My name is Prakash. My age is 68. I am fighting bipolar disorder for the last 48 years. At age 20 while studying inter-science in college, I got my first episode of severe depression. As my mother also suffered from…
The Vital Role of Financial Planning In Bipolar Disorder Affected
Change is the only certainty in life and possibly nobody knows this better than we Bipolar Disorder affected. How does this factor impact our Financial Planning and thereby, security? The sheer unpredictability and the turbulence associated with Bipolar Disorder affects…
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10 Life Lessons Which Bipolar Disorder Taught Me
Our most challenging periods of turmoil teach us the most valuable life lessons. It has been sixteen years since I have been living with Bipolar Disorder. From the terrifying initial stages to the much calmer me today, it has been…
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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.…
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How I Kicked The Drinking Habit
This is about an inspiring story, in fact two stories. One is mine and the other had narrated to me. Let me begin with the latter. In those days I was in the audio-visual presentations business which took me to varied…
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My Slow Dance With Depression
A sullen, withdrawn child to begin with, my personality lent itself well to depression. From what I can remember, or more correctly, can now identify as depression. Genetics had charted out plans for me: my father had been afflicted by…
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How Does Your Psychotherapist Help You With Depression?
“Suppression of depression is not good. Expression is always good. If depressed, share your feelings with others, it will make you feel better,” was PM Modi’s address to the nation prior to World Health Day. The passing of the Mental…
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A Firm Stride Forward For Our Bipolar Community
It was the 30th of March, 2017, World Bipolar Day. Just like last year, BipolarIndia organised the only public function of its kind in India to mark the day with a grand Event. An Event designed to spread awareness, educate the…
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Born to Run
‘Health is Wealth’ it is said and rightly so. For, if you are enjoying good health (physical as well as mental), you have the capability to chase your dreams with all the energy that you require. Good body health is…
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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…
