Tanisha Honrao

Many of us learn early to put ourselves second by becoming “easy,” quiet, and emotionally low-maintenance, especially in families where stress already exists. Over time, this habit of adjusting, justifying others, and silencing our needs follows us into adult relationships- leaving us feeling unseen, frustrated, and disconnected from what we truly feel. This article explores how having needs and expectations does not make us selfish - it makes us human - and how learning to acknowledge our emoti

In many of our families and cultures, parents are placed on a pedestal. They are seen as the righteous ones, the providers, the people who sacrificed everything. We grow up believing that because they gave us life, safety, education, and stability, it becomes our responsibility to repay them. And repayment often looks like obedience, being the good child, making choices they approve of, shrinking our own desires a little so we don’t seem rebellious or selfish.

Is Mental Illness Curable? The answer is not simple. Some mental illnesses can be cured completely, while others cannot be fully cured but can be managed very well with the right treatment.