There are times when even one minor episode at the workplace or at home can go to great lengths at upsetting your rhythm, mood and worse, push you into an anxiety-ridden spiral that takes over the rest of the day.

So, when Mumbai-based stand-up comedian Rohan Joshi recently posted the simple mantra that his therapist recommended — to not let 10 bad minutes turn into a bad day — it sounded logical enough. But, how do you plough through it? That's one query that would have filled the inbox of the comedian, who then uploaded a list of therapy centres for people asking for recommendations. "One of the things that kind of destroys me is how many people message me with their problems or how they are feeling. And for so many reasons, I can't help everyone. Nobody sitting this far away can, beyond a point. Remember that you are loved, valued and I'm sorry things are shit. There's one thing we can all do — if people just make a little promise to themselves of looking out for any one or two people in your immediate circle. Not even every day, but just in tiny ways. Then I think we all have a better shot at beating this," he wrote.