If you are having suicidal thoughts or feelings, contact 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or a qualified physician / mental health professional immediately.
Fall 2011: “Congratulations, we are pleased to inform you have been accepted into our medical school.” It felt unreal. I’d gained admission into a U.S. Medical school I’d wanted since I was a kid. I was born severely premature, only 2 pounds, and medicine saved my life.
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 was five years old when my innocence was snatched away from me. A grown man clasped the little me, stroked me…
…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…
“Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.” – Tryon Edwards
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.
I was happy for 20 seconds, then it was on to the next one. Imagine a kid in a martial arts class, yoga class, or art class. Imagine a kid…
“Be a man.” These are the three words that every young boy will hear on their path towards self-discovery, narrowing their perception on who…
My mental health is a perpetual journey that manifests in all aspects of my life, particularly my career choices. Although I graduated…
From 2003 to 2015, 76 teens died by suicide in my hometown of San Jose, California. During the same time, Palo Alto’s youth suicide rate…
Since I was 7, attending medical school had been my dream – to finally say that yes, I’m going to be a doctor. Like anyone else pursuing…
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.
