Queries, people seeking advice and members seeking entry to our Peer Support Group have surged in the past week. Honestly, I have been overwhelmed by the response post the 1st World Bipolar Day Event in India! Goes to show that we made fresh inroads…
“It is incredible how much can be achieved with collective effort when no one seeks credit.” Isn’t it this principle that makes communities vibrant and effective? So, we created history by organising an Event on World Bipolar Day 2016 in Mumbai…
We talk about diagnosis and treatment for those struggling with Mental Illness. The nature of the affliction affects the hapless person on even more fronts: earning a living and at a more personal level, it hits the stability of his…
Can you hear him narrating his story? He is a man who would fit into both the rural or urban landscapes of India. Marketers will tell you how difficult it is to connect with the many colours of India. Imagine engaging…
Lacking was I the universal power For lacking was I, the universe inside me. With nothing to hold on, no reason to feel loved I went on moving away from the world, Since I moved away from me But, something…
March 30 is World Bipolar Day 2016. Most of the developed World creates a lot of Events and generates awareness in mass media on this day about the enormity of the challenge that Bipolar Disorder is. How terrifying are the…
With the conclusion of our 3rd Peer Support Meet on the 7th of Feb, we are getting to know each other better. Those afflicted with bipolar finally have an offline community to interact with, to lighten their burdens. So many…
The biggest burden of Mental Illness is Stigma and isolation. The consequence is loss of self esteem and trust in one’s abilities to the extent that one withdraws from society. The family also suffers in silence. Human beings are not…
Yesterday (Feb 4th) saw the launch of an organisation. While Social Media was abuzz with rumours and gossip about the Virat-Anushka split and launches at the Auto Expo, something of far greater import was making its presence felt. Their front page…
Among the major streams of medicine, the practitioners of Allopathy, Homeopathy and Ayurveda often distrust the ‘rival’ streams. What actually works differs from person to person. My acute asthma was getting out of control and I had tried virtually every…
