I totally agree with you. Seeking out a professional listening ear that can glean out the light in us even in the midst of blackness is a very wise gift to give ourself, and yes, depending on our surroundings, might be absolutely vital. I too have benefitted tremendously from professional help and still turn to it when I feel the need.
On Jan 15, 2018 7:50 PM, "Venkatesh H R" <hrvenkat...@gmail.com> wrote: Two my closest cousins have lived with being mentally ill for years now, partly because their parents were unwilling to accept it and continued to insist that all was well. As a result they were denied professional care until well into their twenties. A consequence of this is that I tried therapy myself. I found it helpful, both from a personal (I had some thought processes to sort out which I was able to do) and academic perspective. Now I believe that therapy is for everyone, just like physical workouts are for everyone. Also, a friend of mine - Amrita Tripathi - has started a mental health collective. Those curious can find it here: http://healthcollective.in/about On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 6:56 PM, Vani Murarka <vani.mura...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Lakshmi > > On 15-Jan-2018 6:52 pm, "Lakshmi Pratury" <laks...@inktalks.com> wrote: > > > Also want to let you know about yourdost.com that offers free online > text > > support and gives you options to find the right psychologist - this is > more > > for the social aspects and adjustments and not necessarily a medical > > treatment. Hope this helps. > > > > Warm regards > > Lakshmi > > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 6:45 PM, Rajesh Mehar <rajeshme...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Vani, > > > > > > I haven't had to deal with mental illness in myself or in my immediate > > > family. > > > > > > But I have seen several people discussing mental health and getting > > support > > > from each other online. > > > > > > E.g. On Twitter, there is a handle @therestlessquil operated by a woman > > who > > > regularly discusses mental illness. In fact, just this morning she was > > > asking people dealing with Bipolar to respond to get thread because she > > is > > > thinking of organizing group therapy. > > > > > > Also, a close friend whose mother deals with some pretty intense mental > > > health issues had found The White Swan to be a great resource. > Especially > > > from the perspective of the caregiver, which often goes unacknowledged: > > > http://www.whiteswanfoundation.org > > > > > > Hope this information helps you. > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2018, 10:59 Vani Murarka <vani.mura...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > I have multiple sclerosis. It is a result of trying to meet the > ailment > > > > proactively and as responsibly as I can, that I learnt about > observing > > > the > > > > energy space in me and others. > > > > > > > > My brother has bipolar. Currently he is in one of his manic phases. > His > > > > condition places acute strain on the family. It is all quite > terrifying > > > at > > > > times. In all this, I continue to try and observe the energy space, > in > > > him, > > > > in me, and in whatever is happening in the family -- in each > individual > > > and > > > > as a organism as a whole. > > > > > > > > I feel my only job here is to love. To love each and every person as > > best > > > > as I can. I feel, that to love a person is to see that person, and to > > see > > > > is to see beauty. All else is blindness. Of course in all this, the > > first > > > > thing is to love myself and to see beauty in myself. > > > > > > > > Whenever I am unable to see beauty in a person, to me that is an > > > indication > > > > that I am not seeing correctly, and so I try as best as I can to > > further > > > > see my thoughts and emotions, trying to understand that person > better, > > > > until I can see that same behavior of the person from another > > perspective > > > > which makes me feel I have a better understanding of where he/she is > > > coming > > > > from. > > > > > > > > In the present configuration, I feel this is the only option > available > > to > > > > me, the only job I can perform and doing so maybe is also in some > > subtle > > > > manner playing a positive role in the scheme of things. However, yes, > > it > > > > does get harrowing. It is not just my brother's behavior, but also > what > > > > quirks each and every family member brings to the whole thing, my own > > > > quirks and vulnerabilities etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > > > Is there anyone else here whose family member has some mental > illness, > > or > > > > who himself / herself is dealing with the challenge of having some > > mental > > > > illness? Would you like to share how you deal with it and what you > have > > > > learnt so far from being in that experience? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Vani Murarka > > > > > > > > * vani expressions - blog writings < > > > > http://manaskriti.com/vani-expressions/> > > > > * काव्यालय (Kaavyaalaya: House of Hindi Poetry) < > > http://kaavyaalaya.org> > > > > * गीत गतिरूप - कवि का अनोखा साथी <http://manaskriti.com/geet- > gatiroop> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Lakshmi Pratury* > > Host and Curator > > +91 99456 56864 > > *inktalks.com <http://www.theinkconference.com/> | twitter > > <https://twitter.com/#!/inktalks> | facebook > > <http://www.facebook.com/INKtalks> | INK blog <http://inktalks.com/blog > >* > > > > > > *INKtalks for you > > <http://www.inktalks.com/discover/289/anu-vaidyanathan- > > india-s-first-triathlete>* > > > -- H R Venkatesh ICFJ Knight Fellow Founder, NetaData <http://www.netadata.in> Co-organiser, Hacks/Hackers New Delhi Ph: +91 9811824503 Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
