My friend who is a top boss of a multinational company turns up very frequently at my house and spares a few moments with me. His son is prosecuting Bachelor of Technology in a renowned Engineering college in Bangalore, a very good student, very quiet and amiable, topper all the time but in a dilemma as he has to telephone his father four times a day. My friend is always anxious regarding his son and he is in apprehension lest his son should have to be in problem a any time. All the time he is anxious to think if something untoward happens to his son and he has to hear of it. I advise him to visit a doctor who can offer him the remedy. According to me, just a lay man, he has been suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder which has stolen the mental peace forcibly from him. All the time he Goes Panicky. (more…)
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GOING PANICKY
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009WINK OF SLEEP
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009One of my colleagues who is a bright student and a good man at work burst out into ears the other day while telling of his malady. He is a joyous type of fellow, too much amiable, very humble, a very sincere worker a perfect husband and a father can not sleep at night. The moment he ties to sleep all the thoughts crowd in his head and he has no other alternative than to loll on the bed praying for a wink of sleep. I told him to consult a psychiatrist but he never wants to gulp the sleeping pills. According to him if some one takes the help of those drugs he is bound to be addicted. But how long can he pray for a Wink of Sleep? (more…)