Published inInvisible Illness·PinnedMember-only10 Tips/Lessons From 10 Years of Depression/AnxietyExperience breeds understanding and tolerance — I was fourteen when I was diagnosed with clinical depression. The next year came the generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder diagnoses. I turned twenty-four earlier this year. Which means I’ve been living with depression and anxiety for a decade. If you asked me four years ago how I’d feel…Advice11 min readAdvice11 min read
Published inBooks Are Our Superpower·PinnedMember-only6 Books So Dangerous They Had To Be BannedOh no, wooorrrdddsss!! We mustn’t let the public read thoooossee!! — Books should be benign pleasures, escapes from the monotony of life or opportunities to learn something fresh. They should enrich and evoke the mind, inject in it wonder and enjoyment. They should not corrupt the soul, elicit its ire. …Politics9 min readPolitics9 min read
PinnedMy Fourth Book Is Out Now!Motherson is available worldwide in both paperback and Ebook formats — It’s finally happened. My fourth book, a psychological family thriller titled Motherson, is finally available commercially across the world. Motherson follows Abhik Burman, a teenager who discovers a bloody knife hidden in his house, a house he shares only with his estranged mother, Lipi. …Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inInvisible Illness·PinnedMember-onlyA Comprehensive Dictionary of DepressionContaining nearly every term one afflicted with depression will likely encounter and be required to become familiar with — The conversation on depression has increased and expanded over the past decades. And with that upsurge, we’ve witnessed new concepts and terminologies. I feel it’s important to be aware of them and to be able to differentiate among them. …Mental Health14 min readMental Health14 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAn Apology for Always Replying Late on MediumI sometimes do that on other platforms as well, but today we’re focusing solely on Medium — When I joined Medium over a year ago I published every alternate day, obsessed over my stats, checked my earnings every day. And I always replied instantly. But as time passed the novelty wore off. Medium became more of a chore than an escape. …Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published inThe Writing Cooperative·1 day agoMember-onlyWhat Male Authors Get Wrong About Writing Female CharactersObservations and musings from a lifelong reader and fellow male author — Introduction: Why I Feel I Am Qualified to Pass Judgement on the Matter Let us get this out of the way: I am a man. I realize this instantly tarnishes the credibility of this article, given that it is about the mistakes male authors make when writing about women. I ask only that you give me a chance and treat the points on…Feminism7 min readFeminism7 min read
Published inBooks Are Our Superpower·Nov 20Member-only10 Immensely Controversial Books That Won Prestigious AwardsSome found them offensive, some were outright banned, but each has secured a place in literary history — Introduction: Reasons Books Become Banned/Challenged Despite the impression my articles must give, I understand and approve the reasoning behind political correctness. There is a fine line between being blunt or darkly humorous and being insensitive, and political correctness aims to ensure that line is never crossed. That is a commendable objective that highlights how far…History16 min readHistory16 min read
Published inInvisible Illness·Nov 18Member-onlyPerspective Shift: Depression Must Be Outlived, Not DefeatedHow redefining my expectations from treatment helped me ultimately overcome depression — Introduction: A Miraculous Turnaround I never imagined I would be alive today. I promise I do not mean this to sound condescending, but those who have never experienced clinical depression do not know what it is like. They cannot. I, for instance, cannot know how somebody confined to a wheelchair and suffering from post-traumatic…Life Lessons8 min readLife Lessons8 min read
Published inInvisible Illness·Nov 15Member-onlyThe Surprising, Counterintuitive Impact of Coffee and Alcohol Upon SleepThey should combine and worsen both the quality and quantity of sleep, but fresh research suggests otherwise — Introduction: The Individual Harmful Effects of Coffee and Alcohol Upon Sleep I recently stumbled upon a research paper outlining the counterintuitive combined effect of coffee and alcohol upon sleep. Before discussing the findings, however, I would like to summarize the harmful effects coffee and alcohol individually have upon sleep. …Lifestyle6 min readLifestyle6 min read
Published inBooks Are Our Superpower·Nov 12Member-onlyThe Forgotten, Award-Winning Gillian Flynn Book Inspired by George RR MartinWhy does nobody talk about this wonderful story? — Introduction: How ‘The Grownup’ Came to Be Gillian Flynn is the celebrated author of four psychological thrillers, most notably the 2012 worldwide sensation Gone Girl, which quickly became part of popular culture, especially after the 2014 film adaptation of the same name starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. …Psychology7 min readPsychology7 min read
