When I started my Psychiatry residency, a lot of things didn’t make any sense to me. We used to have case conferences where one of the residents presented a detailed workup of a patient. Discussions will go on. A big chunk of the discussions used to be about nailing the right diagnosis in accordance with […]
Author: thebalancingartist
Keeping up with the Gen Z
As someone who’s born in the 1990s i was lucky enough to go through the technological revolution that was internet. We went through the trouble of browsing internet over a dial up connection to current 5G networks. From bulky telephones to mobile phones. Sms to Whatsapp and video calling. VHS tapes to CD/DVDs/ BR Discs […]
Addiction
The social media dopamine trap. So this is how it works. You went for a trip, or you went out with friends. You took some pictures, some of which you took in order to remember the good times and some others just to show off to the world that you have done something cool. You […]
Purpose
Why are we here? I think at least some of us have done this search. We get around 1,62,00,00,000 results. In general, if we think a bit deep about it, none of us have any real idea about what’s going on in this world. Most of us doesn’t know why are we here. It’s a […]
Honesty
We don’t live in a society where honesty is appreciated. We don’t want to face the truth. We are happy with our perfect, virtual, Instagram life. We most often realize what exactly is going wrong with our life. But we choose not to act on it. We tend to procrastinate. Not many of our friends […]
Wealth distribution and inequality
Inequality is universal. When it comes to wealth distribution it’s not desirable. 20% of Population owns 80% of all the resources. But, If you consider money making as a skill or talent (Of course this doesn’t apply to generational wealth) it makes sense. Not everyone is a good singer or a good dancer or a […]
Philosophies – East and West
I feel Eastern philosophies are like Linux – Opensource, Free to all , anyone can modify and create a new distro (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jain, Taoism etc). Source code is available to all those have the means of accessing it. It could be meditation, psychedelics etc. Linux is not so popular among general public. They prefer […]
Shades of Gray
When we are searching for answers and start looking deep, we realize that there are no definite answers. When we dissect a question with several why’s, how’s and what’s we often end up with a may be/may be not. But no, we don’t like uncertainty. Identifying our-selves with something gives our neurotic self a sense […]
Alternative Medicines vs Modern Medicine
The never ending fight of “we” are the best and others are quacks or agents of Big Pharma. On my first day at med school my Biochem professor Late. Dr. Anantha pathbhanabhan made an introductory speech about medical profession. He stressed the importance of evidence based medicine and embracing a polypathy approach which focused only […]
War on drugs and cannabis
Now this is a controversial topic. I personally believe as an adult one must have absolute freedom about what he/she can put inside their body. From my experience as a Psychiatry resident I have seen a heck load of patients with alcohol dependence and seen how their families are affected. I mean if government was […]