India, July 30 -- Monsoon's gloomy skies are contagious and not in a good sense either, as they are making people gloomy too. Often we don't talk about uncomfortable truths (universal coping mechanism!) and like to view monsoon as poetic, and choose to write lyrical pieces about the wind, petrichor and the sound of rain. But this is just surface-level romanticisation, because deep down, the monsoon season brings seasonal anxiety as well.

Narendra Kinger, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Psychotherapist at Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, shared with HT Lifestyle how people get anxious, to the point of getting anxiety attacks.

He said, "A growing number of individuals, this season marks a rise in unease, mood fluctuations, and eve...