“Sir, I am 39 year old and feel terribly lonely at times” Aakash sounded despondent when we spoke over coffee. “My marriage broke up after just 4 years when my wife deserted me. She could not cope with my mood…
Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?
There she sat in my class of software testing with a blank expression. It was not that she was unable to understand what I was teaching, rather she was unable to understand why she was there at all when all…
Share this:
The Story Of An Unusual Bird
Birds best exemplify the rhythm of life and like all other birds, this pretty bird too welcomed the dawn with its peppy chirp. It set off for the day to search for food as it did day in day out.…
Share 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…
Share this:
World Bipolar Day, Mumbai ~ A Community’s Triumph
“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…
Share this:
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…
Share this:
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…
Share this:
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…
Share this:
Our 1st Peer Support Meet
This Online Community, launched on May 23, 2013, is unique in the sense that it is the very first such website for Bipolars and Depression afflicted in India. The response, feedback and interaction has been gratifying~ over One Million visits…
Share this:
World Bipolar Day
MARCH 30th, 2015 happens to be World Bipolar Day There’s a reason why this particular day has been chosen to mark World Bipolar Day every year. It happens to be the birthday of the great painter Vincent Van Gogh who…
