When depression takes hold..!!

There are days I wish mental illness was like any other physical illness, in that its effects could be seen, validated and hopefully understood by other people, because living with an invisible illness can be an exhausting experience, particularly when my depression and anxiety symptoms fall outside of how we often categorize people struggling with mental illness.

Depression has a way of wringing you out, but somehow, you never get to dry. It can take so much from you – motivation, effort, and sometimes the will to live – and it doesn’t give anything back but emptiness. And yet, in my experience, people with depression are some of the most empathetic people I’ve ever met.

In retrospect, it makes sense. Who better to understand something horrible and bleak than someone who lives through such thoughts on a regular basis? It’s difficult to imagine yourself in the dark unless you’ve been through it yourself.

When depression takes hold, it’s typical – at least for me – to want to do just about anything to escape the nothingness in your head. For a lot of people, including me, this can mean taking on friends’ problems as your own or throwing yourself behind a cause. Anything to ignore what’s wrong with your own life and mind.

I’ve left pieces of my heart with so many people and places. It makes me wonder if my depression feels like it’s been getting worse because I’ve spread myself so thin and rarely get anything back. If you have a friend who also has depression, it can feel a bit like going in circles.

And yet, you can’t help but continue to give them your attention, all while neglecting yourself.

It’s easy to be the one who says, “I understand,” because sometimes, that’s really all you can do. But in doing so, you leave a little piece of yourself with them. You always do.
Depression takes everything out of you, and yet, it’s hard not to reach out to someone and tell them that you get it. Or perhaps you do everything you can to help people, even if it’s just to distract you from what’s going on in your own life.



Barira Khan. Bs (Hons) Mass Communication!
Email: kbarira123@gmail.com

Yes, i support Imran Khan!

Barira Khan!

(Writer's Information)

BS (Hons) Mass Communication, (4 years) from University of Karachi.
Broadcast Journalism, (3 years) from IBA Karachi. (Gold Medalist) 

Member of Youth Parliament. 
Member of team Sar-e-Aam. 
Public Speaker at CEJ-IBA, Karachi 
Writer at Dawn News, The school of leadership Karachi. TSL
Former Anchor at Bol News, HQ Karachi.
Former Script Writer at Geo News, HQ Karachi.
MUN IBA, Speaker as a Brand Ambassador and General Secretary. MUNIK

Amazon Entrepreneur and Business Development Strategist.
Writes content via Fiver and expert in making websites with domain and graphics.
Phoptoshop, Website designing, video editing, graphic designing, 3D Animation.

Stock Market Researcher and Bitcoin Enthusiast. Crypto knowledge A to Z.

Practices PR with professionals and aims for United Nations through Foreign Ministry of Pakistan.


Currently, working for MD productions by Momina Duraid by Hum News.


kbarira123@gmail.com


People tend to ask like,“You support Imran Khan? Seriously?”

It is mainly because I do not fit the stereotypical image people have about PTI people. Emotional, young, immature and what we call “trolls”. I like to think I am none of these. Very few in my field of work are open about their political tilts, if any. Maybe because there is a remote chance it may interfere with journalistic objectivity. However, I have been very clear since day one. Anything I report will say the truth and nothing but the truth. Even if it goes against the Khan.
I do not deny admiring Khan as one of the most charismatic men in Pakistan, this is certainly not the reason he got my vote or why I support him. People have to start giving people with differing views more credit.
Jokes about his questionable political wisdom (I can already hear readers saying “does he have any?”), the “unusual” jalsas with an aura of festivity, and Khan’s very ad hoc, and at times incoherent and repetitive, speeches have not made it easier for supporters like me. It is not easy explaining why someone has moved from believing in PPP as the party that deserves the vote to PTI. But that debate is for another day.

As regards this man, undisputedly a national hero there are very few who have centrist feelings. People either admire him to an extent that they become rude trolls in his defence or write him off and are so put off by him that they react by laughing at him and at everyone who supports him. It is for sure difficult for his supporters who continue to support the man but question and disagree with certain decisions he has taken. I am one of those many. And openly so. Others from Pakistan’s intelligentsia prefer to stay under cover, because the amount of mockery you get from non-PTI trolls for being a PTI supporter is immense.

I disagree with Khan on many grounds. I disagree that he and his ministers resigned. I disagree that he is not budging on his demand of Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. I disagree with the words he sometimes uses, in a spell of euphoria and emotion. And these are just a few points.

Yet, I continue to support him and trust him.

All the mockery has not made me give up on him and his vision.
The reasons are many, but here are the five (5) major reasons why Imran Khan is still the only politician I continue to believe in.

1) He is not after the money.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is no mean feat. We, as a nation, are unfortunate that we are in a system that is steeped in corruption and bribery. That is a critical and basic problem with what’s wrong with Pakistan. And this attitude of “le de kar kaam chalao” starts from the top and trickles down at every level.
 A wonderful journalist friend who is very anti-Khan politically, but has worked with him, once said,“I will never vote for Khan. But I would trust him blindly with my money.”For how many politicians in Pakistan can you say that?

