“It is incredible how much can be achieved with collective effort when no one seeks credit.” Isn’t it this principle that makes communities vibrant and effective? So, we created history by organising an Event on World Bipolar Day 2016 in Mumbai…
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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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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Stigma: To Speak Up Or Remain Silent
The first thing that hits one after mental illness strikes is stigma. Serious mental illnesses such as Clinical Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia are physical in nature because the neurochemistry of the brain is involved. The element of psychological damage…
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Takeaways From First Peer Support Meet
It was the 22nd of November and five of us met at a mere one day notice at a coffee shop in Mumbai. So, on a Sunday morning, Bipolar India’s Offline initiative rolled off for the first time. What a…
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Into The Sun
The dark is so cozy Hides me from prying eyes I am in my own world While the world speeds by No don’t bother about me I’m probably not worth your time Then she says in a whisper Come, come…
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Prasad’s Story
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…
