The Mental Health Care Act, 2017, which came into force in May 2018, provides for mental healthcare and treatment of persons with mental illness through a rights based approach. In order to learn the finer aspects of this comprehensive Act,…
Training Workshop on The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
We at BipolarIndia, in association with Mariwala Health Initiative, are proud to announce a full day Training Workshop on~ The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 on Saturday, 2nd of February in Mumbai. This full day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth understanding regarding…
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When a Psychiatrist Had to Himself Face Depression
It was in July 2017 when I started feeling very low. I prayed to God before going to sleep to kill me in my sleep. No, I did not want to die… I just wanted my pain to end. I wanted to…
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Bipolar Disorder and Marriage: The Odd Couple
“Sir, I am 39 year old and feel terribly lonely at times” Aakash sounded despondent when we spoke over coffee. “My marriage broke up after just 4 years when my wife deserted me. She could not cope with my mood…
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Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?
There she sat in my class of software testing with a blank expression. It was not that she was unable to understand what I was teaching, rather she was unable to understand why she was there at all when all…
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Our National Conference For World Bipolar Day
All indications were that this time it would be big. Big, informative and inspiring this meet surely was!! It was Sunday, the 1st of April, 2018 and we were celebrating WORLD BIPOLAR DAY with a National Conference. So we had…
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It Is World Bipolar Day Again!
30th of March, 2018 will be commemorated worldwide as World Bipolar Day. For the third time in a row, we are hosting an Event on that day, though this time it is a full day affair. In order to make…
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A Care-Giver’s Story: Hot Chocolate Makes it Better
I don’t think there is such a thing as being ready. If I wait to be ready, it might be the end of life. I have witnessed too many irreversible finales, so I intend to live fully, come happiness or…
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10 Life Lessons Which Bipolar Disorder Taught Me
Our most challenging periods of turmoil teach us the most valuable life lessons. It has been sixteen years since I have been living with Bipolar Disorder. From the terrifying initial stages to the much calmer me today, it has been…
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With Love, Theo
The shades that spread on the canvas As the ear gets slashed Aren’t your colors Vincent. Aren’t you making a flagellant of yourself When you scribble your name In the corners of the aberrations that were Borne as the consciousness…
