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
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…
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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…
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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,…
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A Story Of Upheaval
Hi! I am Venugopal. I was a brilliant student since my childhood and I always topped the class. I did my B Tech from NIT Warangal, one of the top engineering institutes in India. During my 3rd year of my…
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World Bipolar Day 2016 Mumbai Event
March 30 is World Bipolar Day 2016. Most of the developed World creates a lot of Events and generates awareness in mass media on this day about the enormity of the challenge that Bipolar Disorder is. How terrifying are the…
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Learning From Peer Support Meets
With the conclusion of our 3rd Peer Support Meet on the 7th of Feb, we are getting to know each other better. Those afflicted with bipolar finally have an offline community to interact with, to lighten their burdens. So many…
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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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Peer Support Group~ Let’s Meet Again!
Shout Out For Our 2nd PEER SUPPORT MEET~ Sunday, 10th of January, 2016 After the highly satisfying 1st Peer Support Meet held in November 2015, here comes the follow up act. Conveniently it is again being held on a Sunday…
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Coping With Depression
I have had to brave many low phases during my journey as a Bipolar II, some of them lasting months, the worst of them stretching for years without mercy. I would like to share what really works to help one break…
