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05/12/2025

✨ The Shift From Self-Blame to Self-Understanding ✨

This story follows a lifelong experience of living with a mind that wouldn’t slow down — from childhood confusion and struggles with focus and friendships, to academic difficulties and the overwhelming pressure of not being able to “just start” a task. It traces the moment of discovering ADHD, opening up to a psychologist, getting diagnosed with ADHD with comorbid anxiety, and finally gaining tools — like planning methods, to-do lists, movement breaks, and strategies to manage time blindness and executive dysfunction.

It then reflects on how these supports led to thriving in 11th and 12th grade, becoming Head of School Council, spreading awareness about ADHD, pursuing Applied Psychology, and learning to manage the same challenges that once felt impossible. Ultimately, it looks back with compassion for the younger self who didn’t know better — and acknowledges ADHD not as a flaw, but as a path that shaped a meaningful and self-aware journey.
Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with
If you’d like to share your own mental health journey, write to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in
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Full story in bio.

04/12/2025

✨ The Rewrite Begins in the Quietest Courage ✨
This story is about learning to keep breathing when the panic feels suffocating, about surviving the nights when tears came easier than words, and about carrying a pain that felt invisible to everyone else. It’s about the moments on the bathroom floor when giving up felt like the only relief — and yet, something inside still whispered: stay.

It’s also about resilience that didn’t roar but trembled, shook, gasped — and still persisted. About slowly finding language for the pain, reclaiming the mind from fear, and gently stitching together a self that feels whole again. This narrative isn’t about having already healed — it’s about honouring the bravery it takes to even begin.
Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with
If you’d like to share your own mental health journey, write to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in
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01/12/2025

✨ It’s Okay Not to Have Made it Yet — You’re On Your Way ✨

This story reflects the quiet courage of someone navigating financial guilt, family sacrifice, and the weight of expectations — with honesty and vulnerability. It isn’t a tale of blame or regret, but of learning, acknowledging, and slowly building self-worth beyond numbers, timelines, or immediate achievements.

It’s an intimate journey of understanding her parents’ love, facing her own fears, and choosing growth — one step at a time, in her own way, at her own pace.

Full story in bio.

Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with .

If you’d like to share your own mental health journey, write to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

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23/11/2025

✨“Some days broke me. Others rebuilt me. That’s how I found my way back.” ✨

In Worst Kind of Loneliness, a young student shares her journey through shifting friendships, losing her home, moving cities, and carrying heartbreak into a new chapter of life. It’s a story of trying to start over in a place that never truly felt familiar, navigating classrooms that felt crowded yet isolating, and learning to rebuild herself through art, music, and quiet resilience.

Her story is a reminder that healing isn’t instant or linear. That sometimes the bravest thing you can do is keep showing up — even on the days when the silence feels loud. And that dreams remain valid, tender, and worth fighting for, no matter how many people doubt them or disappear along the way.

Read the full story on our website — link in bio.

Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with .

If you’d like to share your own mental health journey, write to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

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22/11/2025

✨ “The shift came when I stopped doubting my dreams — and started questioning the structure around me.” ✨

In Big on Dreams, Low on Opportunities, a young psychology student shares what it’s like to navigate an education system that asks for everything yet offers so little in return — unanswered emails, closed doors, structural barriers, and the quiet fear of never being “qualified enough.”

Her story is a reminder that worth isn’t measured by publications, assistantships, or the shine of a CV. That sometimes the bravest thing you can do is keep going in a world that keeps telling you to wait your turn. And that resilience can look like crying, questioning, trying again, and choosing to believe your dreams are still valid — even when the path feels impossibly steep. 🌱

Read the full story on our website — link in bio.

Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with Foundation.

