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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Blackout!

What happens when everyday school feels like a struggle, because your bullies are waiting for you everyday. ...

November 22, 2017 • Rubina Mulchandani • 24 • Gurgaon

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Celebrating Mental Health Day Everyday

Schizophrenia has affected the lives of most important people in my life. These short films capture their stories. ...

November 8, 2017 • Namarita Kathait • 23 • Delhi

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TUMBLR LIED

Depression, is a lot of things but it's never beautiful. ...

October 13, 2017 • Manasvi Chauhan • 20 • Pune

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WHAT AM I

September 12, 2017 • Rubina Mulchandani • 24 • Gurgaon

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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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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

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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