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In fact, I had an argument with my mother last night after watching your

episode about why we didn‘t move to US when my sister was small. Her life
would have been so different. I am proud to be an Indian, but it‘s a shame that
my country does not offer me much to be proud of.
-Jignesh

S o many times, we hear people joke by calling each other ‗pagal‘ or ‗crazy‘.

That‘s how most people view mental illnesses. Being someone who suffers
from bipolar disorder, I feel like I need to hide it in society to avoid being
judged or mocked by others.
-Meena

T hanks from the bottom of my heart for making an episode on this topic. I

have a loved one suffering from bipolar disorder.
-Bharti

I have been suffering from bipolar disorder since a very long time. My friends

refuse to believe that I could suffer from depression. I benefitted a lot from the
book Healing Depression and Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs: Inspiring
Stories of Restoring Mental Health Through Natural Therapies by Gracelyn
Guyol. She herself has been a patient of bipolar disorder and advocates a more

nutritious diet apart from yoga and other exercises. Vipassana meditation
cured me of insomnia completely which I had for 15 years.
-Naren

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