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.…
Is India Ready to Tackle a Mental Health Crisis?
By Devanik Saha India’s impending health crisis is not a secret at all. With several indicators –- maternal mortality, infant mortality, number of live births, etc — being worse than countries poorer than India, there is a definite need to revamp the…
Ask the Experts: Dr Amit Sen
When it comes to pre-teens and adolescents in India, pretty much the most only time we hear about anything to do with mental health is the much-dreaded “exam-related stress”. Every year, around Board exams and a little before, we wake up…
Thanks for Sharing
By Amrita Tripathi It’s not easy living through — or with, rather — some of these issues. The black beast, anxiety, panic attacks, these can all weigh us down and sometimes feel like an invisible veil of sadness that nothing can…