In Bangla, terms related to mental illness are often reduced to one crude word: pagol (a mad person).

Life today is full of stress, anger, work pressure, and career demands. We all face these challenges, and that is why it is so important that we learn how to take care of our mental health. Simple daily habits can really help calm our minds and improve how we feel overall.

Travel depression is the emotional low that follows a trip, marked by sadness, fatigue, and lack of motivation. Caused by high expectations and routine shock, it’s eased through self-care, routine, reflection, and goal-setting.

People suffered due to waterlogging in Cox's Bazar, Patuakhali, Feni, Bhola, Barishal, and Khulna

It is expected to persist today and tomorrow before easing from Saturday

Sufia Easel’s moody watercolour art explores anxiety, memory, and solitude. Shifting from graphic design to painting full-time, she now sells merchandise to reach wider audiences while preserving her deeply personal, emotionally rich artistic style.

Mental health struggles are part of the journey, not character flaws or personal failures.

The memes are great, and they help us cope. But we need to move forward.

The 46-year-old, who won the World Cup with France and is Arsenal's all-time top goalscorer, told the Diary of a CEO podcast that the coronavirus pandemic made him appreciate his mental health struggles as he cried "almost every day."

Young adults often feel discouraged from getting the help we require due to fear of judgement or embarrassment in front of families and friends.

The youth, usually part of families, find themselves disproportionately affected by the rising tide of depression.

The concept of depression was foreign to me, and my limited knowledge of it came from the hushed conversations of elders

Loneliness, anxiety, depression – these have all intricately seeped into the very core of how we live in Dhaka.

Emerging as an unsung hero in battling depression, exercise has been known to work wonders in preventing mental health troubles in young people.

Having a case of the birthday blues means feeling sad and apathetic towards your special day.

The days are short and the sun is playing hide and seek. It is a brand-new year and instead of feeling hopeful, you are feeling rather down.

Over the years, workplace bullying has been normalised to an extent where people have become oblivious to its prevalence.

Understanding why sadness robs us of energy can help us to mitigate it.

When addressing mental health in Bangladesh, we’re no strangers to being labelled ‘mad’ or in the Bengali definition ‘pagol,’ when we acknowledge our depression or want to invest in therapy. Among the mentally ill, the youth form a significant number. While many suffer needlessly, others actively seek assistance to tackle their mental health issues and overcome them.   

Your body feels like a prison where your mind is your cellmate.