Bipolar

Believe you can. I did, am glad I did!

I had created a Slideshare Presentation on the Mind, Brain, Soul aspects of Bipolar healing. A Bipolar needs treatment by a Psychiatrist and to follow the medical regimen as prescribed by him. This helps bring the monster of the illness under…

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…

‘Normal is Boring’ Laughing away the Blues!

A few months ago had met my Psychiatrist. (Let us call him Doc  hereafter). As usual, our Q & A session began.. ‘How are you feeling?’ Doc asked me. Fine, normal.  He just raised his eyebrows. Well, you know, I’m…

What Does An Outsider Think About Bipolar? A Unique Perspective.

Bipolar Disorder, mental illness – these words reverberate a social stigma – an unjust one, and one which I hope, will someday evaporate. And I feel it is important to stand up and claim the illness, to say, “Yes, I have bipolar…

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. In my case even our family physician failed to spot anything…

The beginning of it all

It all began when I started blogging. What started as a medium of creative expression, a platform to motivate others led to something unexpected. I’d been posting about how I switched between radically different careers. One of the posts in…