It's Ok To Talk

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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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The Pill Story

A person can seem functional on the outside and be dying on the inside, and not a soul will know otherwise. ...

April 15, 2019 • Sanchana Krishnan • 25 • Delhi

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It’s okay to talk about it

The World Health Organization states that 300 million people have had at least one depressive episode in a given year. I am one of those statisti ...

October 30, 2018 • Michele Capots • 47 • Washington, DC

OCD and Mental Illness in India

Huafrid is a young person who is trying to fight the stigma of mental illness by battling his own. ...

October 17, 2018 • Huafrid Billimoria • 22 • Mumbai

Poem

Prisoner in my own mind

I have always used writing as a tool to lighten my mood, and always believed that my pen and paper were the only ones who would understand me. Ho ...

August 23, 2017 • Anonymous • Delhi

We Gotta Live

I was getting over my lifetime of depression and suicidal thought but now I'm right back in the middle of it. The completion of this piece of mus ...

August 8, 2017 • Gladwyn Scott • Halifax

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My Bipolar Disorder And I Aren’t Friends, But We’re Getting Along Better Now

Apart from the medicines which play an important role in managing the illness – another critical part is to know the triggers to of Mania and Dep ...

July 2, 2017 • Bijoy Jose • Bengaluru