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dr.manalichavan, Mapusa (2026)

15/02/2026

A non-medico thinks a heart attack means “the heart just stops”

But You... You See A Lot More Than That...

This is what medical education really does.
It doesnt just teach facts it rewires perspective.
You’re not studying to memorize diseases.
You’re studying to see what others cant.

🩺 Medicine changes how you look at the world.
💬 Ever noticed how your thinking has changed since med school?
📤 Save or share this with someone struggling to “trust the process”

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15/02/2026

Some things cant be cured overnight.
But they can be understood.
And sometimes, understanding is exactly where healing begins.

Psychiatry isnt only about treating illness.
Its about listening without rushing, holding space without judgment
and caring for people not just symptoms.

From curing when possible
to caring always
psychiatry exists for that kind of care.
🧠🤍

💬 What does healing mean to you today?
📤 Save or share this with someone who believes care matters as much as cure.

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14/02/2026

❤️ Your longest RELATIONSHIP is with your mind.

LOVE doesn’t always look like roses, dates, or grand gestures.

Sometimes love looks like therapy, boundaries, medication, rest, and choosing yourself on hard days.
Self-love is mental health awareness in action.

This Valentine’s Day, choose the kind of love that lets you BREATHE, not beg, not break, not burn out.

💬 What does self-love look like for you right now?
📌 Save this for days you forget.
🤍 Share it with SOMEONE who needs permission to choose themselves.
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13/02/2026

Imagine looking back one day and realizing you were brave enough to choose the medical career you truly wanted and stubborn enough to make it work.

Not the easiest branch.
Not the safest path.
But your path.

Medicine rewards courage quietly.
Long nights, self-doubt, missed milestones
yet somehow, you stay.
You grow.
You become.

If you are in the middle of it right now,
exhausted and questioning everything

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER: Future You Is Grateful You Didn’t Quit. 🩺✨

👉 Save this for tough days.
👉 Share it with someone choosing their branch or surviving residency and grind.

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13/02/2026

🧠 Psychiatry isnt about quick cures or dramatic wins.
It’s about listening when no one else does, sitting with silence, holding distress, and trusting slow progress.

You will manage depression, anxiety, psychosis, addiction, su***de risk and the stigma that still surrounds mental health even within hospitals.

Results wont always be visible.
Sometimes the success is simple:
the patient stayed alive, felt understood or came back for follow-up.

If you are drawn to human behavior, emotional depth and long-term healing,
Psychiatry will challenge you.... not just technically but personally, ethically and emotionally.

🧠✨ This branch doesnt change patients overnight.
It changes lives over time.... including YOURS.

👉 Save this if you are re considering PSYCHIATRY
👉 Share with someone choosing branches
💬 Comment: What your say to this? Would You Like To Add Something

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13/02/2026

✨ Real intimacy is being seen without performing,
heard without explaining,
and accepted without conditions.
You can be touched and still feel lonely. 🌸

Because emotional intimacy creates safety.
Physical intimacy without safety feels empty.

💭 What makes you feel truly close?
🤍 Being understood > being touched.... Agree or disagree?
👇 One word that defines real intimacy... GO.
📌 Share this if you have ever felt lonely in someones arms
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12/02/2026

A landmark systematic umbrella review published in Molecular Psychiatry (2022) examined decades of research on the serotonin theory of depression.

🔍 What did they find?
Across biochemical, imaging, experimental, and genetic studies, there was no consistent evidence that depression is caused by reduced serotonin levels or activity

This includes studies on:
• serotonin levels
• 5-HIAA (serotonin metabolites)
• serotonin receptors
• serotonin transporter (SERT)
• tryptophan depletion
• genetic variants (5-HTTLPR)

🧠 The conclusion :

Depression cannot be reduced to a simple “chemical imbalance”
Mental health is biopsychosocial not one neurotransmitter.
And understanding this matters for patients, clinicians and stigma.

📚 Source: Moncrieff et al., Molecular Psychiatry, 2022

SCIENCE EVOLVES. PSYCHIATRY MUST EVOLVE WITH IT.

If depression isnt just low serotonin.... WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT INSTEAD?

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👉 Follow for psychiatry explained without myths.

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12/02/2026

🤍 Hugs are neurobiology 🤍
Hugs release oxytocin.... the hormone of safety, Calm and connection.

Thats why some people crave them, esp on days when words feel heavy and emotions dont know where to go.

Sometimes a hug says:
'You’re safe'
'You dont have to explain'
'Im here'

Its not neediness.
Its the nervous system asking for reassurance.
Its the body choosing comfort when the mind is tired

🤍 If hugs feel like relief to you, you are human
📌 Save this | 🫂 Share it | 💬 Tag the person whose hug feels like home
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11/02/2026

🤝 Promises that protect your mental health

Not all promises are romantic.
Some are necessary.

This Promise Day, make one promise:
don’t abandon yourself to keep others comfortable.
Make a promise that keeps your nervous system safe.

🧠 Because protecting your peace
is the most loving commitment you’ll ever make.

💬 Which promise are you choosing today?
📌 Save this for the days you forget.
🤍 Share with someone who needs permission to choose themselves.
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10/02/2026

🚨 27 departments across 36 government medical colleges in Telangana are functioning without a single teaching faculty.
This exposes a dangerous gap between MBBS seat expansion and academic reality.

And this is not limited to one state... it reflects a national crisis in medical education.
Buildings and seats cannot replace teachers, mentors, and supervision.

If we ignore this today,
patient care will pay the price tomorrow.

🧠 Medical education deserves better.
👉 Share if you believe quality matters more than numbers
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