When I called out a badly worded, cringeworthy 'mental health' meme on a social media page, I was told to "chill" as "it was just a joke!" NO.

This feeling is intolerable and inexpressible. I want it to end. All I want is for this to go away. I want to be the version of myself that was happy.

You are engulfed with sadness. And you become a warrior, at war with your chaotic mind. You try brushing off negativity but it keeps on getting high.

HRD minister of this country Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ recently wrote an 'opinion' piece titled How to Battle Depression for a leading newspaper, showing the depth of his ignorance.

Reading and writing positive affirmations during a major depressive episode helped me cope with it. Here are ten of them that might help you too.