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(The lockdown being a crisp things outside us. What comes along
example) Think about your day, with this is a perpetual state of
check on yourself, whether you are insecurity. But the world we foster
keeping well or not. If you aren't inside of ourselves is perennial. The
comfortable, question that too. Is it road to self-awareness is long and it
because of the fear of being alone? sure is a process, a gradual one. It
Is it because being alone with your will not be easy and it will not
thoughts scare you? Being at peace happen overnight. But half the battle
with our own company comes only is won the moment we realize the
when we are at peace from within. need to be in touch with our
Do this often. emotions to be self-aware, to be able
to reason why we react the way we
M for media, M for madness - do, what makes us uncomfortable
Studies show that the kind of media and what is that needs change.
exposure we are subjected to can
affect our mood, thought process,
and even behavior. Media affects us
without us realizing it. Especially
amidst a pandemic, news channels
and all the negativity online makes
us feel that the future is extremely
bleak. Moreover, we tend to
compare ourselves with people
online and this leads to anxiety.
Analyze and see if this happens with I conclude by quoting Carl Jung,
you. If so, then distance yourself leaving you with something to
from social media and the ponder upon.
negativity. This will help you "Until you make the unconscious
understand what dulls your mood,
what makes you anxious, and a conscious, it will direct your life and
you will call it fate."
better grip over the kind of content
you want to subject yourself to. ***
The rat race of this world makes us
chase a mirage, makes us rely on
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