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I am Nishka Singh, an MBBS student first year. I am away from my family and I live in hostel. When I was preparing for NEET I had depression and I didn't had much friends. I had a male best friend (now also he is here in my life but he is also in another college). I use to cry a lot for no reason (most of the episodes occurred in night). I shared my problem with my friend and he understood me and after sometime we started talking a lot and shring our feelings. I felt more connected with him and fell in love with him. I confessed my feelings because I thought it would be good. Nothing much happened between us, he explained me that we cannot be in a relationship and I understood. After that my episodes increased but somehow I managed. Now while I am alone in completely other state I imagine him with me and I talk to him in my imagination almost whole day since 3 months. I used to imagine someone else while preparing for NEET because I had no friends and talk.
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Your concerns are definitely alarming, please share whatever you are feeling with a person / family close to you . Also undergo a detailed assessment by a psychiatrist near you.
Early diagnosis and intervention can help you a lot .
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Please visit a psychiatrist near you .
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Hi, I appreciate that you reached out with your concern.
I understand that being away from family and dealing with emotional distress can be overwhelming. Feeling deeply connected to someone who does not reciprocate your feelings can be painful, and it’s understandable that this has intensified your emotions.
Seek professional therapy and consider techniques like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), also psychometric testing will help to understand your personality issues. Tailored strategies to your specific needs with professional psychologist will help you.
Meanwhile, you may practice grounding exercise, deep breathing exercises, mindfulness, and Progressive muscle relaxation. Maintain a balanced diet, exercise regularly, and prioritize adequate sleep.
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For psychometric testing and therapy, you may book an appointment with Rupali Mohbe/BIRDY ME at Practo
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Daily do Progressive muscle relaxation techniques to calm yourself.
Hello Nishka, thank you for writing in with such openness. You’re going through a very tender and complex emotional experience—being away from your family, adjusting to the intense demands of MBBS, and dealing with past depression are all big things. It makes perfect sense that your mind is trying to create comfort and safety in the form of an imaginary presence. When emotional support in the real world feels far or unpredictable, the mind often finds a way to self-soothe through imagination. It may have started as a coping mechanism when you were preparing for NEET and feeling isolated, but now it’s becoming a constant companion because that emotional need still feels unmet.
Talking to someone in your imagination isn’t necessarily harmful, but if it’s taking up your whole day, it may be keeping you from building real-life connections and emotional regulation skills. This could be your mind’s way of signaling that you’re still carrying unprocessed sadness, attachment wounds, or unresolved loneliness. Therapy can help you gradually process those emotions, learn grounding tools, and find ways to manage these emotional waves without having to retreat into imagination. You’ve already shown so much strength in surviving your NEET journey and navigating rejection with maturity—your emotional insight is your strength. And you deserve more tools, not just survival mechanisms.
Take therapy, and you can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.
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