“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.…
3 Cheers to us on our 3rd Anniversary!!!
From May 23, 2013 when this community site was born, to today..what an exhilarating journey it has been!! It does appear now that it has been longer than just 36 months. The initial year had been the nursery equivalent~ a baby feeling its…
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This World Bipolar Day, Let’s Walk Together
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…
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Let’s Meet Again!
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The beginning of it all
It all began when I started blogging. What started as a personal medium of creative expression, a platform to share thoughts led to something unexpected. One of the posts on my blog was At the Crossroads of life, which describes…
