The V-day FOR THE OTHER KIND

With Valentine’s Day in the air, we see more and more gifts, flowers, soft toys especially teddy bears and moreover couples everywhere. But before the “big day” there comes a series of “small days” or in other words we can say appetizers before the main course. Even though the month of February has the least number of days as compared to other months in a year but it is the most important month of the year as it is called- The Month of Love…

                                   When this month approaches there is excitement, anxiousness and surprise among the couples about what should they give to their loved ones. It not only includes these happy feelings but along comes the mindless calculations about how many bucks they have to save for this month and how they are going to hide it from their parents. Anyway they all end up having a good time together. They will celebrate each and every “small day” according to their names with great pomp and show. The series of these days are:-

·         Rose day

·         Propose Day

·         Chocolate day

·         Teddy day

·         Promise Day

·         Hug day

·         Kiss day

Then comes the Valentine’s day and thus comes the end of the series of gifts.

 My motive of writing this is not describing about the feelings of the lovers.  It’s something different. Read on..

There are two kinds of people who are excited about this month. First kind- I just described it above in brief. Let us move on to the second kind- my kind- The Singletons.  We are the most excited species on this very month. Every year we would wait for this month thinking maybe we will end up having someone very special or just have a fling to remember. As the days proceed starting with Rose day we think “yes today someone has to give a rose- a red one. Ok yellow will be fine”. But as the day dawns and still no luck we just sadly think at least we could have got the thorn of a rose. Propose day comes and hopes become higher but luck doesn’t even touch our skin. It feels as if we are banned from being proposed. Then day after day pass by. We would see couples sitting around holding hands whispering away. We start envying them and curse why such a month exists. Finally the V-day comes and still we have our hopes high thinking something might turn up. But the day passes by as a normal boring day with us sulking the whole time.

                   It doesn’t mean that all of them end up sulking. Some of them become lucky and leave us in our pit of sorrows. Again life becomes normal and we get back to our usual routine. But you know what who cares about not having a perfect V-day this year because there is always another year to look upon… J J

                                                                        

STRANGE ADDICTIONS

                    According to Roget’s Thesaurus the word “addicted” means- to be habituated with or accustomed with. The addictions are mostly to different kind of things. When we say a person is an addict it usually means he/she is addicted to drugs or alcohol. But that isn’t true. It may be tea, coffee, chocolates or lots of other things. When I say strange it just surprises me when I come to know about these addictions. A question just pops in my mind, “ Do people really do have these addictions?” Let’s throw light on these peculiar habits.

                    A woman named Lauren has a strange addiction of bodybuilding. She works out every day for 10 to 12 hours in gym and takes human growth hormones to enhance her biceps. Her voice has turned manly and she has no regrets about it. She has won over 30 titles in bodybuilding and still aspires for more. Her friends started worrying about her and suggested her to consult a psychiatrist. She didn’t take much heed to their advice. So a very good friend of her forced her to consult and so she agreed. The doctor asked her the reason and her answer was she once addicted to drugs and alcohol and was sent to a rehab. In order to suppress the urge she turned to bodybuilding and gradually it turned into an addiction. The doctor then suggested her to divide her schedule so that she will be able to have enough rest and also control her addiction. The visit really worked for her and now she still works out in gym but along with it she meditates and also now has long sleeping hours.

             Another girl Rhonda has a weird addiction. She is 24 years old and she sucks her thumb. Yes you have read it right. She has never done a thing without sucking her thumb along with sniffing a small piece of her blanket. She actually wraps that small piece around her index finger and brings to her nose and sniffs it along with sucking her thumb. Upon asking she said by doing so she finds herself very much safe and secure. The reason she tells that when she was a child her parents had got separated and it created a blanket of fear around her heart and from that day onwards she became addicted. She doesn’t suck her thumb while bathing, eating or brushing. She is prone to many diseases because she doesn’t wash her hand properly and she admits it but to feel safe she has to do it. She also consulted a doctor rather a social worker who said that if she is ready to let it go then she will recommend an exercise which will tense her muscles from head to toe and will help to get rid of this addiction. But Rhonda was not ready for it and said some day she has to think about it for her future.

             These addictions don’t end here. There are more bizarre addictions which we haven’t ever heard of it. There is a 22 year old married girl who pulls out her hair strands and eats the hair follicles. In order to cover up the baldness, due to her addiction, she uses a bandana. Another girl is shoeholic and has spent over $45000 on it. These are normal people with disturbed past in most of the cases. We find out that most people in order to divert them or suppress some fears or urges; they adopt these unusual and strange addictions. Whatever it is these people need love, care and protection from their loved ones who only can help them fight with their addictions rather live with it. So open your eyes and look at yourself. Have you got any Strange Addiction???