If you’d like to share your own mental health journey, write to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

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21/11/2025

✨ “I spent years trying to speak a language that was never mine — until I finally learned to listen to myself.” ✨

This story follows a journey through burnout, self-doubt, misalignment, and the terrifying weight of expectations — and how trusting that tiny inner voice can become the first step back to yourself.
It’s about unlearning the belief that you’re the problem, and realising that sometimes the environment is the mismatch — not you. It’s about choosing yourself even when the world calls it quitting, and rebuilding life slowly, gently, in your own rhythm. 🌿

A reminder that healing begins the moment you stop forcing yourself to speak a language that was never yours. 🤍

Read the full story on our website — link in bio.

Published as part of the Zubaan-e-Dil campaign with Foundation.
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19/11/2025

I was assigned female at birth, but I was always a q***r child. My mother named me Judith after a woman from a Jewish tale who beheaded a foreign conqueror and saved her city and people. Perhaps she thought that my name would help me rise through the trappings of my assigned gender. True to my name, I was fierce, writes Judith in this personal essay.

I still felt imprisoned, growing up as a ‘girl’. The world taught me that girlhood meant confining yourself to the kitchen, keeping everything neat and in order, and being obedient. Boyhood, on the other hand, represented, to me, the great outdoors where I could be messy and free. So, I broke away from these gendered expectations, cutting my hair short and naming myself John.

But this endless summer of q***r joy didn’t last very long. At a church camp, I got to know about the Biblical end of the world, when all sinners would be left behind and suffer God’s punishment. Even though I didn’t have the language to call myself ‘q***r’, I knew that I’d be one of those left behind. From that night on, I prayed to God for forgiveness, for salvation. I swallowed pieces of my old self.

When I went to college in another city, I hesitantly embraced some parts of my q***r self. But the pandemic threw me back into my unsupportive household. I became a ghost of myself—anxious, depressed, sleepless. Going back to my ancestral home in Manipur didn’t help me either.

After I reached out for help and started therapy, something began to shift inside me. I realised that I did not need to split myself into parts or be someone I am not to make others happy. I did not have to please society, my family, or the church, says Judith.

How did Judith make peace with their faith and q***rness and find healing in people who saw them for who they are? Find out in the complete essay on our website.

This essay is a part of Stories Within, a campaign by It’s Ok To Talk and q***rbeat that features personal essays from young people about their experiences with q***rness and mental health.

Art by Amaaya ()

Edits by Anmol (.ha)

13/06/2025

Read an Anonymous Contributor's story, where she talks about her difficulties in university, struggling to find her space and voice.

Read the entire story on our website via the 🔗 in bio

If you'd like to share your own mental health journey, we invite you to reach out to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

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10/06/2025

Read an Anonymous Story Contributor's poem, where he talks about his mental health struggles. His poem explores a dark yet humorous take on struggling with mental health issues, painting a picture that captures reality

Read the entire poem on our website via the 🔗 in bio

If you'd like to share your own mental health journey, we invite you to reach out to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

24/05/2025

Read Alluri Vaishali's story, a 19 year old student, struggling with mental health and dropping out of school. She finds her way through these experiences, stumbles and struggles through before finding a positive outlet for her.

Read the full story on It's Ok to Talk's website via the link in our bio.

If you'd like to share your own story, we invite you to reach out to us at stories@itsoktotalk.in

22/05/2025

📢 We Are Hiring!
Position: Research Assistant
Project: METROPOLIS | Location: Delhi, India
📅 Apply by: 02/06/2025

Interested candidates must submit:

1. Detailed CV
2. Cover letter explaining how the candidate meets the essential and desirable criteria
3. A portfolio of relevant past projects (if available)

Applications must be mailed at alka.singh@sangath.in by 2nd June 2025.

For more information visit the link in bio/scan the QR

14/05/2025

We Are Hiring!
Position: Animated Filmmaker (Individual/Agency)
Project: METROPOLIS | Location: Remote

Apply by: 18th May 2025

Interested candidates must submit:

1. CV and Portfolio
2. A cover letter
3. Budget

Send your application to alka.singh@sangath.in
Subject line: Proposal for METROPOLIS Animated Filmmaker

For more details, visit sangath.in/careers or scan the QR code in the post.

Join us in bringing powerful stories to life through animation!

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