Enrique Iglesias has publicly stated that he is an insomniac, and that even heavy-duty pills are unyielding for him when it comes to sleep. Enrique, however, is not alone. Given the lifestyles of people these days the disorder, akin to the star, is quite popular with the youth as well.
According to the Insomnia Encyclopedia, Insomnia is a condition wherein the person...
I had a friend of mine in school once who would make fun of pretty much every fat guy he would come across. Even though I lost touch with him after he left school in the 7th standard, we would somehow manage to keep in touch. So one day we planned to meet after years at Mc. Donald’s at one of the malls. And that is when I saw the most disastrous thing ever. The same...
A common thing heard in the teenage community especially girls is ‘ive had a lot of food since morning’ and when one asks these girls as to what exactly they have eaten, the answer just amazes you or makes you wonder whether one can ACTUALLY survive on a glass of cold coffee and cookies all day. Different people give different excuses. Some might say that they actually...
Your home is supposed to be more of a heavenly abode without any thing to fear of or any such thing which might posses a danger for you or your family especially any sort of health hazard. But there are hardly any houses which are found to be completely free of health risks and might end up affecting ones health adversely. One might consider dust to be the only thing...
I once went to an orthopedic to get my knees and back checked for it felt as if someone had been hammering against them with thousands of needles for quite some time. Even though the check up was successful and there wasn’t anything specifically wrong with me, what came after getting out of the doctors chamber was extremely embarrassing. I went to the counter to pay...
Every restaurant, every club, every public place has a smoking area. Smoke breaks are becoming a second nature to all office workers. The age at which a kid “tries” a smoke for the first time is reducing. Blame it on whatever, stress, depression, peer pressure or a desire to rebel but nothing will ever change the fact that smoking kills.
People come up with a myriad...
Principal Pritha Rao was soaked in her own sweat after she saw her computer screen. 12-year-old Ashmita, a student had posted about contemplating suicide and asking for suggestions on her Facebook account! And a few of her friends actually suggested few brutal ways! She immediately called up the student’s parents to find out what could be the reason; but they had no...
” I’m a twenty year old college going girl and have physical relations with my boyfriend. I heard about i-pills and use them after intercourse as I’m scared of consulting a gynecologist. I don’t know who to ask for advice.”
This is not an uncommon story, as the Indian youth is becoming more independent today, breaking the shackles of restriction and tradition....
Shiv had become a loner. He performed well in school but couldn’t pass college. He couldn’t befriend his new classmates who were a year younger than him. He rarely talked to anyone and remained aloof at home. He tried slicing his wrist once. This sent alarming signals to his parents who took him to a specialist.
The competitive lifestyles and incessant need to excel...
It is precisely 3:13 am right now; after many failed attempts to fall asleep, I decided to start writing this article. My Facebook homepage is presently showing 32 ‘Friends’ as ‘online’. So, given that the population of my home city, Calcutta, is about 15 million, I am assuming that at least ten thousand teenagers in this city, if not more, are online on Facebook...
