My Story
My Mental Health Journey to Self-Acceptance and Self-Love
At first, I refused to accept that I could be gay and I concentrated on creating lies and situations to make myself believe that I am straight.
June 29, 2022
At first, I refused to accept that I could be gay and I concentrated on creating lies and situations to make myself believe that I am straight.
Deepa Kollipara is a 29-year-old lawyer living in San Francisco, California. She learned about her sexual orientation at 23, when she felt emotionally connected to women. She met her wife Gauri on a dating app, and after dating for several years, both recently got married in a fat Indian wedding in the US.
An eyeful and adroit digital content creator, Aastha Shah has marked her presence in social media owing to her courage and sagacity. Afflicted by vitiligo at a young age, the ailment turned out to be a blessing in disguise, extending to her new dimensions of self-acceptance and enthralling confidence.
Coming from a village in Chennai, a son of a flower vendor, Nirmal faced a lot of humiliation in his early days from friends and relatives. He decided to change things on his own and now earns a six-digit monthly income.
Mx Dhananjay Chauhan has inspired many by fighting for the rights of the trans community and challenging the norms of gender in a hyper-masculine society. From being sexually abused to gang-raped twice, she fought it all with great determination and strength.
37-year-old Vikas Singh is a gate security officer turned corporate leader who later became an entrepreneur by establishing ‘Fitpage’ in 2020, which focuses on heart health and education.
The mental health toll of this struggle of rejecting and forcing yourself to be someone you’re not was humongous.
Akhil Buddhi cracked the UPSC Civil Service examination 2021. He has called upon the job aspirants to be mentally healthy to crack competitive exams. Akhil also believes coaching is unnecessary if the aspirant is well aware of the exam pattern.
Harsh Rane is a 19-year-old actor and digital content creator. After many auditions, he bagged his first Bollywood film, ‘Brahmastra’, where he will be seen alongside renowned actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt.
A milkman turned entrepreneur, C S Sudheer is now a Founder and CEO of ffreedom App. He started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 9 by selling milk.
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