I am Prasad from Hyderabad, India. My troubles began with depression and I later came to know that I had the mental illness, Bipolar Disorder. This brought in disruption in my career~ friction with my colleagues at work forced me to…

Prasad’s Story

His Story could well be Our Story
Hi! I am Sanjay, based in Kolkata and am married to Suchitra. It has been ten years since I have known that I have Bipolar Disorder. While a few close to me know about it, I have been quite private…

World Bipolar Day
MARCH 30th, 2015 happens to be World Bipolar Day There’s a reason why this particular day has been chosen to mark World Bipolar Day every year. It happens to be the birthday of the great painter Vincent Van Gogh who…

Relationship Challenges and Bipolar Disorder
Relationships are the most important and challenging aspect of anyone’s life, but they can be even more challenging for bipolar people. Maintaining healthy relationships is important for people with bipolar and is a prerequisite for their overall management of the…

Bipolar and Fitness
I have come a long way from being a prime contestant for the ‘Laziest Person On The Planet’ Contest during my teens. Well, the only real exercise I had managed to get in was cycling to my School and…

This Community Completes It’s Eventful First Year!
This community was born exactly a decade after I was diagnosed Bipolar and hospitalised:- the day indelibly etched in my memory, May 24, 2003. There was an inner urge to share my story with millions of those afflicted, those who could do…

Integrating Art & Science ~ Lessons From My Childhood
‘The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places’ ~ Ernest Hemingway I am a reconciliation of spirits. My father was a surgeon and my mother a painter and musician who played 12…
And We Lived Happily Ever After
When Khyati and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary a week ago, the first thought that came to mind was how quickly time had flown by! In hindsight, smoothly too. Was it always that way? On the contrary. To…
From Torment To Fulfillment
Bipolar Disorder had rudely, uninvited, walked into and disrupted my life. How did I get myself out of the deep morass that I had found myself in? To be honest, in the initial years there seemed to be no hope…

Family plays a crucial role
Before I was diagnosed and hospitalised for Bipolar, the symptoms had already surfaced. I’ve come to learn that typically cases go undetected for long periods, sometimes years before diagnosis. (Globally, on an average, there is a 10 year gap between…

