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Depression, the Heaviest Weight I’ve Lifted Yet

When bestselling author Krishna Udayasankar broke her arms, she was held aloft only by the thought of getting back to weightlifting – her life raft in fighting clinical depression.

Author||ila ananya May 17, 2016

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Avengers: Endgame Was Exactly the Tonic My Mental Health Needed

I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder; the condition is often defined by intense emotions and the struggle to belong. I was always wary to be part of something big. And I’d never imagined that the Avengers would become the thread that connected me to the world.

Swetha Dandapani May 15, 2016

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I am Depressed But my Partner is Happy. I Hate Him For It

I’m in a relationship where my partner’s happiness is a constant reminder that they have something that I don’t. There are two ways this could go: Either I can feel inspired, and try to walk down the same path. Or I can start hating him for it.

Sehaj K May 11, 2016

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My Mother, the Madwoman in the Attic

Most people know schizophrenia as a mental disorder that affects the way a person behaves and perceives the world. I know it intimately as the event that shaped my life.

Kavita Sarmah May 2, 2016

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Two Weeks in the Psych Ward

In the common ward of the psychiatric facility, I was certain my condition was worsening because of the atmosphere. In that motley crew of recovering addicts and schizos, I found friendship and the will to go on.

MD April 18, 2016

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What It’s Like to Live With Permanent Anxiety

I’ve tried medication, sought therapy, read books on how to survive anxiety. Nothing helps. So I’ve learnt to coexist with it. For my permanent companion, this friendship is not getting cancelled anytime soon.

Ayushi Murli April 14, 2016

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The Eternal Loneliness of Being a Caregiver to Someone Suffering from a Mental Disease

Like mental diseases, caregiving is endless; it tends to become the sole identity of a caregiver. My mother-in-law takes on the role of a caregiver for my father-in-law, who is in the advanced stages of dementia. She is 75; he is 87. She hates every minute of her so-called “wifely duties”, but hesitates to reach out for help.

Chandrima Pal April 14, 2016

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Doctor Who Postponed Wedding, Another Who Worked for 5 Full Days Are India’s New Heroes

Let’s take a moment to doff our hats to two brave doctors at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight – Dr Shifa M Mohammed and Dr Sudhir Dehariya. One postponed her wedding, the other made a pitstop at home after a five-day shift, not to rest but get a glimpse of his family from a distance.

Arré Bench April 11, 2016

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“A Face-Mask Will Do Me Good”: What We Get Wrong about “Self-Care”

I have unscrupulously indulged in shopping for clothes because “it made me feel better”, spent extravagantly on meals because “I was having a good time” and bought expensive hair products as “an investment in my future self”. I was slowly but surely haemorrhaging my bank account under the guise of “self-care”, yet I wasn’t feeling any good.

Sahej Marwah March 5, 2016