By Anonymous Dear Contributor, thank you for your courage in sharing your story I have (had) mental health issues since twelve years. I am on medication. This post might help some people get a better idea about mental health issues…
Talking About Mental Illness
By Amrita Tripathi Over the past decade, it seems to have become marginally easier to discuss issues like depression or anxiety disorders or panic attacks in public, compared to discussing psychosis, at any rate. There is a little awareness, and…
Ask The Experts: Understanding Anxiety Disorders
By Varkha Chulani All anxiety is unhealthy. When you are concerned about how you are going to do in an exam, at work, with people, etc you are in the ‘healthy’ or as lay people would say ‘normal’ range. For…
Your Story: Living With Bipolar Disorder
Note for the reader: Our story comes from a single parent in his 50s, whose identity we are protecting. Dear Contributor: Thank you for your courage, for sharing your story with us. The Journey: One Day At A Time I…
Ask the Experts: Understanding Depression
By Meera Haran Alva Depression in India According to a World Health Organization World Mental Health (WHO WMH) supported study, approximately 36% of Indians are likely to suffer from major depression at some point in their lives. Don’t you think then, that…
Understanding Depression
By Amrita Tripathi It gets confusing, sometimes, the way we use “I’m feeling depressed” to mean something that is momentary, a case of the “blues”; which is of course also technically accurate usage. But to understand whether you or a…
From The Archives: Coping with Crisis
By Arpita Anand A young woman in her early twenties, sat across me in my office a while ago telling me she had no will to go on. She saw no hope for the future and the thought of going…
Mental Health and You
By Amrita Tripathi The World Health Organisation estimated — back in the 90s — that one in 4 people would suffer some sort of mental health issue in their life time. Whether it’s depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, stress-related issues, addiction, or…
From The Archives: India’s Mental Health Crisis
It’s world mental health day today -something none of us can afford to ignore. First the disturbing stats: The World Health Organisation estimates that 1 in 4 people will need mental health care at some point in their lives. All known…