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Recovering From Bipolar Disorder
Recovering From Bipolar Disorder

Recovering From Bipolar Disorder

Any journey that feels like a mountain conquered is savoured that much more! Ask any Bipolar Disorder afflicted and you’ll hear about the difficulty she or he is have in coping with the condition. BD affects one in insidious ways. The unpredictability…

Meet a Bipolar Champion!
Meet a Bipolar Champion!

Meet a Bipolar Champion!

Sharing Deepak’s inspiring story~ I am assuming that all of you visitors on the Bipolar India website already know what bipolar disorder is. But a Bipolar Champion? Yes! A champion who has conquered Bipolar Disorder. When I was working in…

The Tribe Leader
The Tribe Leader

The Tribe Leader

One man began a journey and soon others joined him The cause was compelling, several more joined in Now, ten of them walked on a path for a common cause There was enthusiasm, there was unbridled passion! The passion got diluted, one…

The Power Of Peer Support
The Power Of Peer Support

The Power Of Peer Support

Oct 10th was World Mental Health Day and we conducted a full day Peer Support Meet to mark the occasion, the first time that we had organised it for for an entire day. As it so happened, the theme of this…

A Story of a Tribe, Compassion and Bonding
A Story of a Tribe, Compassion and Bonding

A Story of a Tribe, Compassion and Bonding

Trust. Isn’t it so difficult to trust someone these days? Especially someone you do not know sufficiently well. Now you have to believe this! Strangers open up and reveal deep secrets which they wouldn’t share with their best friends or even with…

And One Day I Too Was Among The Mentally Ill
And One Day I Too Was Among The Mentally Ill

And One Day I Too Was Among The Mentally Ill

Being an introvert from childhood, I always had only one or two friends. I was teased by other children in school and the neighborhood, which made me more introvert. I became more and more engrossed in my studies. I always…

Fitness, Good Health and Me
Fitness, Good Health and Me

Fitness, Good Health and Me

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~ John F Kennedy Mine is a love and hate relationship with fitness and health.…

How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease
How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease

How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease

Modern people spend around a half of life at work, and we face challenges daily that can lead to work depression. Although your failures can be minor, you need to cope with depression once it appears. Believe it or not,…

Bipolar Disorder- Demystifying a Serious Mental Illness
Bipolar Disorder- Demystifying a Serious Mental Illness

Bipolar Disorder- Demystifying a Serious Mental Illness

So many people have raised queries about Bipolar Disorder, how one could identify it and so on, that I thought a presentation would do justice to this important topic. Let us remember, 15 million Indians (60 million globally) are Bipolar…

From the Highs of Mania to Lows of Depression- Understanding Bipolar Disorder
From the Highs of Mania to Lows of Depression- Understanding Bipolar Disorder

From the Highs of Mania to Lows of Depression- Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Some of the most popular figures in modern history- Winston Churchill, Edgar Allen Poe, Beethoven, Van Gogh and Isaac Newton have been suspected to have BIPOLAR DISORDER, a mental illness that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, and energy. Yet,…