the thought blender

No one is entitled to a life of unruffled privilege. There are always terms and conditions that overturn our conception of the very definition of the word itself. I feel in this age of social media, a seemingly recurring theme on this blog, there are more invisible tools for self-harm than visible ones.  I've realized that saying one is privileged is hardly explanatory of one's character. You can always assume rich people to be egotistical, but I know of some who defy that stereotype. So at the end of the day, privilege is a word that carries less meaning, more stereotypes.  You can be privileged in different ways - your wealth, your looks, your personality, your achievements and opportunities, your character, your peers, etc.  But whatever it is that this word refers to hardly is fulfilling for somebody. If I am rich, I probably have a struggling home life. If my peers are incredible, I have financial instability. If I have a great personality, I barely have opportunities to s

For literally centuries, mental health has become a question of being exaggerative and that has undoubtedly caused a lot of damage - what with the gaslighting it will entail, the hurt that will be felt, and the invalidation of the very much valid wounds. This is the basis of the narrow outlook many have had when it comes to mental health. Let's set our perspective straight once and for all. It isn't mental health that is important, per se, but understanding and deciphering what it could mean for each unique individual. Decoding it would entail a fascinating inference - each individual's mindset or, psychology, I daresay, which is vastly different. All of this being taken into account is what is so important but overlooked in the age of crippling social media addictions. How this empire of social media has annihilated our attempts at being sane, once and for all and almost obliterating almost all hope for restoring our mental health, is a topic for a separate blog post in an