The death of a friend, who died of suicide, motivated the actress and writer Pixie Mahajan to start an Instagram page to solve mental health problems and give everyone a platform to vent the feelings. their contact, anonymous. In about two months since its inception, this page has 1547 members and received about 50 dm in a day to vent the negative feeling arising from divorce, break up, toxic relationships, Mental health issues, etc., who started @ventouutyouremotions, in addition, while anonymity was maintained for everyone, there were also people who come and participate in the direct sessions that I often proceed. For experts and mental health advice.
A Still from ‘Listener’ Kumud MishraIn case the actor’s character is paid to listen to strangers sharing their disappointment and complaining about their daily issues, without any reaction or judgment? The short film emphasizes the issues of mental health, loneliness, human needs, insecurity and increasing lack of human interaction or the patient’s listeners who are affecting happiness. The pandemic has strengthened this, making us crave the interactions, friendships and ‘friends’ friends, who can help us reduce our worries.
What is close friend?
Dr. Rajendra Singh Kunwar, psychologist and mental health researcher, said a friend is a friend that you can share with anything with, pour anger, or complain,, Without fear of judgment. They are your safety network. Dr. Kunwar said that everyone needs a friend, especially in the pandemic. You can release frustration and angry and feel more calm when you share. This, in turn, helps improve your feelings, he said.
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Why should you be helpful
Everyone from all age groups talked about friends who expanded their emotional support systems. In my research,
Paradoxical strategy in psychotherapy
Leon F. Seltzer, Dr., USA – ‘Lets your disappointment to someone that makes you stress and stress.’ Seema Iyer, a designer UI from Bengaluru, shared, swallowed my emotions that had to pay for my mood and happiness. Sharing work disasters, parenting problems and the disadvantages of long -distance relationships with my best friend, who is also a mother, helped me to relieve negative thoughts and focus on work Find solutions because both of us share a lot in common. I am smiling more and will definitely scream less!
A thin boundary between ventilation and praise
There is a thin boundary between ventilation and praise and one must be aware of it. Chris D’Lu Ruz, a professional founder and founder of an Instagram community, talks more about your emotions and never should repeat the same things until your best friend Becoming more difficult, Chris D’Lu Ruz, a professional founder and founder of a community of accidents on Instagram, in addition, while we are expected to empathize, sympathy is also okay. Expected from those who vented anger. Take your emotions out of your chest, but don’t scream or suffer your anger to the patient’s ear.
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Find an online partner
The online steam platforms and applications have come to rescue those who are hesitant to find a real -life, fear of judgment. Some Instagram pages are reserved for this and offer ventilation options, without disclosing your identity. Similarly, applications like Whisper, Secret Vent, Confess, Ventbuddy, etc. allows you to share what is bothering you and providing neutral support. The non -stop Zoom call and loneliness made me in trouble during the course. So I chose to vent my emotions on an online platform called Vent. I not only found an escape but also made friends with similar emotions, sharing Nishant Nikam, a 30 -year -old IT expert from Pune. Some topics that tend to be on these platforms are #Stressman managing #destress #balance #Worklife #anxiety #Peerpressure #relationships #f family #Behaviour. My friend’s death, who fought with mental health problems, made me start this page to help people relax their emotions and emotions. One of the reasons is not a support group or a road where one can show freedom. In a country where expensive and inaccessible therapy, the introduction of platforms that provide people with a supporting system without judgment and also connect them to advisors when needed. 
Pixie uses POP cultural reference materials, memes, motivated, funny videos, bollywood scenes to solve the need to vent the negative emotions on the psychiatric page of India and Allows people to take off and express themselves in seven regional languages, next to English. The platform is created to break the discrimination surrounding mental illness and open -minded individuals in sharing their emotions. Platforms like this not only help people a way to express themselves but also avoid loneliness in social isolation, which witnesses a great increase in the pandemic. This platform also introduced the voice feature to the text to help users easily vent their emotions better. For all actions on the basis, also providing assistance from advisors, users are rewarded and awarded.
How to choose a friendly friend?
- Venta friends are not mental health experts, so don’t expect solutions from them
- Don’t be angry. Choose topics and issues that you think should be noticed immediately.
- Choose a calm and patient person according to temperament
- Respect their time and set a habit for your conversations
– According to Dr. Kiran JHA-Dubey, psychologist and health coach, Pune
How to become a patient virtual friend
- As a person who listens to the patient
- Do not interrupt or interfere with people talking to you
- Privacy is required.
- Empathy is what your friend is looking
- If required, help them access psychological help
- If you can’t access it directly, make sure you are present in the call
- and text
- Place one after work when you are available
– Shared by Nasreen Shaikh, an advisor from Hydrabad
