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…
A Story Of A Storyteller
At the World Bipolar Day 2019 Conference, I had the joy of introducing a fine creative talent from our Peer Community. Tushar’s Book, Love At First Print, had recently been published. Incidentally, on that very day, Tushar had joined us…
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Let’s Dare to Dream Big!
She stood in front of the huge mirror. This was no ordinary mirror! It was her connect with life, a life that made sense. In it she could see her past and her past was all that she trusted. After…
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A Care-Giver’s Story: Hot Chocolate Makes it Better
I don’t think there is such a thing as being ready. If I wait to be ready, it might be the end of life. I have witnessed too many irreversible finales, so I intend to live fully, come happiness or…
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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A sullen, withdrawn child to begin with, my personality lent itself well to depression.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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Of Darkness, Of Light
Why get up at all? What does this day have in store for me? That could bring a smile on my weary face.. A smile reaching my eyes Won’t this day go the same way like yesterday? Or the day…
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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…
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The Tribe Leader
One man began a journey and soon others joined him The cause was compelling, several more joined in Now, ten of them walked on a path for a common cause There was enthusiasm, there was unbridled passion! The passion got diluted, one…
