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You Can Win This Battle

Caring more about what other people thought, rather than what I was going through made my struggle harder; but getting involved in activities, an ...

May 9, 2018 • Shikhar Gupta • 23 • New Delhi

Article

Yes, I Had Depression

Hearing the struggles of others and their optimism in the face of difficulties helped me out of depression, inspired changes in my life. ...

May 1, 2018 • Vipin Thampi • 27 • Delhi

Poem

Naked

We are often needed to fake our feelings and hide our true self, but underneath it all, we are all naked. ...

April 19, 2018 • Himanshu Pandey • 19 • Noida

Article

My encounter with depression

I needed to stop surrendering to my depression and start living; stop pitying myself for what had happened already and instead start accepting. ...

April 1, 2018 • Anirudha Singh Bhadoria • Bhopal

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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