Do people with mental health issues pose a threat to society? Should they be locked up and treated before being allowed back into society? These myths may not be very common but they certainly seem to exist deep in the subconscious of several people. The doc disposes the myth off with his typical short-but-straightforward approach in this episode... Oh, and don’t forget to check out "Mano Gyanic – Mental Health and You" here: https://www.audible.in/series/Mano-Gyanic-Audiobooks/B08S5PFTDX- make sure you give us some nice 5-star ratings and leave some encouraging reviews for this labour of love! Music: "Acoustic Breeze" from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Podchaser verification: Jh4YVLbKEWqeY0LcfW9Y --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
I found a doctor willing to tell me how this second wave of the pandemic is treating him. Spoiler alert: it is exactly as bad as you think it could be, and then some. Listen to the episode to know exactly what that means... Theme: “Acoustic Breeze” by bensound.com. Special effects from freesound.org and the BBC Sound Library. Additional music (in no particular order): Doubts - Artem Grebenshchikov Ervira by Blue Dot Sessions Lonely Stairwell by Blue Dot Sessions November by bensound.com If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions - we are @shrikant and @tchpshow on twitter. PS: Do check out the special spinoff series on mental health that I recorded with Dr. Bhooshan Shukla! It is called “Mano Gyanic – Mental Health and You” and you can find it here: https://www.audible.in/series/Mano-Gyanic-Audiobooks/B08S5PFTDX- make sure you give us some nice 5-star ratings and leave some encouraging reviews for this labour of love! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
He’s back! In this latest instalment of #BSDetector, I ask Dr. Bhooshan Shukla if there’s any correlation between low IQ and mental illness. Oh, and don’t forget to check out the extended spin-off of the #BSDetector series, titled “Mano Gyanic – Mental Health and You” on Audible here: https://www.audible.in/series/Mano-Gyanic-Audiobooks/B08S5PFTDX - do give us some nice 5-star ratings and leave some encouraging reviews for this labour of love, will ya please? Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
We are now a year into the pandemic but, weirdly, we seem to have gone back to square one with cases exploding all over again and the threat of a lockdown looming upon us – all because a new variant is causing way more havoc than the OG virus did the first time around. What is happening? Why is it happening? Listen to this episode to find out all about it. Subscribe to Anirban’s 'Gyandemic' newsletter here: https://gyandemic.substack.com/ Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @bhalomanush, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
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It was going well for a while, for us Indians. A month ago, something changed. Now we’re all watching nervously as the numbers creep up and hoping this is just a blip and not something more serious. Meanwhile, a new vaccine has joined the fight against this virus. Can we come out ahead of a mindless mutation which seems to somehow find new ways to evade our attempts to render it irrelevant? Can we do it before it consumes more of us? Subscribe to Anirban’s Gyandemic newsletter here: https://gyandemic.substack.com/ Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @bhalomanush, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
Insanity is not what it seems! What you thought was insanity all along was just something that was made up to ensure that people did not do something stupid or... insane. Does this feel like you are losing control of your sanity? Well, you should really listen to the episode. It will help you come to grips with your own, uh, sanity. Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
Who among us has seen a person with torn clothes, dishevelled hair, jerky movements, muttering away to themselves and NOT stepped a few feet away from them? In this episode, Dr. Bhooshan reveals the truth about such people and it may surprise you to know that some of your fears might just be unfounded… Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
There is a belief that mental problems remain hidden under the surface for a majority of our lives and then suddenly come to the fore at which point it is usually too late to do anything about them. As you may have already guessed, this isn’t entirely true and the doc explains very clearly in this episode why it isn’t entirely true. Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
This episode is a rerun and it deals with the stigma surrounding mental hospitals and the portrayal of patients in mental hospitals in popular media such as films and television. Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or add your sound directly to this show by going to anchor.fm/tchp/message on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Or just send us a blank at tchp.show@gmail.com with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, how does that sound? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
In this #Gyandemic episode with Anirban Mahapatra (@bhalomanush on twitter) we discuss the new variants coming out of the UK, Japan, and South Africa. We also address the creeping vaccine-hesitancy, especially in places where COVID-19 has practically swept through the population and why it might be especially dangerous in the Indian context. Subscribe to Anirban’s Gyandemic newsletter here: https://gyandemic.substack.com/ Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchpon your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
Twenty-five myths busted! I wanted to make the twenty-fifth #BSdetector special, so the doc and I took up a myth that continues to live subliminally through messengers and messaging habits. These days, there is an entire motivation and inspiration-related subculture that seems to have formed around it. In this episode, the doc deals out a few harsh truths about the notion of ‘toxic positivity’ that you might want to pay close attention to… Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
Eating disorders are a lot more common that people give them credit for but most people don’t realise that eating disorders are actually a form of mental disorders. In this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan explains some of the basics and what to watch out for if you suspect someone to have an eating disorder. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
On today’s #BSDetector episode, we bust the myth that people with mental illnesses get uncomfortable when you discuss their illness with them. I mean, sure, it’s mostly a personal preference but the if you want to know the real reason why people feel uncomfortable, you should listen to the episode… Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchpon your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode. I was told it would be a good idea to compile all the available audio of a specific segment into one single episode and that’s exactly what I’m doing here. This #Gyandemic edition is the third and final bonus episode of the TCHP Compiled Highlights Package. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @bhalomanush, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode. I was told it would be a good idea to compile all the available audio of a specific segment into one single episode and that’s exactly what I’m doing here. This is the second of two parts of the #BSdetector edition of the TCHP Compiled Highlights Package. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode. I was told it would be a good idea to compile all the available audio of a specific segment into one single episode and that’s exactly what I’m doing here. This is the first of two parts of the #BSdetector edition of the TCHP Compiled Highlights Package. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
References: Ep. 26: "Vaccines don't save lives - vaccinations do!" #Gyandemic (URL: https://anchor.fm/tchp/episodes/Ep--26-Vaccines-dont-save-lives---vaccinations-do--Gyandemic-eo0l32, Retrieved: 26th Dec, 2020) “Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions” (URL: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/suspicions-grow-nanoparticles-pfizer-s-covid-19-vaccine-trigger-rare-allergic-reactions, Retrieved: 26th Dec, 2020) The Gyandemic Newsletter: https://gyandemic.substack.com/ Anirban on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bhalomanush/ Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If I used one of your creations without crediting you and you’d like it removed/credited, send me an email at tchp.show@gmail.com! We're on twitter - @shrikant and @tchpshow - follow us! If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchpon your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
On this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan Shukla explains the cognitive dissonance among people who have witnessed major mental ailments (e.g. dementia) up close but still find it difficult to have ‘normal’ discussions around mental health issues. Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message
On this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan Shukla delves deep into a topic that has been much-maligned throughout history, viz. the topic of Electro-Convulsive Therapy or ECT, as it is commonly known in the psychiatric sciences. Let’s just say, he makes some ‘shocking’ revelations during the episode, shall we? ;) Tweet @ us with your questions! We are @shrikant, @docbhooshan, and @tchpshow on twitter. Or email us at tchp.show@gmail.com Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com. If you'd like to ADD your sound to this show, simply go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and record a voice message for the show. Alternately, record a voice note and email it to tchp.show@gmail.com. Or just send a blank email with the subject line, “Here is some BS for you...” and we'll take it from there, okay? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tchp/message