It is sad that even the brightest of us have so resigned to the fact that the system in Pakistan is corrupt that it has, over time, become a non-issue. For me, integrity is a huge issue. And that is what is unquestionable about this man.

2) He is who he is.

I admit that the man is not perfect, like all humans. He can irk the best of us the wrong way with never-ending cricket analogies that sometimes backfire. But he is who he is. Call it naivety, but how does one trust the “seasoned politicians”? Either you love Imran Khan, or you hate him, because at least you know what he is.

3) His is not the politics of violence.

Khan does not have a history of having had people punished brutally or beaten or attacked. The worst mudslinging his opposition can come up with is that he has been a ladies’ man, and that they don’t cease to remind the world about. But this man has not been involved in any indirect or direct criminal activity that ever harmed or took another human’s life.

4) He leads from the front.

Khan’s courage is unquestionable. Barring a bullet-proof jacket, the man hardly has any security. His well-wishers often worry about him for this reason, but he is the fearless man that he is. This faith gives his supporters faith because those who would use others as their shield do not inspire me to support them. He also is always the first to walk the talk.

5) He has truly served the nation.

This one man has helped saved millions of lives in this country. Is that a small thing? People criticise him a lot for what they call his “self-absorbed” behaviour. Yet, this man has selflessly and tirelessly worked for public health and education  of the under-privileged. For that, not only is the nation indebted, but I know what his priorities will be if he gets the reigns of the government of this country for an undisturbed five years.

It is sad that as a nation we have become so used to being led by people that lack these qualities that for us, Dishonesty and Corruption is acceptable, but a Straightforward and Sincere leader with much less serious mistakes is lambasted. Our leaders are a reflection of who we are. 

Time to choose our loyalties carefully..!!

The Key Attitude for Success..!!

Love The Opportunity..!!

Barira Khan!
Student of Bs (Hons) Mass Communication!

Somebody said you have to love what you do, but that's not necessarily true. What is true is that you have to love the opportunity.  The opportunity to build life, future, health, success and fortune.  Knocking on someone's door or making that extra call may not be something you love to do, but you love the opportunity of what might be behind that door or call.

For example, a guy says, "I'm digging ditches.  Should I love digging ditches?" The answer is, "No, you don't have to love digging ditches, but if it is your first entry onto the ladder of success, you say, 'I'm glad somebody gave me the opportunity to dig ditches and I'm going to do it so well, I won't be here long.'"

You can be inspired by having found something; even though you are making mistakes in the beginning and even though it is a little distasteful taking on a new discipline that you haven't learned before.  You don't have to love it, you just have to learn to appreciate where you live, appreciate opportunity and appreciate the person who brought you the good news; that found you.

Appreciate the person who believed in you before you believed in yourself, appreciate the person who said, "Hey, if I can do it, you can do it."
If you will embrace the disciplines associated with the new opportunity you will soon find that your self-confidence starts to grow, that you go from being a skeptic to being a believer.  And soon when you go out person to person, talking to people, you will find it to be the most thrilling opportunity in the world.  Every person you meet - what could it be?  Unlimited!  Maybe a friend for life.  The next person could be an open door to retiring.  The next person could be a colleague for years to come.  It's big time stuff.  And sometimes in the beginning when we are just getting started we don't always see how big it is.

So, before you are tempted to give up or get discouraged, remember all success is based on long term commitment, faith, discipline, attitude and a few stepping stones along the way.  You might not like the stone you are on right now, but it's sure to be one of the stones that lead to great opportunities in the future.

To Your Success,

Barira Khan!
kbarira123@gmail.com

Your Life Within.....!

By, BARIRA KHAN..!!
Student of, Bs(Hons) Mass Com

 You are a distinctive and individual expression of a Creative Force.  You are not a blueprint or a carbon copy or a ditto of anyone past, present, or future.  You are you and there is no one quite like you in the world.

You don't look exactly like anyone else, you don't live exactly like anyone else.  There are things you can do better than anyone else can do them, and there are qualities and talents that no one else can possess in exactly the same way that you do.  There are thoughts that are your own special revelation.  That which makes you YOU is personal, unique, and exclusive.  All of this is a reflection of a world and a life within.

Talk about how to be a success!  The successful person is simply the one who does his or her best with the things he or she can do better than anyone else.

Talk about living well!  Who lives better that the ones who are true to their own inner light?

Talk about being interesting!  What is more interesting than the person who is being him or herself?

Talk about how to be happy!  The happy, self-unfolded people are those who, with a will to believe in the world and the life within, have found that the secret of really getting the most out of life is to make the most of the qualities that are innately their own.

There is that within each of us that makes us great--I do not mean greatness in the sense of getting one's name in the headlines or making a million, but greatness in the sense of coming to terms with God and life.  We might call it getting hold of what we are and have and want to be.  For it is the originality in each of us ad not our uniformity which gives life its deepest meaning.

In this world within, your world, you are the most important figure.  There is a place that no one else can fill.  There is an influence that no one else can impart.  There is a life that no one else can life quite as well as you can live it.  What you do with your life within, in terms of self-realization, self-awareness, self-denial and self-expression, is the greatest challenge that can come to you.

Email: kbarira123@gmail.com