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Demystifying Bipolar Disorder

Demystifying Bipolar Disorder

A few weeks ago, Piali Dasgupta approached me to talk about my journey with Bipolar II Disorder on her podcast The Mind Podium.  We spoke about mental health in general and Bipolar II specifically. Our conversation was around societal and personal constraints, difficulties and solutions to navigating life through mental illness.  Please do listen to the podcast here. I hope you find it useful. You can listen to the Mind Podium podcasts on Spotify, Amazon Audible, Gaana and Hubhopper. Piali…

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It could have been me

It could have been me

WARNING: This post contains disturbing content about suicidal ideation and may trigger thoughts of self harm.  If you are having suicidal thoughts, call a friend or a helpline.  “He died of cancer… it is so sad. He was such a jovial person and was so successful. How could he have cancer?”  Does this sentence make sense? What does cancer have to do with success, a family or being a jovial person? Now replace ‘cancer’ with ‘suicide’.  In the last few…

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