A safe space for conversations on mental health and mental illness in India
Introducing ‘Sadventures’ by Solo for The Health Collective About the artist: Solo is a writer and cartoonist from Bangalore. She likes reading, playing video games and binge-watching Netflix. Her life would have been rather unremarkable had it not been for her BPD…
We’re talking anxiety … and coping. (With thanks to @Atti_cus for sharing so openly and honestly.) I struggle with anxiety. Less and less with time but I do. Two months back after a rather radical change in my life…
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…
By Dr. Maria Luisa Hincapié We all want our children to be healthy and happy. While we promptly whisk our kids off to the emergency room or the pediatrician when they are physically ill; many parents struggle when confronted with…
By Deepa Singh This personal narrative of my battle through anxiety and depression is written from the perspective of sharing my story with as many people as possible in the hope of reaching out to those who may benefit from…
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…