"I am a boy, I am strong", "Boys don't have depression", "Depression is for the weak", "I'm alright, I don't need any help"
If you've ever come across such statements or felt the same in any phase of your life or if you're a student who is trying to figure out and deal with stress, anxiety, depression, or any other mental health condition, then this episode is for you to listen to.
Catch our Co-founder & CEO, Ria Rustagi with Arjun Gupta (Author), an MBBS student turned psychologist where he shares his experiences while he felt empty inside, even after realizing his lifelong dream. He was later diagnosed with clinical depression and even tried to commit suicide. But he bounced back & rose up.
If you have ever asked yourself "How To Overcome Depression", "How to accept yourself" or " How to love yourself", then you must listen to this episode of "Feel It In Your Brain with Ria Rustagi"
About the Guest:
Arjun Gupta, author of the books like The A-Z of Mental Health & Shhh! Don't Talk About Mental Health tells us how we can overcome depression and find success. He was diagnosed with clinical depression and even tried to kill himself. But he bounced back, rose up, and found success.
Arjun graduated in MA Psychology from Ambedkar University with a dissertation on the psychology of students who take a gap year for NEET. (2020-22) Pursued BA in Applied Psychology from Delhi University with a dissertation on men's mental health. (2017-20)
Previously, He was pursuing MBBS from PGIMS, Rohtak in 2015 and BMCRI, Bengaluru in 2016 but had to drop out due to a psychiatric illness. He fought severe clinical depression for 18 months but has since learned to cope with his mind better and more efficiently. Our mind is not always on our side. You can watch his JOSH Talk about his experience.
He has been writing about mental health and psychology since 2017. Wrote around 400 unique articles on my old blog titled "Knight of Steel" and currently write a weekly newsletter on 'Psychology with Arjun' read in 26 countries across the globe!
About the host:
Ria Rustagi, CEO and Co-founder of Neuphony - India's first brain wearable EEG Headband, is a mental health advocate who aspires to change the way people think about mental health through her initiative. She completed her engineering in 2015 and further pursued her MSc. in Integrated Circuit Design from Singapore and Germany.
About the podcast:
"Feel it in your Brain" with Ria Rustagi is Neuphony's podcast, where we get along in a candid conversation with people trying to make a difference in the workplace, mental health industry, finance, women's leadership, and other areas.
If you have ever asked yourself that "How To Overcome Depression", "How to accept yourself" or " How to love yourself", then you must watch