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The Phantom Pain Monster: My Battle with PTSD and Fibromyalgia

March 8, 2018April 30, 2018 Health Collective getting help, PTSD, Women and Mental Health, YOUR STORIES

By Sohni Chakrabarti How do you begin to chart the cartographies of pain? Where do you really start? Is there

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Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Ask the Experts: A Psychologist’s Journey

March 8, 2018May 1, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, mental health, Understanding mental health, Understanding Therapy, Women and Mental Health

The Health Collective/ Image courtesy Raw Pixel This Women’s Day, as part of our special series, we’re bringing you more from

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Mental Illness, Stigma and Gender Stereotypes

March 7, 2018May 1, 2018 Health Collective Depression, getting help, Women and Mental Health, YOUR STORIES

By Shubhrata Prakash Mental illness is tough on everyone, men and women, and even tougher on children; and so is

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Overcoming Depression: A Non-Stop Fight

March 7, 2018May 1, 2018 Health Collective Depression, getting help, mental health, YOUR STORIES

By Riya* I have had a difficult, tiring experience with depression. But I fought and overcame it all. Here is

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Guest Contributors Kishore Mohan Your Stories 

The World is My Mirror

December 28, 2017January 19, 2019 Health Collective anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, getting help, Happiness, Health Collective, mental health, Mental Health Awareness, Self Harm, Self-Destruction, suicide, YOUR STORIES

By Unnati Sethi It’s such a cliche but it’s true — I’ve always been my daddy’s girl and I’ve known

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Ratna Golaknath 

Ten Things to Know About Domestic Violence

June 25, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective Abuse and Relationships, ask the experts, care givers, Domestic Violence, getting help, Mental Healthcare in India, Ratna Golaknath, Relationships

By Ratna Golaknath “I would leave if my husband/ partner ever hit me, cheated on me or treated me like

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Ask the Experts Mental Health Ratna Golaknath 

Lost Voices: Losing a Pregnancy

June 12, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Grief, healing, Ratna Golaknath, Understanding Therapy

By Ratna Golaknath This article is a part of a series called “lost voices”, where Ratna Golaknath writes about issues that are

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Amrita Tripathi Ask the Experts Mental Health 

Healing Room: In Conversation With Reena Nath

June 9, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Family Therapy, getting help, interview, Mental Health in India, Reena Nath, Understanding Therapy

Amrita Tripathi speaks to noted family therapist Reena Nath about her work, the changes in the mental health scenario for

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Your Stories: Talking Mental Health

April 30, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective getting help, Koval Bhatia, Lets Talk, Mental Health 101

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Do check out this fab video created by Koval Bhatia, Founder-Director, A Little Anarky Films, explaining how there’s nothing

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Ask the Experts: How Does Therapy Work?

April 23, 2017May 6, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, getting help, Mental Health 101, Ratna Golaknath, Understanding Therapy

This piece is part of a wider series, Understanding Therapy.  By Ratna Golaknath Deciding to give therapy a chance can

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Mental Health Resources

  • The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression 
  • The WHO guidelines on Preventing Suicide: Media Resource
  • The Samaritans Media Guidelines on Reporting About Suicide
  • National Crime Records Bureau report on Suicides in India
  • Mental HealthCare Act 2017
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