I just wanted to be loved a little louder. A small town girl, mentally ill, big looser in life. Broken into tiny pieces, yes, that’s me, that’s my story Stories connect .. Stories inspire .. Stories make us .. Stories set us…
Tiny ‘positive engines’ bound towards rewarding ‘destinations’!
While studying for an elementary course on “Positive Psychology” from Coursera, I was prompted to think how the study in around negative emotions is so much more that the positive ones. Varied theories around negative emotions have filled up large…
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…
His Story could well be Our Story
Hi! I am Sanjay, based in Kolkotta and am married to Suchitra. It has been ten years since I have known that I have Bipolar Disorder. While a few close to me know about it, I have been quite private…
Let’s Walk Together
Where I can take confident, firm strides forward When I have no doubt where I am headed toward Where stigma and ridicule have no place at all When a veil is not needed at all Where bias and prejudice have…
This journey is not easy but it’s worthwhile
I took one step forward in the shallow water Tentatively seeking the soil beneath my feet The next step took me deeper Was the other side too far across? For swim I cannot, had to trust the water’s depth My…
The year that has gone by…..
Looking back , reminiscing.. you all would agree that we have all had our ups and downs this past year. Our own big or small trials and triumphs. But on the whole don’t you think this has been a very…
Distressed Mind..Disturbed Mind..Relaxed Mind…
There was this upheaval yesterday evening. I became aware of developments that have an adverse, material impact on a project I am passionately involved in. That this happened late in the evening ensured it simmered in my mind until bedtime without resolution. At this juncture I prefer not…
This Community Completes It’s Eventful First Year!
This community was born exactly a decade after I was diagnosed Bipolar and hospitalised:- the day indelibly etched in my memory, May 24, 2003. There was an inner urge to share my story with millions of those afflicted, those who could do…
I Am Vulnerable
At the core, every human being is vulnerable. It is just that some can cope with their vulnerabilities better, others can’t. We Bipolars are particularly vulnerable when it comes to handling emotions. What might be for others a walk in…