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...my life was confined to my bed. I couldn’t get out of bed to attend my classes. I couldn’t get out of bed to see my friends...
...under the veil of a warm smile and a cool, calm demeanor. Hope this doesn’t take too many of my friends by complete surprise.
“One hundred pounds” the doctor read off the scale. I looked over to see my mother smiling in approval. The doctor, however...
I was five years old when my innocence was snatched away from me. A grown man clasped the little me, stroked me...
...asking for help. Whether I was struggling to solve a math problem at school or trying to reach the highest shelf in the kitchen...
I thought that middle school was going to be the biggest and most positive change in my life. Being bullied for how...
Anorexia. Listen Baba, listen to the word.It’s an ugly word, you say, your eyes shut, head turned away. I don’t like that word. Divorce.
...are difficult for me to describe or relive, and without a doubt I've repressed a great deal from that time in my life. But in sharing...
Ninety-eight pounds. That's what stared back at me. Ninety-eight pounds of skin and bones is what I had turned into...
"What are your interests?" I was asked this seemingly casual question on a casual Monday afternoon. For most people, the answer...
I’ve always believed in love. And now I’ve had it returned to me in kind but there was a long period of time in my life...
...just a number, something in the back of their mind, or maybe even something that nags at them every day. For others, like me...
In alignment with our mission to encourage others to #SpeakUp about mental health, we’ve created this blog – a passion project highlighting those who wish to share their stories with the world.
Open to anyone and posted biweekly, the series features personal anecdotes from members of the South Asian community who have struggled with mental illness – and the stigma that comes along with it.
Too often, people think that mental health is easier to cure than physical health - but that is untrue. I know that from experience...
November 2018 marked the 15 year anniversary of my suicide attempt. I can’t believe it has been that long but at the same time, it feels...
I always feared that I would be called weak if I expressed any vulnerability. So instead, I put on a “strong” face at all times...
i am sad. i don’t know if it’s real they say it’s not. it’s hormones they say because what other reason would exist for a girl like me...
It’s a dangerous game I play – pushing, no punishing, myself to my mental limit. There is a kind of pain, that is perilous...
It’s a dangerous game I play – pushing, no punishing, myself to my mental limit. There is a kind of pain, that is perilous, and yet sweet...
When I was five years old, I was blessed with a baby brother. His name was Vikas. His life story was riddled with brain surgeries...
... due to several moves, lack of money, and a nasty divorce. From the time I was in 4th to 7th grade, I was also sexually abused by my...
I'm a 21-year-old man who moved to the US from Pakistan in my early teens. If you would have asked me three years ago if I struggled...
Like me, my mother was born in India. Also like me, my mother has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. While we have this...
I was sexually assaulted and violated by someone not once, but twice. And possibly multiple times without my knowledge...
Growing up, I would watch them sing and dance their way across my TV screen and think about how beautiful they looked, the beauty...
I could talk about my experiences with mental health and how I was like a fish out of water in every aspect of my life...
One by one, the bangles come off, the sparkle from the nose stud disappears and the body which once was draped in rich...
...are difficult for me to describe or relive, and without a doubt I've repressed a great deal from that time in my life. But in sharing...
I’ve always believed in love. And now I’ve had it returned to me in kind but there was a long period of time in my life...
MannMukti pledges to serve all South Asians, recognizing the power hierarchies in our communities, created and maintained by different identities of caste, language, geography, gender, sexuality, and religion that shape individuals’ obstacles while seeking mental liberation.
