Recovery

An Inspiring Story Of Overcoming Adversity Against All Odds
An Inspiring Story Of Overcoming Adversity Against All Odds

An Inspiring Story Of Overcoming Adversity Against All Odds

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…

Depression: The Way Ahead
Depression: The Way Ahead

Depression: The Way Ahead

I am a bipolar disorder survivor and have faced around three episodes of depression. In this post, I have explained in detail the measures that I had taken to deal with depression and the steps I take now to help…

Creativity: Window To Our Souls
Creativity: Window To Our Souls

Creativity: Window To Our Souls

What happens when a pool of incredibly creative talent expresses itself? There is a starburst of creativity to feast upon! Our Peer Support Community is just such a reservoir of talent. Thus, when we at BipolarIndia were invited by Bloggers…

Nutrition For Mood Disorders
Nutrition For Mood Disorders

Nutrition For Mood Disorders

The Session began with a relevant Question asked by one of our Members~ ‘We know of how Diet can help in managing weight, although it has not helped me lose weight. Can it really help in managing moods?’ Mrs Mittal’s…

Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder
Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder

Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder is a brain disorder entailing mood swings from Depression to Hypomania/Mania with normal moods in between. Whereas most of us experience some sort of mood shifts, the mood swings in Bipolar Disorder are extreme and can affect a…

My Slow Dance With Depression
My Slow Dance With Depression

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A sullen, withdrawn child to begin with, my personality lent itself well to depression.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…

How Does Your Psychotherapist Help You With Depression?
How Does Your Psychotherapist Help You With Depression?

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…

Recovering From Bipolar Disorder
Recovering From Bipolar Disorder

Recovering From Bipolar Disorder

Any journey that feels like a mountain conquered is savoured that much more! Ask any Bipolar Disorder afflicted and you’ll hear about the difficulty she or he is have in coping with the condition. BD affects one in insidious ways. The unpredictability…

Meet a Bipolar Champion!
Meet a Bipolar Champion!

Meet a Bipolar Champion!

Sharing Deepak’s inspiring story~ I am assuming that all of you visitors on the Bipolar India website already know what bipolar disorder is. But a Bipolar Champion? Yes! A champion who has conquered Bipolar Disorder. When I was working in…

How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease
How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease

How to Overcome Work Depression with Ease

Modern people spend around a half of life at work, and we face challenges daily that can lead to work depression. Although your failures can be minor, you need to cope with depression once it appears. Believe it or not,…