Bipolar Disorder

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 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…

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,…

Of Mind, Body and Soul
Of Mind, Body and Soul

Of Mind, Body and Soul

My relationship with the world and the relationship I have with myself are interdependent. For, one fuels the other. We spend the better part of our lives trying to understand how the world works: its machinations, plans and mysteries. Only the wise…

Bipolar Disorder~ FAQ’s and Hacks
Bipolar Disorder~ FAQ’s and Hacks

Bipolar Disorder~ FAQ’s and Hacks

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…