Movies affect us powerfully because the combined impact of music , dialogue, lighting , came angles and sound effect that enables a film to bypass ordinary defensive censors in us. They draw us in to the viewing experience , but at the same time – often more easily than in real life – afford a unique opportunity to retain a perspective outside the experience , the observer’s view .
Watching a movie with conscious awareness can be similar to experiencing Guided visualization. It has a magical effect, more than any other story telling medium : movies have the power to draw us out of ourselves and into the experience of their characters. At the same time it is often easier to maintain a healthy distance or perspective while watching a movie than it is in real life situations. Using films as a tool is consistent with` traditional aims and methods of psychotherapy. Read More
The uk mental health act 2005 has explicitly stated the rights of family care givers of persons with mental illness. In India, our legal status is restrictive under the mental health act 1987; our social status even more. WHO studies conducted in fifties paid special tribute to Indian families because the highest rate of recovery being Indian patients, the study concluded that the credit goes to the tolerance of Indian families. Recently however, some other groups of psychiatrists have questioned the WHO studies quoting the increasing rate of suicides and homelessness. Some other studies from Bangalore show that the joint family system as compared to small families has helped patients in their tryst with destiny, however, perhaps for want of better solutions, family continues to bear the cross as long as it can Read More
Myth 1: Mental illness is the result of bad parenting.
Fact: Most experts agree that a genetic susceptibility, combined with other risk factors, leads to a psychiatric disorder. In other words, mental illnesses have a physical cause.
Myth 2: If you have a mental illness, you can will it away. Being treated for a psychiatric disorder means an individual has in some way “failed” or is weak.
Fact: A serious mental illness cannot be willed away. Ignoring the problem does not make it go away, either. It takes courage to seek professional help. Read More
Meditation is the psychological approach to mental culture training and purification.
Meditation has no other purpose other than to bring the mind back into the present, into the state of fully awakened consciousness, by clearing it . From all the obstacles that have been created by habit or tradition. Meditation is the love; a spontaneous experience, that draw us, because it fills us with joy and inspiration. Read More