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When I was diagnosed with depression

To not get lost in the metallic fog of this over-competitive world, it is essential to take some time out for yourself and the people you love ...

July 18, 2019 • Abhishek Pandeyar • 26 • Kolkata

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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

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How writing helped me survive bullying and Aspergers

Never let your circumstances define who you are. You can be anything! ...

November 8, 2017 • Khali Raymond • 18 • Newark, New Jersey

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 • 20 • 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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Seven Things That I Have Learned From My Struggles With Mental Illness

I would like to share seven things that I have learned from my struggles with mental illness from these different perspectives. ...

April 4, 2017 • Shashank Kumar • Bangalore

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The good, the bad and the ugly – My experience with Depression

I was diagnosed with clinical depression at the age of 23. To be honest, I think it was lurking around long before my diagnosis in early 2014. Wh ...

April 4, 2017 • Anovshka Chandy • Bangalore

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The ‘chaos’ overload- The ‘escalator’ overlord- Story of my life!

I wish that people would go beyond the painful glass ceilings and casings, and probe me further, but people don’t. ...

April 4, 2017 • Siddharth Mukherjee • New Delhi