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BipolarIndia – an online community in India set up by a person living with Bipolar Disorder, for people living with Bipolar Disorder and Depression – has been an inspirational peer support group. Read the full interview with founder, Vijay Nallawala and…
Many of us living with bipolar disorder do not have sufficient information or insight into the condition, how it affects us, and how best to manage it. Families face a bigger challenge, at times, on this front. It is unfortunate that psychoeducation is grossly inadequate, says Vijay Nallawala, founder of Bipolar India.
By NN* I fell in love when I was 19. A seemingly innocuous statement that could have underlined the life of any person in the last year of their teens. But when I write love, I mean it was really love. The…
The Health Collective is delighted to feature an interview with Shreevatsa Nevatia, author of How To Travel Light: My Memories of Madness and Melancholia (Penguin RandomHouse India, 2017). We highly recommend the book, which releases October 25, 2017 in India. Nevatia speaks…
The first time I got to label the feelings I had had in me since childhood, I was 22 years old. I was told I was suffering from Depression and Borderline Personallity Disorder. I was told it would be a…
By @mariner1001 Our contributor @mariner1001 shares a second part to a blog on Living With Bipolar Disorder. You can read Part One of the blog here Coping with Bipolar disorder has been a long struggle — the early period was…
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…