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We hope these stories will inspire you and more young people to come forward and share their own, helping to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.

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Article

Making it through anxiety and depression

The hardest part was going through all this and still pretending that I was okay, still putting up a smile, still functioning like every other hu ...

December 12, 2018 • Riya Dharne • 17 • Pune

Article

The Argument For Making Mental Health Mainstream

I wish we could talk about mental health in the same way that we discuss a sprain. ...

October 30, 2018 • Abhilasha Sinha • 28 • New Delhi

My Fight Against Depression

“I ran into my bedroom and locked myself up” ...

October 17, 2018 • Sumedh Bilgi • 24 • Mumbai

Article

A Good Start

Depression unlike the majority of people's mis-understanding is not just about being sad, or a gateway to being rash, with an excuse in hand. You ...

July 10, 2018 • Ishita Mehra • 22 • New Delhi

Poem

You’re Okay

Quite often we are very afraid to make mistakes, we second guess ourselves even before trying something. And sometimes we end up not doing what w ...

July 27, 2017 • Arundhati Bhatia • Delhi

Poem

Lost Again

I usually don't talk much and prefer writing instead. This poem is for each of those alternative souls who are looking for sanity, love or compas ...

June 28, 2017 • Vairali Nagpal • New Delhi

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When my mind feels like a pressure cooker about to explode

I stopped hiding behind my fears and started asking for what I wanted and what I believed I deserved. And when I did, I felt alive—as if I’d just ...

April 4, 2017 • Ria Golecha • New Delhi

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Coming to terms with my reality

Today, I am able to open up to even a random stranger and own up to my story, because I know this is what makes me human. Acceptance is the bigge ...

April 4, 2017 • Anonymous • New Delhi