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“Yeh dawaiyon se kuch ho gaya toh?”

Pharmacophobia - Fear from anxiety medication

Pharmacophobia means dawai se darr, a fear of medicine. Indians are proven to skip or stop medicine when we are in doubt. Negative beliefs make us much less likely to complete the full course and take the anxiety medicine as we are told. This usually comes from a place of darr - “Dawai suit nahi hui toh?”

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“Yeh Sab Nayi Nayi Bimariyan Hain”

ANXIETY ACROSS AGES

Anxiety has has always existed. It may seem like a young-people problem, but it’s simply that anxiety changes with age. In some ways, it becomes silent, and in some it becomes louder. We’ve just overlooked anxiety for many years, making it difficult to recognise how anxiety presents in older people.

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“Ab theek ho gaye toh dawai lena chhod doon?”

Anxiety Medicine Adherence in India

Medical adherence is a big problem in India. Family duties, work ka pressure, bachchon ka rona, upcoming deadlines, subah subah bhag-daud - it’s so easy not to take your medicines. 40-50% of the psychiatric patients in India do not take their anxiety medicines properly.

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“Yeh therapy-werapy sab bakwaas hain”

Systemic Problems with Therapy in India

82.9% of people with anxiety disorders in India are untreated. So therapy ko trust na karna is common, and it has its reasons. Why do we not trust therapy?: big treatment gaps, confusing/ unexplained titles - kaun kya karta hain, psychologist aur psychiatrist mein kya difference hain, kis type ki therapy mein kya hota hain, yeh CBT versus ACT versus DBT kya hain?

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“Yeh sab tumhare dimag mein hai”

Anxiety and The Brain

Anxiety can feel like it’s ‘all in your head’, but it is a constant brain-body loop. It’s true, however, that anxiety is rooted in the brain - specifically in the region of the brain that is called the limbic system and other networks connected to it.

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“Yeh toh Videshi Bimaari Hai”

ANXIETY IN INDIA, A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN

Anxiety seems like a very foreign concept to most people in our country, literally and figuratively. But anxiety is not an imported problem.

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“Ghabaraahat toh sabko hoti hai, ismein kaunsi badi baat hai?”

ANXIETY VS ANXIETY DISORDER

Chinta ya Chinta Vikar, Anxiety or Anxiety Disorders, what does it mean? Anxiety/ ghabaraahat toh hum sabko hoti hai, whether it’s for a big exam, important interview, job stuff, kid stuff or a wedding. But does that mean we all have anxiety disorder?

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