By Varkha Chulani First of all let’s break the myth that only mentally ill people need therapy. First of all let’s break the myth that only mentally ill people need therapy. I’d love to illustrate this with an example of…
Year: 2017
Your Stories: A Shrink Put Me Off Therapy
By Anonymous I have a very small thing to share … I faced a lot of violence as a child. I suffer from anxiety etc till date. I recently gathered courage and consulted [a renowned psychiatrist] who also happens to…
Our Stories: Self-Harm (Trigger Warning)
Editor’s Note: It’s hard enough to confront some of the darkest moments of your life, harder still to attempt to articulate or share, but sometimes it helps. And sometimes it doesn’t, I guess. There is something about the “damaged” and…
Ask the Experts: Dr Thara of SCARF on Schizophrenia, Stigma and Conversations
By Amrita Tripathi Dr R Thara of the Schizophrenia Research Foundation, India (SCARF) answers some questions on schizophrenia, common myths and misconceptions and what people should know about the disorder. What are some of the things that have really stayed…
Your Stories: Surviving as a Care-Giver
Editor’s Note: We appreciate your courage, dear contributors, and are the first to say you *must take care of yourselves first. We imagine this as a safe space for conversation and feel that sometimes there is something — dare we…
Your Stories: D is for Depression
By Amrita Tripathi Shubhrata Prakash, author of The D Word, speaks to us about her journey battling depression. She is equally honest about what keeps her going, as she is about the challenges that remain — because let’s not kid…
Sociopaths and Emotional Abuse: Signs to Watch Out For
Editor’s Note: A Mumbai-based psychologist we spoke to says that she sees many more women who fall prey to men (usually men, according to her experience) who appear charming, but display “dark triad” traits, which includes psychopathic, everyday sadistic, narcissistic traits. We…
Racing to the Brink: Mental Health and You
By Varkha Chulani “What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.” W.H. Davies’ poignant words from his poem Leisure, exactly defines Mumbai-ites today. Look around and see. The rush. The mad race.…