Signs of Depression in Teenagers

By Dr. Parag Sharma 5 Signs of Depression in Teenagers Every Parent Should Know Teenage (13-19 years) is full of emotional, physical and social changes. Mood swings, irritability, peer pressure and wanting more privacy is normal part of growing up. Sometimes these changes are persistent, intense or extreme and begin affecting teenager’s school, relationships, sleep […]

What is Sleep Paralysis? Dr Parag Sharma explains the 3 AM Demon!

By Dr. Parag Sharma Picture this: It’s 3:30 AM. You suddenly wake up. You try to turn over, but your body refuses to move. You try to scream, but your voice is gone. Your chest feels like someone is sitting on it, and out of the corner of your eye, you swear there is a […]

Neurobiological Oscillations: The Clinical Science of Bipolar Affective Disorder

By Dr. Parag Sharma In popular vernacular, the term “bipolar” has been heavily diluted, often incorrectly used to describe normal emotional lability or transient mood swings. However, in psychiatric practice, Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD) is recognized not as a psychological quirk, but as a severe, highly heritable neurobiological illness characterized by profound dysregulation of the […]

The Death of a Thousand Cuts: 10 Silent Habits Eroding Our Mental Health

By Dr. Parag Sharma In my psychiatric practice, I often remind patients that our mental health is rarely dismantled overnight by a single, catastrophic event. More often, it is eroded by the “death of a thousand cuts”—the daily, deeply normalized habits ruining your mental health. In modern, urban India, our lifestyles have evolved at lightning […]