Faiz Syed's Blog

I’ll start by narrating three instances to explain things clearly. First instance was a random outing at the mall with my family. We went to a mall and shopped for a while, then watched a movie and had dinner. We spent around five hours outside and then left for home. However, towards the last hour, I started to feel uneasiness building up inside me. I felt zoned out. I just wanted to run back home. I didn’t want to be in that crowded place or have random people around me anymore. Second instance occurred at an Open Mic Event. To the ones unaware, I’m a part of a group that hosts Open Mics every month. We have performers coming in from everywhere to perform poetries, comedies, singing or any art form that can be performed on the stage. The event mostly is about three or four hour long. It mostly starts at about 02:00PM and ends by 06:00PM. We hosted an open mic on the first Sunday of this month. However, things went a bit different this time and the event stretched till about 7:...

“You guys know what’s a bigger joke than Politics in India? It’s Men’s Mental Health.” I said and people laughed their asses out. Nobody bothered to wait a second and give a thought about it. That goes for me as well… I used to be one of these people. I never cared about mental illness among men until I ended up suffering with it. Now, you might be expecting me to say that I’ve suffered from Depression and Anxiety like almost everyone on social media but no. That never happened with me. I suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)  It is a mental/psychological condition people suffer after a traumatic event. I had gone through a mentally, emotionally and (to some extent) physically abusive relationship. I never felt depressed or even upset after I came out of it. In fact, I was happier and felt free. But I was left socially detached from everyone and have been dealing with trust issues. Some of the other symptoms include nervous breakdowns, insom...

Let's start with a simple example which could be relatable to most of you. The year was 2020 and you had planned an oversees trip with your friends. You've bought your best pair of clothing. You've made a list of things to do. You've read about all kinds of foods to eat and places to go... And then boom! Here's the Lockdown. The entire world is at home and you have to cancel your plans. It's obvious that you're disappointed and upset about your plan failing. Now let's look at it the other way around. You've planned your trip with your friends. You're all set but you've been hearing about this deadly virus slowly spreading across the world and various places going in quarantine. There's a thought LURKing in the back of your mind that you might need to cancel your plans and go into quarantine as well. So you alternately plan things that you'll do if you need to stay at home. In that way, if your outdoor plans fail, you'l...

"Why did this happen to Me? What wrong did I do that I have to deal with this? Will this continue forever? Will my boss keep using me like his personal servant all his life!? Will people keep calling me with Anti-Nationalist and Racist Slurs for no reason? Will I ever work at a place that I've always dreamt of working?" With a tear in my eye, I just sat there in the broken corner seat of the public bus asking all these questions to myself. I was supposed to be on bed rest because I have been suffering jaundice and was physically weak, but I was called for work by my boss because of shortage of Men. I had to extend three hours for which I was not going to get paid. Above all, I had to bear with his abusive behavior for being slower than usual although he was aware of my condition. I went home and spoke to my Mom and Dad about what was happening, and they asked me to leave the job right away. "But I have no other option!? If I leave this job, then I have nothing el...

I've been discussing a lot about Paranormal with people since my posts "Fear at the Mall" ,  "Top 20 Most Haunted Places in India"  and even "The Last Conversation" . Spiritual or supernatural experiences excite people on a different level. But a lot of people also pointed out the fact that most of these places are either haunted during the nights or haunted by a woman in whites or both. I've researched about that and have an explanation. Firstly, paranormal LURKs around all the Time. Its the humans who are distracted by Lights and Noises during the Day. That makes us ignorant towards Paranormal activities. So things might go unnoticed. However, it's more prominent in the night when it's more silent and deserted. It's said that Supernatural Activities are more Intense between 3AM to 5AM which is also scientifically termed as Dead Time. Secondly, the logic behind spirits in white is when a Person Dies naturally or Unnaturally...