Bipolar Stroke | Mental Illness, Love, Companionship and Marriage, It is Time for Reboot

Bipolar Stroke | Mental Illness, Love, Companionship and Marriage, It is Time for Reboot

LOVE, COMPANIONSHIP AND MARRIAGE IN TIMES OF MENTAL ILLNESS Living with mental illness is tough. Loving and living with someone with mental illness is tougher. But loving and living with a mentally ill spouse is the toughest.But all the three are eminently possible. Because had it not been the case, I would not have been … Read more

Bipolar Stroke | Mental Illness, Intimacy, Marriage and Divorce: Time to Address the Elephant in the Room

Bipolar Stroke | Mental Illness, Intimacy, Marriage and Divorce: Time to Address the Elephant in the Room

I begin this trilogy with the somber opening statement: ‘Mental illness matters, conversations matter.’ And talking of conversations, the biggest taboo conversation is: ‘Complex calculus of mental illness, intimacy, sex, companionship, marriage and divorce.’India has history of being close-lipped and cringe-faced about sex and mental health on an individual level. But talking about ‘mental illness’ … Read more