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…
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BipolarIndia: How a Community Comes Together to Create Hope
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.
Why We Need More Conversation and Sunlight Around Mental Health
By Chintan Girish Modi Aparna Piramal Raje is a columnist, author, and teacher who lives with bipolarity. Her new book Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health is a candid account of her lived experience as a person who has worked…
Your Stories: How to Travel Light
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…
Your Stories: Living With Bipolar Disorder (Part Two)
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…
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…
