i developed severe pain in the wrist, back side of palm and shooting upto the elbow, later mildly upto shoulder. i used ice pack, pain killer, topical diclofenac and wrist splint. after ~40hrs there's no pain. my question is how long should i wait before resuming writing? i have to write A LOT in the next 2 months for an upcoming pen and paper subjective exam. ive written a lot in the past for 8+ hors a day but this never happened.

hi, i am a student and i wrote 3.5+hours non stop for a test. later that night i developed severe pain in the wrist, back side of palm and shooting upto the elbow, later mildly upto shoulder. i used ice pack, pain killer, topical diclofenac and wrist splint. after ~40hrs there's no pain. my question is how long should i wait before resuming writing? i have to write A LOT in the next 2 months for an upcoming pen and paper subjective exam. ive written a lot in the past for 8+ hors a day but this never happened.

In India we have made the topic of mental health and suicide such a taboo that we try to work around it even when the person who's struggling brings it up. I've been depressed and on medication for some time now and lately I've been feeling suicidal. I talked about it to a friend of mine who by the way is a medical doctor. She knows about my mental health struggles. Before I could even finish she said "shh don't say that". To which I replied just not talking about it is not gonna change my reality. To which she agreed but still in our subsequent conversations never brought the suicide thing up again. Although she does regularly ask about my mental health and depression. It seems that she thinks if I don't say it out loud, I won't think about it.

Similarly, few months back I told my family (I live alone) that I'm planning to visit a therapist. They didn't know how to react. I explained and they said okay. My father let out a chuckle though. After that, not once did they ever ask if I actually saw a therapist. Or how's my mental health. They all know what triggered my depression and I talk about it openly. They don't. Not even my brother who's around my age.

I do have a few very supportive friends who I can talk to about this openly. But such silence of family and other close friends on this topic hurts.

So people, if someone around you is struggling mentally and if they themselves come up to you and talk about it, please don't shut them off. Please listen to them. You "shhh" might do more harm than all the overthinking they've been doing.

I'm taking anti depression and anxiety meds since 2 months and I've been doing better. Recently i unfollowed a few old friends on Instagram and felt powerful. Now I want to block so many people on WhatsApp which I know is not the right thing to do. How do I cope with this?